The WHO Collaborating Centre for Mycobacterium ulcerans was created in 2001 and resides within the Mycobacteriology Reference Laboratory at the Victorian Infectious Diseases References Laboratory (VIDRL).
Key team members
Professor Tim Stinear
Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Mycobacterium ulcerans
Dr Katherine Bond
Head, Mycobacteriology Reference Laboratory, VIDRL
Maria Globan
Deputy, Mycobacteriology Reference Laboratory, VIDRL
Caroline Lavender
Senior Scientist, Mycobacteriology Reference Laboratory, VIDRL
Professor Paul Johnson
Immediate Past Director
Research affiliates
Dr Stephen Muhi
Royal Melbourne Hospital and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Doherty Institute
Jessica Porter
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Doherty Institute
Dr Andrew Buultjens
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Doherty Institute
Associate Professor Norelle Sherry
Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Doherty Institute