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Employment (6)

The University of Melbourne: Melbourne, VIC, AU

2019-01 to present | Associate Professor (Microbiology and Immunology)
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Torsten Seemann

University of Melbourne: Melbourne, VIC, AU

2015 to 2018-12 | Lead Bioinformatician (Victorian Life Sciences Computation Initiative)
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Torsten Seemann

Monash University: Clayton, VIC, AU

2009 to 2014 | Scientific Director (Victorian Bioinformatics Consortium)
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Torsten Seemann

Monash University: Clayton, VIC, AU

2007 to 2009 | Senior Researcher (Victorian Bioinformatics Consortium)
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Torsten Seemann

Monash University: Clayton, VIC, AU

2002 to 2006 | Researcher (Victorian Bioinformatics Consortium)
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Torsten Seemann

Monash University: Clayton, VIC, AU

1995 to 2000 | Assistant Lecturer (School of Computer Science and Software Engineering)
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Torsten Seemann

Education and qualifications (3)

Monash University: Clayton, VIC, AU

1996 to 2001 | Ph.D. (Computer Science)
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Torsten Seemann

Monash University: Clayton, VIC, AU

1992 to 1995 | B.Sc(Hons) (Computer Science)
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Torsten Seemann

Melbourne High School: South Yarra, VIC, AU

1988 to 1991 | VCE
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Torsten Seemann

Professional activities (5)

American Society for Microbiology: Washington, DC, US

2015-09-01 to present
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Torsten Seemann

Australian Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Society: Melbourne, AU

2015-01-01 to present
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Torsten Seemann

ABACBS: Melbourne, AU

2018-11-26 | Open Source & Open Science Award
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Torsten Seemann

Australian Government: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, AU

1996-01-01 | Australian Postgraduate Award
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Torsten Seemann

Monash University: Melbourne, VIC, AU

1994-12-01 | Dean's Scholar (Computer Science)
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Funding (14)

An evidence based framework for establishing public health microbial genomics in Australia

2018-01-01 to 2021-01-01 | Grant
National Health and Medical Research Council (Canberra, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER: GNT1149991
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Torsten Seemann via DimensionsWizard

Essential gene regulation in multi-drug resistant Golden Staph: a new path towards control

2018-01-01 to 2021-01-01 | Grant
National Health and Medical Research Council (Canberra, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER: GNT1145075
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Torsten Seemann via DimensionsWizard

Understanding virulence of invasive Staphylococcus aureus

2018-01-01 to 2020-01-01 | Grant
National Health and Medical Research Council (Canberra, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER: GNT1145631
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Torsten Seemann via DimensionsWizard

A new genomic frontier for foodborne disease investigation in Australia

2017-01-01 to 2019-01-01 | Grant
National Health and Medical Research Council (Canberra, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER: GNT1129770
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Torsten Seemann via DimensionsWizard

New antbiotics from old microbes

2016-01-01 to 2019-01-01 | Grant
National Health and Medical Research Council (Canberra, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER: GNT1105522
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Torsten Seemann via DimensionsWizard

Dissecting the molecular basis for emerging alcohol tolerance in VRE

2015-01-01 to 2018-12-31 | Grant
National Health and Medical Research Council (Canberra, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER: GNT1084015
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Torsten Seemann via DimensionsWizard

Unravelling small RNA regulatory networks to target and control bacteria

2015-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | Grant
Australian Research Council (Canberra, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER: DP150103715
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Torsten Seemann via DimensionsWizard

A single molecule real-time DNA sequencing facility

2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | Grant
Australian Research Council (Canberra, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER: LE150100035
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Torsten Seemann via DimensionsWizard

Mechanisms of antibiotic-induced persistent bacterial infection

2014-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | Grant
National Health and Medical Research Council (Canberra, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER: 1066791
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Torsten Seemann via DimensionsWizard

Understanding how bacteria cause persistent infection

2014-01-01 to 2017-12-31 | Grant
National Health and Medical Research Council (Canberra, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER: GNT1066791
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Torsten Seemann via DimensionsWizard

Understanding the role of the essential regulator WalKR in Staphylococcus aureus

2013-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | Grant
National Health and Medical Research Council (Canberra, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER: 1049192
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Torsten Seemann via DimensionsWizard

Genomic approaches to understand and control the emergence of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) in Australia.

2012-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | Grant
National Health and Medical Research Council (Canberra, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER: 1027874
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Torsten Seemann via DimensionsWizard

Understanding the Contribution of sRNAs to Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

2012-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | Grant
National Health and Medical Research Council (Canberra, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER: 1026656
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Torsten Seemann via DimensionsWizard

Molecular basis for the emergence of community acquired Staphylococcus aureus

2011-01-01 to 2013-12-31 | Grant
National Health and Medical Research Council (Canberra, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER: 1008656
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Torsten Seemann via DimensionsWizard

Peer review (23 reviews for 14 publications/grants)

Review activity for Big data. (1)
Review activity for Bioinformatics (2)
Review activity for BMC bioinformatics (1)
Review activity for BMC microbiology (1)
Review activity for Briefings in bioinformatics. (1)
Review activity for F1000Research. (2)
Review activity for G3. (1)
Review activity for Genome biology and evolution. (1)
Review activity for Infection, genetics and evolution. (2)
Review activity for Microbial genomics. (3)
Review activity for Nucleic acids research. (2)
Review activity for PeerJ. (2)
Review activity for PloS one. (3)
Review activity for The New England journal of medicine. (1)