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Dr Lex Leong is a molecular microbiologist leading a team within the SA Pathology’s Public Health and Epidemiology Laboratory. He is also an adjunct research fellow with University of South Australia, and associate research fellow with South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute. His work is focused on the translation of pathogen genomic to clinical and public health microbiology. These studies include the genomic examination of tuberculosis and SARS-CoV-2 to reveal true levels of genetic diversity, the coordination of multi-jurisdictional outbreak investigations associated with foodborne diseases, and antimicrobial resistance characterisation to aid in infection control measures. |