
Overview
Background
Prof Lipman is Executive Director of the Burns Trauma & Critical Care Research Centre; Professor of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, The University of Queensland and until recently (for 23 years) was Director of Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital; He holds Honorary Professorial appointments at Chinese University of Hong Kong, Unversity of Witwatersrand (South Africa) and Qeensland University of Technology.
He has qualifications in anesthesia and intensive care and has set up and been in charge of a number of Intensive Care and Trauma Units in South Africa before coming to Australia in 1997. he currently manages a large multidisciplinary research team with an output of over 120 peer-reviewed articles per annum. He has supervised dozens of PhD students to completion and is currently supervising 6 PhD, 1 MPhil and 1 MBBS/Hons students. Prof Lipman has been instrumental in developing the anaesthesiology and critical care component of a graduate medical program for Queensland and continues to lecture to medical and postgraduate students.
Prof Lipman is the author of over 550 peer reviewed publications, 30 book chapters and has been invited to deliver over 120 lectures at national and international conferences in many countries across the world. His research interests include all aspects of infection management in intensive care and he has a special interest in the pharmacokinetics of antibiotic dosage, an area in which he received his MD in 2006. His research into antibiotic usage in acute situations has received international recognition and he is regarded as an expert in the field. As such, he and his research team have conducted and presently conduct a number of clinical trials in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Europe and the UK.
Prof Lipman is an Editorial Board member for 10 International Journals, is Section Editor on four Antibiotic related Journals, reviews for 23 journals and is an external reviewer for NHMRC project grants (Local) as well as equivalent for a number overseas countries.
He is Chief Investigator on a 7000 patient International Randomised Controlled Trial comparing bolus dosing versus continuous infusions of meropenem and piperacillin-tazobactam
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- Professor Jeffrey Lipman is:
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Fields of research
Research interests
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Antibiotic dosing in critically ill patients
Severe sepsis is defined as failure of one or more organ systems, most commonly cardiovascular (including shock), respiratory and renal failure, caused by infection. Bacteria, either alone or in combination with other pathogens, are the most common cause of severe sepsis, and Gram-positive and Gram-negative organism account for up to 87% of culture positive episodes. Severe sepsis is a major cause of mortality worldwide. The ANZICS CTG reported that the Australian and New Zealand adult annual incidence of severe sepsis is 77 cases per 100,000,4 which is equivalent to over 17,000 patient episodes per year at an estimated cost per episode of AUD 42,300. Similar population incidence rates have been reported elsewhere. Importantly, 11.8% of all admissions to Australian and New Zealand ICUs are associated with severe sepsis and in-hospital mortality is 37.5%. In patients with septic shock, mortality approaches 60%. The burden of death is almost four times the annual national road toll. The death rate also exceeds other diseases that impact significantly on the Australian community, such as breast and colorectal cancer. In short, severe sepsis is a major public health concern in Australia and improved therapies are needed urgently. My research group is conducting national and international clinical trials investigating the effect of various dosing regimes on health outcomes in critically ill patients.
Research impacts
My research has been instrumental in changing antibiotic prescribing habits worldwide for critically ill patients, first with aminoglycosides (I did the first and still largest clinical trial to show single daily dosing to be effective) and more recently with beta-lactam antibiotics. Due to critically ill patients having altered pharmacokinetics, using standard antibiotic dosing for these patients is fraught with problems. This has led to the use of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) for beta-lactams.
TDM of aminoglycosides and glycopeptides is performed to decrease side-effects of these drugs. Beta-lactams have a large therapeutic ratio and hence measurement of them is infrequent. I helped set up routine TDM of beta-lactam antibiotics at RBWH. I have changed how we dose patients particularly in ICU but also within the wards of RBWH. By means of TDM we have shown we need dose adjustments in 74% of patients to which we administer β-lactam antibiotics in the ICU (Roberts JA et al. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2010;36:332-39). Although scarcely performed world-wide, TDM of beta-lactams is now becoming more commonly performed. We are currently collating data from 5 International centres that also use TDM in an attempt to show outcome benefits of TDM and are starting to publish accordingly (Wong G et al. An international, multi-centre survey of beta-lactam antibiotics TDM practice in intensive care units. J Antimicrob Chemother 2014;69: 1416–1423).
