STAFF PROFILE
Dr Thi Thu Hao Van
Research interests
Molecular biology and food microbiology, especially pertaining to antibiotic resistance and virulence of bacterial pathogens, development of veterinary vaccines against viral and bacterial pathogens.
Invited presentation
I was invited to present at the ERHIC II world conference in Nuremberg, Germany, which gathered experts from over 100 countries, in which I was recognised as one of the contributors in the field of antibiotic resistance:
Thi Thu Hao Van, George Moutafis, Taghrid Istivan, Linh Thuoc Tran and Peter J Coloe. Molecular Characterization of Antibiotic Resistance in Selected Enteropathogens Isolated from Raw Food Samples in Vietnam. Ehrlich II – 2nd World Conference on Magic Bullets, October 3-5, 2008.
Currently I am working on a project with Professor Peter Coloe - "Creation of a Salmonella-vectored avian influenza vaccine that protects against bird flu H5N1".
I also supervise research students’ projects on avian virus vaccine development and molecular food microbiology projects, including lactic acid bacteria and antibiotic resistance of food isolates.
- BAppSc Victoria University
- PhD RMIT
Professional memberships
- Member of the Australian Society for Microbiology
- Gangadoo, S.,Dinev, I.,Chapman, J.,Hughes, R.,Van, T.,Moore, R.,Stanley, D. (2018). Selenium nanoparticles in poultry feed modify gut microbiota and increase abundance of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 102, 1455 - 1466
- Shen, S.,Kumar, K.,Stanley, D.,Moore, R.,Van, T.,Wen, S.,Hickey, M.,Wong, C. (2018). Invariant natural killer T cells shape the gut microbiota and regulate neutrophil recruitment and function during intestinal inflammation In: Frontiers in Immunology, 9, 1 - 15
- Van, T.,Anwar, A.,Scott, P.,Moore, R. (2018). Rapid and specific methods to differentiate foodborne pathogens, campylobacter jejuni, campylobacter coli, and the new species causing spotty liver disease in chickens, campylobacter hepaticus In: Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, , 1 - 5
- Baldwin, S.,Hughes, R.,Van, T.,Moore, R.,Stanley, D. (2018). At-hatch administration of probiotic to chickens can introduce beneficial changes in gut microbiota In: PLoS ONE, 13, 1 - 14
- Lacey, J.,Allnutt, T.,Vezina, B.,Van, T.,Stent, T.,Han, X.,Rood, J.,Wade, B.,Keyburn, A.,Seemann, T.,Chen, H.,Haring, V.,Johanesen, P.,Lyras, D.,Moore, R. (2018). Whole genome analysis reveals the diversity and evolutionary relationships between necrotic enteritis-causing strains of Clostridium perfringens In: BMC Genomics, 19, 1 - 22
- Moore, R.,Scott, P.,Anwar, A.,Van, T. (2018). Spotty liver disease In: Proceedings of the 29th Annual Australian Poultry Science Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 4 -7 February 2018
- Van, T.,Elshagmani, E.,Gor, M.,Anwar, A.,Scott, P.,Moore, R. (2017). Induction of spotty liver disease in layer hens by infection with Campylobacter hepaticus In: Veterinary Microbiology, 199, 85 - 90
- Huq, M.,Van, T.,Gurtler, V.,Elshagmani, E.,Allemailem, K.,Smooker, P.,Istivan, T. (2017). The ribosomal RNA operon (rrn) of Campylobacter concisus supports molecular typing to genomospecies level In: Gene Reports, 6, 8 - 14
- Van, T.,Gor, M.,Anwar, A.,Scott, P.,Moore, R. (2017). Campylobacter hepaticus, the cause of spotty liver disease in chickens, is present throughout the small intestine and caeca of infected birds In: Veterinary Microbiology, 207, 226 - 230
- Van, T.,Gor, M.,Elshagmani, E.,Scott, P.,Moore, R. (2017). A rapid and specific method for the detection of C. Hepaticus, the agent responsible for spotty liver disease in Australia In: Proceedings of the 28th Annual Australian Poultry Science Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 13-15 February 2017
3 PhD Current Supervisions4 PhD Completions and 1 Masters by Research Completions
- Next generation probiotics to enhance the gut health of chickens. Funded by: 095-AgriFutures Australia (Rural Industries R&D Corporation Open Call Research and Development Projects) 2017 from (2018 to 2021)
- Assessment of the use of a natural antibacterial product for reducing harmful bacterial colonisation of chickens; impact on food safety. Funded by: Competitive - Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources from (2018 to 2019)
- Epidemiological investigation of Spotty Liver Disease in chickens to inform disease control. Funded by: PoultryHub Australia from (2018 to 2019)
- Australian Egg - Assessment of feed additives for Spotty Liver Disease control. Funded by: Australian Eggs Limited - Grant from (2017 to 2018)