Dr Zoe Dyson
Assistant Professor
United Kingdom
Dr. Zoe Anne Dyson is an Assistant Professor within LSHTM’s Department of Infection Biology working to establish the TyphiNET (https://typhi.net) and AMRnet online surveillance platforms. Zoe is a computational and laboratory microbiologist specialising in understanding the genetic epidemiology and evolution of antimicrobial resistance in the bacterial agents that cause enteric fever (Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi A). Zoe has a BComp/BAppSc (Hons) majoring in Computer Science and Biotechnology, and a PhD in Microbiology. Zoe is a founder and coordinator of the Global Typhoid Genomics Consortium (typoidgenomics.org) and an editor for the American Society for Microbiology journal mSystems.
Affiliations
Teaching
Zoe is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA). She is currently working on attaining the Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) accreditation.
2024
Lecturer & Demonstrator, MSc Module 2492: Genomic Health Data, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Lecturer & Demonstrator, MSc Module 3460: Pathogen Genomics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Lecturer and demonstrator, MSc Module 2486: Programming. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Lecturer, Professional Diploma in Tropical Nursing Short Course, Typhoid lecture (x1), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Lecturer & Demonstrator, Short Course on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): a Multidisciplinary Approach, Genomics Workshop, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Tutor, MSc Medical Microbiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom.
Lecturer and Demonstrator, 2024 Decoding Bacterial Genomes: NGS Bioinformatics Workshop. Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Lecturer and Demonstrator, 2024 Klebsiella Genomics Workshop. South African National Bioinformatics Institute (SANBI) & Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Cape Town, South Africa.
2023
Lecturer, MSc Module 2492: Genomic Health Data, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Lecturer & Demonstrator, MSc Module 3460: Pathogen Genomics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Lecturer and demonstrator, MSc Module 2486: Programming. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Tutor, MSc Medical Microbiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom.
Demonstrator, Short Course on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): a Multidisciplinary Approach, Genomics Workshop, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
2022
Lecturer & Demonstrator, MSc Module 3460: Pathogen Genomics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Demonstrator, Short Course on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): a Multidisciplinary Approach, Genomics Workshop, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Lecturer & Demonstrator, Genomic AMR Determinants Workshop, Online data analysis tools lecture, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Examiner for MSc Medical Microbiology thesis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom.
2021
Demonstrator & Tutor, Short Course on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): a Multidisciplinary Approach, Genomics Workshop, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom.
Examiner for PhD student rotation report, London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Consortium Doctoral Training Programme, United Kingdom
2020
Workshop developer & facilitator, Data analysis for the Strategic Typhoid Alliance Across Africa and Asia project, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease (icddr,b), Dhaka, Bangladesh
2019
Workshop developer & facilitator, Typhoid genomics data analysis for the Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project (SEAP), University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
2015
Organiser and demonstrator, Introduction to phylogenetics workshop, COMBINE Symposium (International Society for Computational Biology Student Council Regional Student Group for Australia), Australia
2013
Associate Lecture, Microbiology. La Trobe University, Australia. Unit coordinator for the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Pharmacy second year subject ‘Introduction to Microbiology’.
2008-2014
Senior demonstrator and tutor, La Trobe University, Australia. Demonstrator for practical classes for Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Pharmacy subjects: `Introduction to Microbiology’, ‘Agricultural Science’, ‘Pharmacology A’, ‘Organ Systems’, and ‘Biology of the Cell and Organism’.
Tutor for Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Pharmacy, Podiatry, and Paramedic subjects: `Pharmacology for Podiatrists`, `Pharmacology for Paramedics`, `Pharmacology A`, and `Organ Systems`.
Research
Antimicrobial resistance, bacterial pathogen genomics, genetic epidemiology, genomic surveillance, bioinformatics software development, Salmonella spp., typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, bacteriophages
