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Dr Duy Phan
Dr

Duy Phan

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Overview

Background

I got my BSc degree from the University of Natural Sciences in Vietnam. I spent the next two years working on characterisation of multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis with Dr Maxine Caws at the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I went to the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the University of Cambridge, UK to do my PhD in Prof. John Wain lab where I studied molecular mechanisms affecting the stability of IncHI1 multidrug resistant plasmids in Salmonella Typhi. I then moved to Australia to join the group of Prof. Mark Schembri at the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland. I am now working on identifying novel virulent factors in uropathogenic E. coli, especially in the newly emerged but globally spread ST131 clone, using high-throughput transposon mutagenesis and next-gen sequencing. I also maintain my interest in plasmid biology and have started projects to study multidrug resistant plasmids carrying blaCTX-M-15 or blaNDM-1 resistant genes.

Availability

Dr Duy Phan is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge

Works

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144 works between 2006 and 2026

81 - 100 of 144 works

2020

Journal Article

Evaluation of a liquid biopsy protocol using ultra-deep massive parallel sequencing for detecting and quantifying circulation tumor DNA in colorectal cancer patients

Nguyen, Huu Thinh, Tran, Duc Huy, Ngo, Quoc Dat, Pham, Hong-Anh Thi, Tran, Thanh-Truong, Tran, Vu-Uyen, Pham, Truong-Vinh Ngoc, Le, Trung Kien, Le, Ngoc-An Trinh, Nguyen, Ngoc Mai, Vo, Binh Thanh, Nguyen, Luan Thanh, Nguyen, Thien-Chi Van, Bui, Quynh Tram Nguyen, Nguyen, Huu-Nguyen, Le, Linh Gia Hoang, Do, Duc Minh, Do, Thanh-Thuy Thi, Truong Dinh, Kiet, Phan, Minh-Duy, Tran, Le Son, Giang, Hoa and Nguyen, Hoai-Nghia (2020). Evaluation of a liquid biopsy protocol using ultra-deep massive parallel sequencing for detecting and quantifying circulation tumor DNA in colorectal cancer patients. Cancer Investigation, 38 (2), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/07357907.2020.1713350

Evaluation of a liquid biopsy protocol using ultra-deep massive parallel sequencing for detecting and quantifying circulation tumor DNA in colorectal cancer patients

2019

Journal Article

Ultra-deep massively parallel sequencing with unique molecular identifier tagging achieves comparable performance to droplet digital PCR for detection and quantification of circulating tumor DNA from lung cancer patients

Tran, Le Son, Pham, Hong-Anh Thi, Tran, Vu-Uyen, Tran, Thanh-Truong, Dang, Anh-Thu Huynh, Le, Dinh-Thong, Nguyen, Son-Lam, Nguyen, Ngoc-Vu, Nguyen, Trieu-Vu, Vo, Binh Thanh, Dao, Hong-Thuy Thi, Nguyen, Nguyen Huu, Tran, Tam Huu, Nguyen, Chu Van, Pham, Phuong Cam, Dang-Mai, Anh Tuan, Dinh-Nguyen, Thien Kim, Phan, Van Hieu, Do, Thanh-Thuy Thi, Truong Dinh, Kiet, Do, Han Ngoc, Phan, Minh-Duy, Giang, Hoa and Nguyen, Hoai-Nghia (2019). Ultra-deep massively parallel sequencing with unique molecular identifier tagging achieves comparable performance to droplet digital PCR for detection and quantification of circulating tumor DNA from lung cancer patients. PLoS One, 14 (12) e0226193., e0226193. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226193

Ultra-deep massively parallel sequencing with unique molecular identifier tagging achieves comparable performance to droplet digital PCR for detection and quantification of circulating tumor DNA from lung cancer patients

2019

Journal Article

Complex multilevel control of hemolysin production by uropathogenic Escherichia coli

Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Phan, Minh-Duy, Forde, Brian M., Murthy, Ambika M. V., Peters, Kate M., Day, Christopher J., Poole, Jessica, Kidd, Timothy J., Welch, Rodney A., Jennings, Michael P., Ulett, Glen C., Sweet, Matthew J., Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2019). Complex multilevel control of hemolysin production by uropathogenic Escherichia coli. mBio, 10 (5) e02248-19. doi: 10.1128/mbio.02248-19

Complex multilevel control of hemolysin production by uropathogenic Escherichia coli

2019

Journal Article

Bioinformatic and molecular analysis of inverse autotransporters from Escherichia coli

