Mikaela completed her Bachelor of Science (Honours) at the University of the Sunshine Coast in 2020 and continued her post-graduate studies at the University of Queensland, with the completion of her PhD in 2024. Mikaela's PhD research investigated the use of insect-specific alphaviruses as safe diagnostic and vaccine antigens to combat mosquito-borne pathogens such as Ross River virus and chikungunya virus.
Mikaela completed her Bachelor of Science (Honours) at the University of the Sunshine Coast in 2020 and continued her post-graduate studies at the University of Queensland, with the completion of her PhD in 2024. Mikaela's PhD research investigated the use of insect-specific alphaviruses as safe diagnostic and vaccine antigens to combat mosquito-borne pathogens such as Ross River virus and chikungunya virus. Qualifications Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of the Sunshine Coast (2018-2020) Doctor of Philosophy, University of Queensland (2021-2024)
Key Publications
Synthetic recovery of Yada Yada virus expands insect-specific alphavirus knowledge and facilitates production of chimeric viruses Mikaela G. Bell, Rhys H. Parry, Tricia S. E. Lee, Gervais Habarugira, Isabella E. McMahon, Madeline A. Thompson, Naphak Modhiran, Daniel Watterson, Jana Batovska, Stacey E. Lynch, Roy A. Hall, Jessica J. Harrison & Jody Hobson-Peters
Quantitative real-time PCR assay for the rapid identification of the intrinsically multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Tamieka A Fraser 1 2, Mikaela G Bell 1 2, Patrick N A Harris 3 4, Scott C Bell 5 6, Haakon Bergh 4, Thuy-Khanh Nguyen 6, Timothy J Kidd 7 6, Graeme R Nimmo 4, Derek S Sarovich 1 2, Erin P Price 2 1