Jonathan Iredell, PhD

Prof Iredell is an infectious diseases physician and clinical microbiologist specializing in critical infections and transmission of antibiotic resistance. He led an National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) in Critical Infectious Diseases at the Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research from 2011, is a Fellow of the Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM), and was ASM President from 2014-2016. He developed Australia’s first Short Course in Critical Infection for clinicians who manage infection in critically ill patients. Professor Iredell has a strong interest in antimicrobial stewardship and works to inform policy on antibiotic use in the hospital environment. He has served on the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) Multi Resistant Gram-negative Taskforce and on the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee of the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator, and he leads the national Gram-Negative surveillance outcomes program of the Australian Group for Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR). He has full professional membership of the Australia and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, is a Foundation Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Faculty of Science.

(Updated July 18, 2024)