Associate Professor Natasha Holmes

(03) 9496 6676 | natasha.holmes@unimelb.edu.au

Position:: Infectious Diseases Physician
Theme(s):: Bacterial and Parasitic Infections
Discipline(s):: Clinical and health systems research
Unit(s):: Department of Infectious Diseases
Lab Group(s):: Centre for Antibiotic Allergy and Research

Associate Professor Natasha Holmes is an Infectious Diseases Physician at Austin Health and Mercy Perinatal, and also a Senior Research Fellow at the Data Analytics Research and Evaluation (DARE) Centre at Austin Health. She is a clinician researcher, having completed PhD and postdoctoral studies in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia. She has expertise and specific interests in serious S. aureus infections, antibiotic allergy, perinatal infections, travel medicine, medical education, and data analytics, and is an active member of the Clinical Research Review Committee at Austin Health.

Key Achievements
Research Groups

Key Achievements
- Associate Professor Natasha Holmes was previously supported by NHMRC postgraduate and early career fellowships for her doctoral and postdoctoral studies and was a recipient of a Veski Victoria Fellowship. Her publications reflect the diverse range of research interests. She is actively involved in medical and pharmacy education, and currently supervises clinical trainees, medical students, and data science or clinical MPhil and PhD candidates. She continues to collaborate with local researchers in a range of observational and investigational studies, clinical registries, and translational research.
Research Groups
- Centre for Antibiotic Allergy and Research
  
  The Centre for Antibiotic Allergy and Research focuses on translational drug allergy diagnostics, health services interventions and antibiotic allergy clinical trials.
  
  Lab Team
  - Professor Jason Trubiano
    
    Director of Infectious Diseases, Austin Health
  - Ms Effie Mouhtouris
    
    Research Assistant
  - Ms Fiona James
    
    Research Manager
  - Dr Ana Copaescu
    
    PhD candidate
  - Dr Joe Deluca
    
    PhD candidate
  - Dr Morgan Rose
    
    PhD candidate
  - Dr Kyra Chua
    
    Clinician Researcher
  - Associate Professor Natasha Holmes
    
    Infectious Diseases Physician
  - Ms Elise Mitri
    
    Project Manager
  - Ms Rebecca Hall
    
    Research Nurse
  - Ms Emma Goodall
    
    Research Nurse

Full University of Melbourne profile

Associate Professor Natasha Holmes

Associate Professor Natasha Holmes

Centre for Antibiotic Allergy and Research

Lab Team