Works
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2015
Journal Article
From the intensive care bed: we need to hear and listen
O'Callaghan D., Holley A. and Lipman J. (2015). From the intensive care bed: we need to hear and listen. Intensive Care Medicine, 41 (5), 921-922. doi: 10.1007/s00134-014-3614-z
2015
Journal Article
Pharmacokinetics of meropenem in critically ill patients receiving continuous venovenous haemofiltration: A randomised controlled trial of continuous infusion versus intermittent bolus administration
Jamal, Janattul-Ain, Mat-Nor, Mohd-Basri, Mohamad-Nor, Fariz-Safhan, Udy, Andrew A., Wallis, Steven C., Lipman, Jeffrey and Roberts, Jason A. (2015). Pharmacokinetics of meropenem in critically ill patients receiving continuous venovenous haemofiltration: A randomised controlled trial of continuous infusion versus intermittent bolus administration. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 45 (1), 41-45. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2014.09.009
2015
Journal Article
Augmented renal clearance and therapeutic monitoring of β-lactams
Udy A.A., De Waele J.J. and Lipman J. (2015). Augmented renal clearance and therapeutic monitoring of β-lactams. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 45 (4), 331-333. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2014.12.020
2015
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Even high-dose extended infusions may not yield desired concentrations of beta-lactams: the value of therapeutic drug monitoring
Cotta, Menino Osbert, Gowen, Belinda, Truloff, Natasha, Bursle, Evan, Mcwhinney, Brett, Ungerer, Jacobus P. J., Roberts, Jason A. and Lipman, Jeffrey (2015). Even high-dose extended infusions may not yield desired concentrations of beta-lactams: the value of therapeutic drug monitoring. Infectious Diseases, 47 (10), 739-742. doi: 10.3109/23744235.2015.1021831
2015
Journal Article
Subtleties in practical application of prolonged infusion of β-lactam antibiotics
De Waele, J.J., Lipman, J., Carlier, M. and Roberts, J.A. (2015). Subtleties in practical application of prolonged infusion of β-lactam antibiotics. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 45 (5) 4517, 461-463. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2015.01.007
2015
Journal Article
“Not out of the woods”—a wife’s perspective: bedside communication
Vermeir, Julie, Holley, Anthony and Lipman, Jeffrey (2015). “Not out of the woods”—a wife’s perspective: bedside communication. Intensive Care Medicine, 42 (3), 446-447. doi: 10.1007/s00134-015-4035-3
2015
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A meta-analysis of ventriculostomy-associated cerebrospinal fluid infections
Ramanan, Mahesh, Lipman, Jeffrey, Shorr, Andrew and Shankar, Aparna (2015). A meta-analysis of ventriculostomy-associated cerebrospinal fluid infections. Bmc Infectious Diseases, 15 (1) 712, 3. doi: 10.1186/s12879-014-0712-z
2014
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The combined effects of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and renal replacement therapy on meropenem pharmacokinetics: a matched cohort study
Shekar, Kiran, Fraser, John F., Taccone, Fabio Silvio, Welch, Susan, Wallis, Steven C., Mullany, Daniel V., Lipman, Jeffrey and Roberts, Jason A. (2014). The combined effects of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and renal replacement therapy on meropenem pharmacokinetics: a matched cohort study. Critical Care, 18 (6) 565, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s13054-014-0565-2
2014
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The Durban World Congress Ethics Round Table Conference Report: III. Withdrawing Mechanical ventilation-the approach should be individualized
Paruk, Fathima, Kissoon, Niranjan, Hartog, Christiane S., Feldman, Charles, Hodgson, Eric R., Lipman, Jeffrey, Guidet, Bertrand, Du, Bin, Argent, Andrew and Sprung, Charles L. (2014). The Durban World Congress Ethics Round Table Conference Report: III. Withdrawing Mechanical ventilation-the approach should be individualized. Journal of Critical Care, 29 (6), 902-907. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.05.022
2014
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Extended versus bolus infusion of meropenem and piperacillin: a pharmacolcinetic analysis
De Waele, J., Carlier, M., Hoste, E., Depuydt, P., Decruyenaere, J., Wallis, S. C., Lipman, J. and Roberts, J. A. (2014). Extended versus bolus infusion of meropenem and piperacillin: a pharmacolcinetic analysis. Minerva Anestesiologica, 80 (12), 1302-1309.
