Martha Sinclair

BSc(Hons), PhD

Senior Research Fellow

Phone: +61 3 9903 0571
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Dr Martha Sinclair is a Senior Research Fellow in the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit. She is primarily involved in the public health research program of the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment, in which DEPM is a partner. Her responsibilities include the planning and management of research projects and coordination of project administration and financial management. She is the chief writer and editor of the CRC's public health newsletter Health Stream, which has an international circulation of over 3000. Martha is also a member of the CRC Education and Training Committee and the CRC Communication Committee.

Prior to formation of the CRC in 1995, Martha provided support to the Head of Department, Professor John McNeil, for contract and consulting work in public health. In this capacity she carried out a number of projects ranging from cost-effectiveness evaluation to the planning and organisation of clinical trials. She holds a PhD in Genetics and Developmental Biology from Monash University. Her laboratory research experience prior to joining DEPM in 1991 focused on the genetic and molecular analysis of clinical and environmental isolates of the bacterial genus Pseudomonas and their use in biotechnology applications.