DrEmily MacLean
Research Fellow
Faculty of Medicine and Health
- Research FellowFaculty of Medicine and Health
BIO
Emily Lai-Ho MacLean PhD MSc is a Research Fellow at the University of Sydney and Centre of Research Excellence in Tuberculosis Control.
Emily completed her PhD in epidemiology at McGill University (Montreal, Canada) and the McGill International TB Centre. She primarily works on tuberculosis (TB), with a focus on diagnostics. Emily is interested in the evaluation and implementation of new TB tests utilising various methods, particularly among under-researched groups like people with extrapulmonary TB and young people. She has contributed to multiple WHO global TB guidelines and policy documents.
At USYD, Emily is a member of Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute (Sydney ID), Sydney Vietnam Academic Network (SVAN), Sydney Southeast Asia Centre (SSEAC), and is a frequent collaborator with the University of Sydney Vietnam Institute (SVI). Externally, she serves as Taskforce Lead of the New Diagnostic Working Group's Biomarkers Taskforce, hosted by the Stop TB Partnership.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY APPOINTMENTS
- Research FellowThe University of Sydney, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, Sydney, Australia1 Jan 2025 - present
- Postdoctoral FellowThe University of Sydney, Central Clinical School, Sydney, Australia18 Aug 2022 - 31 Dec 2024
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Doctorate in EpidemiologyMcGill University, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, Montreal, Canada28 May 2022Supervised by Pai M
- MSc in MicrobiologyMcGill University, Microbiology & Immunology, Montreal, Canada27 May 2016Supervised by Olivier M
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- FrenchCan read, write, understand and peer review
SCHOOL
- FMH Centres and Institutes
AVAILABILITY
- Research collaboration
- Mentoring
- Research supervision
UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 3 Good Health and Well Being