Investigators: Asha Bowen, Janessa Pickering, Mark Nicol, Tim Barnett
External collaborators: Rachael Foster (Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital), Stephanie Weston (Perth Children's Hospital, Halbert Dermatology)
This study aims to improve our ability to understand skin diseases by using new molecular tools. Better understanding of the all the bacteria on the skin will in the future help improve antibiotic prescribing, minimize antibiotic resistance and better assess the effect of probiotics.