2014
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The Durban World Congress Ethics Round Table conference report: I. Differences between withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatments
Sprung, Charles L., Paruk, Fathima, Kissoon, Niranjan, Hartog, Christiane S., Lipman, Jeffrey, Du, Bin, Argent, Andrew, Hodgson, R. Eric, Guidet, Bertrand, Groeneveld, A. B. Johan and Feldman, Charles (2014). The Durban World Congress Ethics Round Table conference report: I. Differences between withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatments. Journal of Critical Care, 29 (6), 890-895. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.06.022
2014
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The Durban World Congress Ethics Round Table Conference Report: II. Withholding or withdrawing of treatment in elderly patients admitted to the intensive care unit
Guidet, Bertrand, Hodgson, Eric, Feldman, Charles, Paruk, Fathima, Lipman, Jeffrey, Koh, Younsuck, Vincent, Jean Louis, Azoulay, Elie and Sprung, Charles L. (2014). The Durban World Congress Ethics Round Table Conference Report: II. Withholding or withdrawing of treatment in elderly patients admitted to the intensive care unit. Journal of Critical Care, 29 (6), 896-901. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.08.004
2014
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Vancomycin-associated nephrotoxicity in the critically ill: a retrospective multivariate regression analysis
Hanrahan, Timothy P., Harlow, Georgina, Hutchinson, James, Dulhunty, Joel M., Lipman, Jeffrey, Whitehouse, Tony and Roberts, Jason A. (2014). Vancomycin-associated nephrotoxicity in the critically ill: a retrospective multivariate regression analysis. Critical Care Medicine, 42 (12), 2527-2536. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000514
2014
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Determining the mechanisms underlying augmented renal drug clearance in the critically ill: use of exogenous marker compounds
Udy, Andrew A., Jarrett, Paul, Stuart, Janine, Lassig-Smith, Melissa, Starr, Therese, Dunlop, Rachel, Wallis, Steven C., Roberts, Jason A. and Lipman, Jeffrey (2014). Determining the mechanisms underlying augmented renal drug clearance in the critically ill: use of exogenous marker compounds. Critical Care, 18 (657) 657, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s13054-014-0657-z
2014
Journal Article
How do we use therapeutic drug monitoring to improve outcomes from severe infections in critically ill patients?
Wong, Gloria, Sime, Fekade Bruck, Lipman, Jeffrey and Roberts, Jason A. (2014). How do we use therapeutic drug monitoring to improve outcomes from severe infections in critically ill patients?. BMC Infectious Diseases, 14 (288) 288, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-288
2014
Journal Article
Interethnic differences in pharmacokinetics of antibacterials
Tsai, Danny, Jamal, Janattul-Ain, Davis, Joshua S., Lipman, Jeffrey and Roberts, Jason A. (2014). Interethnic differences in pharmacokinetics of antibacterials. Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 54 (3), 243-260. doi: 10.1007/s40262-014-0209-3
2014
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The effect of pathophysiology on pharmacokinetics in the critically ill patient - concepts appraised by the example of antimicrobial agents
Blot, Stijn I., Pea, Federico and Lipman, Jeffrey (2014). The effect of pathophysiology on pharmacokinetics in the critically ill patient - concepts appraised by the example of antimicrobial agents. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 77, 3-11. doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2014.07.006
2014
Journal Article
Tracheal cuff pressure monitoring in the ICU: a literature review and survey of current practice in Queensland
Talekar, C. R., Udy, A. A., Boots, R. J., Lipman, J. and Cook, D. (2014). Tracheal cuff pressure monitoring in the ICU: a literature review and survey of current practice in Queensland. Anaesthesia and intensive care, 42 (6), 761-770. doi: 10.1177/0310057X1404200612
2014
Journal Article
Select critically ill patients at risk of augmented renal clearance: experience in a Malaysian intensive care unit
Adnan, S., Ratnam, S., Kumar, S., Paterson, D., Lipman, J., Roberts, J. and Udy, A. A. (2014). Select critically ill patients at risk of augmented renal clearance: experience in a Malaysian intensive care unit. Anaesthesia And Intensive Care, 42 (6), 715-722. doi: 10.1177/0310057X1404200606
2014
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Low flucloxacillin concentrations in a patient with central nervous system infection: the need for plasma and cerebrospinal fluid drug monitoring in the ICU
Abdul-Aziz, Mohd H., McDonald, Craig, McWhinney, Brett, Ungerer, Jacobus P. J., Lipman, Jeffrey and Roberts, Jason A. (2014). Low flucloxacillin concentrations in a patient with central nervous system infection: the need for plasma and cerebrospinal fluid drug monitoring in the ICU. Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 48 (10), 1380-1384. doi: 10.1177/1060028014540610
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Jeffrey Lipman is:
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Optimising antibiotic dosing for the treatment and prevention of central nervous system infections
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Roberts
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Doctor Philosophy
Local and International epidemiology of Hospital Acquired Blood Stream Infections in the Critically Ill
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Single Hand Used inTubaTing Laryngoscope Evaluation (SHUTTLE) Project
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kiran Shekar
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Doctor Philosophy
How to use antibiotics better in Paediatric Intensive Care using pharmacokinetic principles
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mark Coulthard, Dr Xin Liu, Dr Patty Mitre, Professor Jason Roberts
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Doctor Philosophy
Critical care management of burns patients
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jeremy Cohen, Professor Michael Reade
