Dr Barend (Ben) Marais
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Associate Professor
C29 - Children's Hospital Westmead |
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Biographical details
Completed most of my under- and post-graduate studies in South Africa. Trained as an Infectious Diseases Paediatrician (working in this capacity at Westmead Children's Hospital), but has a keen interest in International Health and exploring sustainable health outcomes that link human health with ecological integrity and biodiversity.
Research interests
Research interests include: tuberculosis (epidemiology, strain diversity/evolution, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, drug resistance, TB/HIV, operations research); paediatric infectious diseases in general, particularly imported disease; cross-disciplinary research involving an ecological understanding of emerging infections and global biosecurity

