Keryn Christiansen (Torrance, 1966)
Associate Professor Keryn Christiansen is Head of the Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at Royal Perth Hospital in Western Australia, Clinical Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at UWA and President of the International Society for Infectious Diseases.
“I love my work in the area of antibiotic resistance and superbugs. Through our work we have successfully been able to keep superbugs from becoming epidemic in WA hospitals, which is a huge achievement. I am also the President of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, which is a position I am very proud of as it is a large and well-respected international organisation. I am the first Australian, and the first woman, to be appointed to this position.”