Goh, Kelvin G. K., Moriel, Danilo G., Hancock, Steven J., Phan, Minh-Duy and Schembri, Mark A. (2019). Bioinformatic and molecular analysis of inverse autotransporters from Escherichia coli. MSphere, 4 (4) e00572-19. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00572-19

Bioinformatic and molecular analysis of inverse autotransporters from Escherichia coli

2019

Journal Article

Population dynamics of an Escherichia coli ST131 lineage during recurrent urinary tract infection

Forde, Brian M., Roberts, Leah W., Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Fleming, Brittany A., Russell, Colin W., Lenherr, Sara M., Myers, Jeremy B., Barker, Adam P., Fisher, Mark A., Chong, Teik-Min, Yin, Wai-Fong, Chan, Kok-Gan, Schembri, Mark A., Mulvey, Matthew A. and Beatson, Scott A. (2019). Population dynamics of an Escherichia coli ST131 lineage during recurrent urinary tract infection. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 3643, 3643. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-11571-5

Population dynamics of an Escherichia coli ST131 lineage during recurrent urinary tract infection

2019

Journal Article

Mycobacterium tuberculosis requires glyoxylate shunt and reverse methylcitrate cycle for lactate and pyruvate metabolism

Serafini, Agnese, Tan, Lendl, Horswell, Stuart, Howell, Steven, Greenwood, Daniel J., Hunt, Deborah M., Phan, Minh-Duy, Schembri, Mark, Monteleone, Mercedes, Montague, Christine R., Britton, Warwick, Garza-Garcia, Acely, Snijders, Ambrosius P., VanderVen, Brian, Gutierrez, Maximiliano G., West, Nicholas P. and de Carvalho, Luiz Pedro S. (2019). Mycobacterium tuberculosis requires glyoxylate shunt and reverse methylcitrate cycle for lactate and pyruvate metabolism. Molecular Microbiology, 112 (4) mmi.14362, 1284-1307. doi: 10.1111/mmi.14362

Mycobacterium tuberculosis requires glyoxylate shunt and reverse methylcitrate cycle for lactate and pyruvate metabolism

2019

Journal Article

Unique structural features of a bacterial autotransporter adhesin suggest mechanisms for interaction with host macromolecules

Paxman, Jason J., Lo, Alvin W., Sullivan, Matthew J., Panjikar, Santosh, Kuiper, Michael, Whitten, Andrew E., Wang, Geqing, Luan, Chi-Hao, Moriel, Danilo G., Tan, Lendl, Peters, Kate M., Phan, Minh-Duy, Gee, Christine L., Ulett, Glen C., Schembri, Mark A. and Heras, Begoña (2019). Unique structural features of a bacterial autotransporter adhesin suggest mechanisms for interaction with host macromolecules. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 1967, 1967. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09814-6

Unique structural features of a bacterial autotransporter adhesin suggest mechanisms for interaction with host macromolecules

2019

Journal Article

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli employs both evasion and resistance to subvert innate immune-mediated zinc toxicity for dissemination

Stocks, Claudia J., Phan, Minh-Duy, Achard, Maud E. S., Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Condon, Nicholas D., Gawthorne, Jayde A., Lo, Alvin W., Peters, Kate M., McEwan, Alastair G., Kapetanovic, Ronan, Schembri, Mark A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2019). Uropathogenic Escherichia coli employs both evasion and resistance to subvert innate immune-mediated zinc toxicity for dissemination. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116 (13), 6341-6350. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1820870116

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli employs both evasion and resistance to subvert innate immune-mediated zinc toxicity for dissemination

2019

Journal Article

Variation in hemolysin A expression between uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates determines NLRP3-dependent vs. -independent macrophage cell death and host colonization

Murthy, Ambika M. V., Sullivan, Matthew J., Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Lo, Alvin W., Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Boucher, Dave, Schroder, Kate, Beatson, Scott A., Ulett, Glen C., Schembri, Mark A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2019). Variation in hemolysin A expression between uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates determines NLRP3-dependent vs. -independent macrophage cell death and host colonization. FASEB Journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 33 (6), fj201802100R-7450. doi: 10.1096/fj.201802100R

Variation in hemolysin A expression between uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates determines NLRP3-dependent vs. -independent macrophage cell death and host colonization

2019

Journal Article

Reducing false positive rate of fetal monosomy X in non‐invasive prenatal testing using a combined algorithm to detect maternal mosaic monosomy X

