Jon Iredell
Professor
Centre Director
MBBS, PhD
jonathan.iredell@sydney.edu.au
Biography
Jon Iredell PhD FRACP FRCPA FASM is recent past Director of Infectious Diseases at Westmead Hospital and a senior staff specialist in clinical microbiology at the Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research. He remains on the full-time clinical roster in both Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology and is the primary liaison for Intensive Care at Westmead Hospital, conducting twice weekly multidisciplinary rounds with duty specialists and ICU/ID/Micro and Pharmacy teams in all three general intensive care units and weekly in cardiothoracic ICU for AMS and general ID/ microbiology review. He is an NHMRC Fellow and conjoint Professor of Medicine and Microbiology at the University of Sydney, and Director of the Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology at Westmead Institute for Medical Research.
Research interests
Phage Therapy, AMR, Plasmid Therapy, Biobanking
Adjunct roles
| Senior Staff Specialist in clinical microbiology at the Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research | Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) |
| Professor of Medicine and Microbiology (conj.) | University of Sydney |
Recent publications
The evolution and international spread of extensively drug resistant Shigella sonnei.
Association between timing and adequacy of antibiotics and adverse outcomes in patients with sepsis and septic shock: A multicentre retrospective cohort study.
Integrative omics identifies conserved and pathogen-specific responses of sepsis-causing bacteria.
Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of phage therapy: a major hurdle to clinical translation. Clin Microbiol Infect.
Pathway and network analyses identify growth factor signaling and MMP9 as potential mediators of mitochondrial dysfunction in severe COVID-19.
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Current grants
| NSW Government | 2023-2024 | Bacteriophage funding |
| MRFF | 2021-22 | Phage Australia. Frontiers Health stage 1 |
| Investigator grant | 2020-25 | Positive Solutions for Critical Infection Iredell J (NHMRC)/ Career Awards |
Affiliations
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD), Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney
