Virologist, The University of Queensland
Katherine obtained her PhD entitled Control of Replication of HIV-1, from the University of Queensland (UQ) in 1999. She has completed postdoctoral research including promoter studies of ion channels in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, UQ; trafficking of iron-related proteins in haemochromatosis at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research; and the detection, culture, characterisation and epidemiology of respiratory viruses at the Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre. She remains affiliated with the University of Queensland as a virologist. Since leaving the bench, Katherine is establishing herself as a freelance science editor.
There's no evidence the new coronavirus spreads through the air – but it's still possible
Feb 15, 2020 07:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
A recent announcement by a Chinese health official suggested the new coronavirus might spread more easily than we thought, via an airborne route. The virus is now known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2...