Phan, Minh‐Duy, Vo, Binh T., Nguyen, Thong V., Tran, Thang N., Trinh, Huong N.T., Nguyen, Tho T.Q., Nguyen, Nguyen H., Tran, Truong T., Tran, Uyen V., Dao, Thuy H., Pham, Anh H., Tran, Tam H., Truong, Kiet D., Hoang, Tuyet T.D., Do, Thuy T.T., Nguyen, Hoai‐Nghia and Giang, Hoa (2019). Reducing false positive rate of fetal monosomy X in non‐invasive prenatal testing using a combined algorithm to detect maternal mosaic monosomy X. Prenatal Diagnosis, 39 (4) pd.5430, 324-327. doi: 10.1002/pd.5430

Reducing false positive rate of fetal monosomy X in non‐invasive prenatal testing using a combined algorithm to detect maternal mosaic monosomy X

2018

Journal Article

Chemical synergy between ionophore PBT2 and zinc reverses antibiotic resistance

Bohlmann, Lisa, De Oliveira, David M. P., El-Deeb, Ibrahim M., Brazel, Erin B., Harbison-Price, Nichaela, Ong, Cheryl-lynn Y., Rivera-Hernandez, Tania, Ferguson, Scott A., Cork, Amanda J., Phan, Minh-Duy, Soderholm, Amelia T., Davies, Mark R., Nimmo, Graeme R., Dougan, Gordon, Schembri, Mark A., Cook, Gregory M., McEwan, Alastair G., von Itzstein, Mark, McDevitt, Christopher A. and Walker, Mark J. (2018). Chemical synergy between ionophore PBT2 and zinc reverses antibiotic resistance. mBio, 9 (6) e02391-18. doi: 10.1128/mbio.02391-18

Chemical synergy between ionophore PBT2 and zinc reverses antibiotic resistance

2018

Journal Article

Chemical synergy between ionophore PBT2 and zinc reverses antibiotic resistance

Bohlmann, Lisa, De Oliveira, David M. P., El-Deeb, Ibrahim M., Brazel, Erin B., Harbison-Price, Nichaela, Ong, Cheryl-lynn Y., Rivera-Hernandez, Tania, Ferguson, Scott A., Cork, Amanda J., Phan, Minh-Duy, Soderholm, Amelia T., Davies, Mark R., Nimmo, Graeme R., Dougan, Gordon, Schembri, Mark A., Cook, Gregory M., McEwan, Alastair G., von Itzstein, Mark, McDevitt, Christopher A. and Walker, Mark J. (2018). Chemical synergy between ionophore PBT2 and zinc reverses antibiotic resistance. mBio, 9 (6) e02391-18, 1-12. doi: 10.1128/mBio.02391-18

Chemical synergy between ionophore PBT2 and zinc reverses antibiotic resistance

2018

Journal Article

Detection of a heterozygous germline APC mutation in a three-generation family with familial adenomatous polyposis using targeted massive parallel sequencing in Vietnam

Giang, Hoa, Nguyen, Vu T., Nguyen, Sinh D., Nguyen, Huu-Phuc, Vo, Binh T., Nguyen, Truc M., Nguyen, Nguyen H., Truong, Kiet D., Do, Thanh-Thuy T., Phan, Minh-Duy and Nguyen, Hoai-Nghia (2018). Detection of a heterozygous germline APC mutation in a three-generation family with familial adenomatous polyposis using targeted massive parallel sequencing in Vietnam. BMC Medical Genetics, 19 (1) 188. doi: 10.1186/s12881-018-0701-y

Detection of a heterozygous germline APC mutation in a three-generation family with familial adenomatous polyposis using targeted massive parallel sequencing in Vietnam

2018

Journal Article

Discovery of new genes involved in curli production by a uropathogenic Escherichia coli strain from the highly virulent O45:K1:H7 lineage

Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Lo, Alvin W., Forde, Brian M., Min Chong, Teik, Yin, Wai-Fong, Chan, Kok-Gan, Chromek, Milan, Brauner, Annelie, Chapman, Matthew R., Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2018). Discovery of new genes involved in curli production by a uropathogenic Escherichia coli strain from the highly virulent O45:K1:H7 lineage. mBio, 9 (4) e01462-18. doi: 10.1128/mbio.01462-18

Discovery of new genes involved in curli production by a uropathogenic Escherichia coli strain from the highly virulent O45:K1:H7 lineage

