Dr Laura Boelsen
Dr Laura Boelsen
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Dr Laura Boelsen started with MCRI in 2010 as a Research Assistant working on the Bill and Melinda Gates-funded PneuCarriage project, which compared pneumococcal serotyping methods around the world for the detection of multiple serotype carriage. She then completed a PhD focussing on pneumococcal vaccination and carriage in Fiji, looking at the effects of vaccination on microbiota, the indirect effects of infant vaccination in an adult population and the long-term effects of various vaccine schedules.
Laura's research focuses on microbial genomics and the microbiome with a focus on global child health and vaccination. Her key interests lie in exploring in the impact of pneumococcal vaccination on bacterial carriage. Laura currently is using whole genome sequencing of pneumococci isolated from children with pneumonia in Lao to look at the impact of pneumococci on antimicrobial resistance and the circulating pneumococcal population.
Laura also enjoys human microbiome research and is keen to tackle new and interesting questions that can be answered by considering the wider microbiota in an environment.
Laura's research focuses on microbial genomics and the microbiome with a focus on global child health and vaccination. Her key interests lie in exploring in the impact of pneumococcal vaccination on bacterial carriage. Laura currently is using whole genome sequencing of pneumococci isolated from children with pneumonia in Lao to look at the impact of pneumococci on antimicrobial resistance and the circulating pneumococcal population.
Laura also enjoys human microbiome research and is keen to tackle new and interesting questions that can be answered by considering the wider microbiota in an environment.
Dr Laura Boelsen started with MCRI in 2010 as a Research Assistant working on the Bill and Melinda Gates-funded PneuCarriage project, which compared pneumococcal serotyping methods around the world for the detection of multiple serotype carriage. She...
Dr Laura Boelsen started with MCRI in 2010 as a Research Assistant working on the Bill and Melinda Gates-funded PneuCarriage project, which compared pneumococcal serotyping methods around the world for the detection of multiple serotype carriage. She then completed a PhD focussing on pneumococcal vaccination and carriage in Fiji, looking at the effects of vaccination on microbiota, the indirect effects of infant vaccination in an adult population and the long-term effects of various vaccine schedules.
Laura's research focuses on microbial genomics and the microbiome with a focus on global child health and vaccination. Her key interests lie in exploring in the impact of pneumococcal vaccination on bacterial carriage. Laura currently is using whole genome sequencing of pneumococci isolated from children with pneumonia in Lao to look at the impact of pneumococci on antimicrobial resistance and the circulating pneumococcal population.
Laura also enjoys human microbiome research and is keen to tackle new and interesting questions that can be answered by considering the wider microbiota in an environment.
Laura's research focuses on microbial genomics and the microbiome with a focus on global child health and vaccination. Her key interests lie in exploring in the impact of pneumococcal vaccination on bacterial carriage. Laura currently is using whole genome sequencing of pneumococci isolated from children with pneumonia in Lao to look at the impact of pneumococci on antimicrobial resistance and the circulating pneumococcal population.
Laura also enjoys human microbiome research and is keen to tackle new and interesting questions that can be answered by considering the wider microbiota in an environment.
Top Publications
- Boelsen, LK, Dunne, EM, Gould, KA, Ratu, FT, Vidal, JE, Russell, FM, Mulholland, EK, Hinds, J, Satzke, C. The Challenges of Using Oropharyngeal Samples To Measure Pneumococcal Carriage in Adults. mSphere 5(4) : e00478 -e00420 2020 view publication
- Boelsen, LK, Dunne, EM, Mika, M, Eggers, S, Nguyen, CD, Ratu, FT, Russell, FM, Mulholland, EK, Hilty, M, Satzke, C. The association between pneumococcal vaccination, ethnicity, and the nasopharyngeal microbiota of children in Fiji. Microbiome 7(1) : 106 2019 view publication
- Dunne, EM, Satzke, C, Ratu, FT, Neal, EFG, Boelsen, LK, Matanitobua, S, Pell, CL, Nation, ML, Ortika, BD, Reyburn, R, et al. Effect of ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction on pneumococcal carriage in Fiji: results from four annual cross-sectional carriage surveys. The Lancet Global Health 6(12) : e1375 -e1385 2018 view publication
- Boelsen, LK, Dunne, EM, Lamb, KE, Bright, K, Cheung, YB, Tikoduadua, L, Russell, FM, Mulholland, EK, Licciardi, PV, Satzke, C. Long-term impact of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination on nasopharyngeal carriage in children previously vaccinated with various pneumococcal conjugate vaccine regimes. Vaccine 33(42) : 5708 -5714 2015 view publication
- Hoe, E, Boelsen, LK, Toh, ZQ, Sun, GW, Koo, GC, Balloch, A, Marimla, R, Dunne, EM, Tikoduadua, L, Russell, FM, et al. Reduced IL-17A Secretion Is Associated with High Levels of Pneumococcal Nasopharyngeal Carriage in Fijian Children. PLOS ONE 10(6) : e0129199 2024 view publication
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