Timothy Rutland Walsh
Prof Timothy Rutland Walsh OBE | |
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Citizenship | Australian |
Occupation | Researcher |
Known for | Oxford University; Cardiff University; University of Bristol |
Timothy Rutland Walsh
Early life
Timothy Walsh was born in England but migrated to Tasmania when he was a teenager. His father was a biologist and mother an accountant. He studied at the University of Tasmania and earned a degree in medical laboratory science. He then worked at the Royal Hobart Hospital in the lab as a microbiologist whilst undertaking a master's degree in immunology and microbiology in University of Tasmania.[3]
Walsh continued moved back to the UK and completed a PhD at
After his PhD Walsh worked at the
Discoveries
His research determined that a large proportion of ants, cockroaches, flies, moths and spiders were carrying extended spectrum cephalosporin and carbapenem resistant baccteria.[4]
Prof. Walsh was the discoverer of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1 NDM gene[3] and the mobil colistin resistance (MCR) gene. He also codiscovered the mobile tigecycline-resistance genes designated tet(X3) and tet(X4).[5]
The naming of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase 1 caused controversy due to the highlighting of New Delhi in the name of a gene and its association with medical tourism.[6][7]
As a result of Walsh and his colleague's findings, colistin in animals was banned in China in 2017.[8]
Qualifications
Walsh received a DSc from Bristol University in 2022[9] and received an OBE for services to microbiology and international development in the Queen's New Years Honours in 2020.[10]
Positions
Walsh is the
He is also director of BALANCE (comparing the clinical and economic burden of AMR in Adults);[13] and AVIAR (Arthropods as vectors of infection and AMR).[14]References
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- ^ Walsh, Timothy Rutland (2022). "DSc - Timothy Rutland Walsh". University of Bristol.
- ^ Lane, Ellis (27 December 2019). "Gloucestershire's New Year's Honours list in full". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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- ^ University of Tasmania (10 November 2023). "University Alumni Award winners' far-reaching impacts". University of Tasmania.
- ^ "BALANCE Meeting Delegates | Ineos Oxford Institute". www.ineosoxford.ox.ac.uk.
- ^ "The AVIAR study | Ineos Oxford Institute". www.ineosoxford.ox.ac.uk.