2018

Journal Article

The urinary microbiome in patients with refractory urge incontinence and recurrent urinary tract infection

Chen, Zhuoran, Phan, Minh-Duy, Bates, Lucy J., Peters, Kate M., Mukerjee, Chinmoy, Moore, Kate H. and Schembri, Mark A. (2018). The urinary microbiome in patients with refractory urge incontinence and recurrent urinary tract infection. International Urogynecology Journal, 29 (12), 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s00192-018-3679-2

The urinary microbiome in patients with refractory urge incontinence and recurrent urinary tract infection

2018

Journal Article

Establishing and validating noninvasive prenatal testing procedure for fetal aneuploidies in Vietnam

Phan, Minh-Duy, Nguyen, Thong V., Trinh, Huong N. T., Vo, Binh T., Nguyen, Truc M., Nguyen, Nguyen H., Nguyen, Tho T. Q., Do, Thuy T. T., Hoang, Tuyet T. D., Truong, Kiet D., Giang, Hoa and Nguyen, Hoai-Nghia (2018). Establishing and validating noninvasive prenatal testing procedure for fetal aneuploidies in Vietnam. The Journal of Maternal - Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 32 (23), 1-7. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2018.1481032

Establishing and validating noninvasive prenatal testing procedure for fetal aneuploidies in Vietnam

2018

Journal Article

Regulation of hemolysin in uropathogenic Escherichia coli fine-tunes killing of human macrophages

Murthy, Ambika M. V., Phan, Minh-Duy, Peters, Kate M., Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Welch, Rodney A., Ulett, Glen C., Schembri, Mark A. and Sweet, Matthew J. (2018). Regulation of hemolysin in uropathogenic Escherichia coli fine-tunes killing of human macrophages. Virulence, 9 (1), 1-32. doi: 10.1080/21505594.2018.1465786

Regulation of hemolysin in uropathogenic Escherichia coli fine-tunes killing of human macrophages

2018

Journal Article

Copper ions and coordination complexes as novel carbapenem adjuvants

Djoko, Karrera Y., Achard, Maud E. S., Phan, Minh-Duy, Lo, Alvin W., Miraula, Manfredi, Prombhul, Sasiprapa, Hancock, Steven J., Peters, Kate M., Sidjabat, Hanna E., Harris, Patrick N., Mitić, Nataša, Walsh, Timothy R., Anderson, Gregory J., Shafer, William M., Paterson, David L., Schenk, Gerhard, McEwan, Alastair G. and Schembri, Mark A. (2018). Copper ions and coordination complexes as novel carbapenem adjuvants. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 62 (2) e02280-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02280-17

Copper ions and coordination complexes as novel carbapenem adjuvants

2017

Journal Article

Genome-wide discovery of genes required for capsule production by uropathogenic Escherichia coli

Goh, Kelvin G. K., Phan, Minh-Duy, Forde, Brian M., Chong, Teik Min, Yin, Wai-Fong, Chan, Kok-Gan, Ulett, Glen C., Sweet, Matthew J., Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2017). Genome-wide discovery of genes required for capsule production by uropathogenic Escherichia coli. MBio, 8 (5) e01558-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01558-17

Genome-wide discovery of genes required for capsule production by uropathogenic Escherichia coli

2017

Journal Article

Modifications in the pmrB gene are the primary mechanism for the development of chromosomally encoded resistance to polymyxins in uropathogenic Escherichia coli

Phan, Minh-Duy, Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Achard, Maud E. S., Forde, Brian M., Hong, Kar Wai, Chong, Teik Min, Yin, Wai-Fong, Chan, Kok-Gan, West, Nicholas P., Walker, Mark J., Paterson, David L., Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2017). Modifications in the pmrB gene are the primary mechanism for the development of chromosomally encoded resistance to polymyxins in uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 72 (10), 2729-2736. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkx204

Modifications in the pmrB gene are the primary mechanism for the development of chromosomally encoded resistance to polymyxins in uropathogenic Escherichia coli

Funding

Current funding

  • 2026 - 2030
    How an emergent multidrug resistant atypical E. coli clone causes urinary tract infection
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2029
    Global regulation of virulence and resistance in uropathogenic E. coli
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    Unlocking the gut microbiome to track the spread of AMR genes and pathogens
    MRFF - Global Health Initiative
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2025
    How a multidrug resistant bacterial pathogen has become pandemic
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Understanding the role of specific virulence features in extra-intestinal E. coli clones
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant

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