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Doctor Philosophy
Studies of the Microcirculatory Responses to Hemorrhagic Shock and Resuscitation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ben Ahern, Dr Wendy Goodwin, Professor Mark Midwinter
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Doctor Philosophy
The Adaptation of Motor Learning Theory in Medical Procedural Tasks
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andre Van Zundert
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Doctor Philosophy
Perioperative pharmacokinetics of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andre Van Zundert, Professor Jason Roberts
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Doctor Philosophy
Perioperative pharmacokinetics of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andre Van Zundert, Professor Jason Roberts
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Doctor Philosophy
Studies of the Microcirculatory Responses to Hemorrhagic Shock and Resuscitation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ben Ahern, Dr Wendy Goodwin, Professor Mark Midwinter
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Optimising Antibiotic Dosing for Treatment of Nosocomial Central Nervous System Infections in Neurocritical Care Patients
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Roberts
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Early predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life outcomes post-burns for hospitalised adults in Australia.
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Emergency department patients with sepsis: risk stratification and clinical prediction rules
Principal Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Augmented Renal Clearance in the Critically Ill: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Implications for Beta-lactam Therapy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Robert Boots
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Dose optimisation of antibiotics during different forms of renal replacement therapy: focus on tissue and target site antibiotic concentrations
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Roberts, Associate Professor Robert Boots
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Beta-lactam antibiotic dosing in critical care units: Bolus vs continuous dosing
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Michael Roberts
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
The Adaptation of Motor Learning Theory in Medical Procedural Tasks
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andre Van Zundert
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Strategies to improve the use of antimicrobials in hospitalised Indonesian patients
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hafiz Abdul-Aziz, Professor Jason Roberts
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Translating Microsampling Techniques into Improved Antimicrobial Dosing for Critically Ill Children
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Roberts
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Investigations into The Endothelial Glycocalyx in Lung Transplantation: Valuable Biomarker and Therapeutic Target
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Dan Chambers
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
A pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic and clinical outcome evaluation of beta-lactam antibiotic therapeutic drug monitoring in critically ill patients
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Roberts
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Improving antibiotic dosing in critically ill Australian Indigenous patients with severe sepsis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Roberts
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Clinical Guidelines relating to the Anaesthetic Management of Obese Parturients: An Evaluation of the Evidence Supporting the Recommendations and their Utility in Clinical Practice
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Leonie Callaway, Professor Andre Van Zundert
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Translating Innovative Pharmacokinetic Sampling Techniques into Improved Antibiotic Dosing Regimens in Critically Ill Patients
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Roberts
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Optimizing beta-lactam antibiotic dosing in critically ill patients: Prolonged infusion versus intermittent bolus administration
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Christine Staatz, Professor Jason Roberts
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
An Investigation of the Pharmacokinetics of Piperacillin, Meropenem and Fluconazole in Critically Ill Obese Patients
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Roberts, Emeritus Professor Michael Roberts
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
ß-lactam antibiotic pharmacokinetics during continuous venovenous haemofiltration in critically ill patients: Continuous infusion versus intermittent bolus administration
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Roberts
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2015
Master Philosophy
Vancomycin-associated nephrotoxicity in the Critically-Ill
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Roberts
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Improving Antimicrobial Use In Critically Ill Patients
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Roberts
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2012
Master Philosophy
Challenges in management of infections on a burn injury unit.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Roberts
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
"Phantom Skin Pain" - Neuropathic Pain Following Burn Injury: An Examination of Incidence and Treatment
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Maree Smith, Professor Peter Cabot
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
EXAMINATION OF THE ROLE OF POSTURAL CHANGE IN VENTILATED INTENSIVE CARE PATIENTS. CURRENT PRACTICE, INVESTIGATION AND GUIDELINES
Associate Advisor
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