Dr Sarah Giles
Research Fellow in Phage Discovery
College of Science and Engineering
As a molecular microbiologist and a PC2/OGTR and BC2 laboratory manager, passionate research scientist, and educator, my primary focus is inspiring employees to approach their work with eagerness and curiosity while emphasizing continuous skill development. Throughout my career in science, I have been driven by a lifelong passion for pushing the boundaries of knowledge. I derive great satisfaction from contributing to cutting-edge research and empowering others to build and harness their learning engine. As a humanistic leader, I emphasize creating an inclusive, diverse, safe, and equitable environment. This approach fosters a collaborative atmosphere conducive to breaking new ground in science and engineering.
2010 - Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
2010 - Bachelor of Science (Major Microbiology, Minor Analytical Chemistry)
2012 - Honours (Molecular Microbiology)
2020 - PhD (Molecular Microbiology)
AWARDS and GRANTS
2023 - Grant CI $10,000 DVCR seeding grant
2023 - Award Most supportive supervisor
2021 - Grant CI $2800 Royal Society for the Advancement of Science
2020 - Grant $25,000: DVCR seeding grant, funding participant (Post Doc position)
2015 - Grant: $1500 Australian Society of Microbiology BD conference travel grant
2014 - Award: Australian Society of Microbiology student BD award
2014 - Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding support and participation in the 2014 Enrichment Program
2013 - Scholarship $90,000: Flinders University research Scholarship PhD
2012 - Grant: $475,000: NHMRC participant (PhD research position)
2012 - Award: Chancellor's letter of recommendation
Biological Science; Virology; Biological statistics; Environmental Biotechnology; Micrbiology (Advanced)
PRESENTATIONS & POSTERS
2022 – Royal Society for the Advancement of Science, Adelaide, SA
2022 – Australian Society of Microbiology Conference, Sydney, NSW
2017 – Acinetobacter conference 11th International Symposium, Seville, Spain
2015 – Australian Society of Microbiology BD Student Conference, Adelaide, SA
2015 – Australian Society of Microbiology Conference, Canberra, ACT
2014 – Gordon Research Conference into Microbial Stress Response Molecular Systems and Community Response, South Hadley, MA, USA
2013 – Acinetobacter conference 9th International Symposium, Cologne, Germany
WORKSHOPS
2022 – SAGC, human virome extraction and sequencing, Part series, Adelaide
2022 – FAME Metagenomics Workshop, Part of South Australia Genomic Centre's workshop series
2021 – SAGC, Metagenomics and Sequencing, Part series, Adelaide
COMPLETED STUDENTS
2022 – Evan Pargin – Honours
2023 – Robert Constantine – Honours
Identification of genes essential for pellicle formation in Acinetobacter baumannii published 2015, Giles, S. Uwe, S. Brown, M.
Giles, S. K., Stroeher, U. H. and Brown, M. H. (2016). Measurement of Intracellular cAMP Levels Using the Cyclic Nucleotide XP Enzymatic Immunoassay Kit in Bacteria. Bio-protocol 6(8): e1792. http://www.bio-protocol.org/e1792
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