Photo: Dr Erica Plummer, Prof. Catriona Bradshaw, Dr Lenka Vodtrcil
Photo curtesy of Tim Levy and The Australian Museum
We extend our warmest congratulations to the recipients of the EUREKA Prize for Infectious Diseases Research. AID is the proud sponsor of this prestigious national award that recognises outstanding research in infectious diseases that benefits, or has the potential to benefit, human health.
This year’s prize was awarded to the Women's Microbiome Innovation Group, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre; Monash University, in collaboration with Alfred Health.
Led by Prof. Catriona Bradshaw, Dr Lenka Vodstrcil, and Dr Erica Plummer, the Women’s Microbiome Innovation Group has challenged the prevailing dogma that bacterial vaginosis is a bacterial imbalance and, instead, the team proved that this is a sexually transmitted condition. The StepUp trial showed treating male partners improves bacterial vaginosis cure and is cost-effective. Partner treatment is transforming global clinical practice for an infection affecting one in four women.
A special thank you to Prof. Sue Harrison, UQ's Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation, for presenting the EUREKA Prize for Infectious Diseases Research, as well as the delegation representing AID at the awards night.
