Mark Mayo

Deputy Director First Nations Leadership, Senior researcher, and Co-lead for The Ramaciotti Regional and Remote Health Sciences Training Centre

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science, Charles Darwin University, 2002; Associate Diploma of Science, Charles Darwin University, 1996; Diploma of Project Management, BizNorth, 2011.

Location:

Darwin - Royal Darwin Hospital campus

Biography:

Mark Mayo is of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, he is a descendant of the Mudburra people in the N.T. and the Torres Strait Islander people of the islands Mabuiag and Badu in the Torres Straits, QLD. Mark is a graduate of Charles Darwin University and is a leading Australian First Nations researcher with 32 years of experience in biomedical research. Mark is has worked on both laboratory and non-laboratory-based projects during his research career at the Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Australia. He is pivotal to the Menzies Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership, engagement, training, and mentoring programs. Mark’s interests in Australian First Nations people’s health have led him to work on many research projects during his time at the Menzies School of Health Research from COVID, Group A strep, malaria, melioidosis, petrol sniffing and childhood ear diseases. Mark’s primary research area has been melioidosis, a potentially fatal tropical disease found in Northern Australia. Mark’s research into this disease covers many different aspects, from early detection of the disease in hospital and clinical settings, to understanding the environmental niche of the bacteria and the potential exposure risks to people and animals in an endemic region. 

  1. Price, E. P., Sarovich, D. S., Mayo, M., Tuanyok, A., Drees, K. P., Kaestli, M. et al. (2013). Within-host evolution of Burkholderia pseudomallei over a twelve-year chronic-carriage infection. mBio: In Press.
  2. McRobb E., Kaestli M., Mayo M., Price E.P., Sarovich D.S., Godoy D., et al. (2013). Melioidosis from contaminated bore water and successful UV sterilization. American Journal of Tropical Medicine Hygiene: in press.
  3. Hill A., Mayo M., Kaestli M., Price E., Richardson L., Godoy D., et al. (2013) Melioidosis as a consequence of sporting activity. American Journal of Tropical Medicine Hygiene: in press.
  4. Limmathurotsakul, D., Dance, D. A. B., Wuthiekanun, V., Kaestli, M., Mayo, M., Warner, J. et al. (2013). Systematic review and consensus guidelines for environmental sampling of Burkholderia pseudomalleiPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7(3).
  5. Kaestli, M., Schmid, M., Mayo, M., Rothballer, M., Harrington, G., Richardson, L., et al (2012). Out of the ground: Aerial and exotic habitats of the melioidosis bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei in grasses in Australia. Environmental Microbiology, 14(8), 2058-2070.
  6. Richardson, L. J., Kaestli, M., Mayo, M., Bowers, J. R., Tuanyok, A., Schupp, J., et al.  (2012). Towards a rapid molecular diagnostic for melioidosis: Comparison of DNA extraction methods from clinical specimens. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 88(1), 179-181.
  7. Hampton V., Kaestli M, Mayo M., Low Choy J., Harrington G., Richardson L., et al. (2011). Melioidosis in birds in Australia and the potential for dispersal of Burkholderia pseudomallei. Emerging Infectious Disease, 17, 1310-1312.
  8. Mayo M., Kaestli M., Harrington G., Cheng A.C., Ward L., Karp D., et al. (2011) Burkholderia pseudomallei in un-chlorinated domestic bore water in tropical northern Australia.  Emerging Infectious Disease, 17, 1283-1285.
  9. Draper, A. D. K., Mayo, M., Harrington, G., Karp, D., Yinfoo, D., Ward, L., et al. (2010). Association of the melioidosis agent Burkholderia pseudomallei with water parameters in rural water supplies in northern Australia. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76(15), 5305-5307.
  10. Kaestli, M., Mayo, M., Harrington, G., Ward, L., Watt, F., Hill, J. V., et al. (2009). Landscape changes influence the occurrence of the melioidosis bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei in soil in northern Australia. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 3(1). 
Click here to view more Mark Mayo publications in PubMed.
  1. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies unveils new brand in 40th year
  2. MEDIA RELEASE | Global Partnerships a key focus of the 10th World Melioidosis Congress
  3. MEDIA RELEASE | SHELab Getting to know her health
  4. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies youth training Centre honoured with Larrakia name
  5. MEDIA RELEASE | Menzies researchers RESPOND to priority diseases in our global neighbourhood
  6. The Voice to Parliament "creates an opportunity to codesign a healthy future"
  7. MEDIA RELEASE | Codesign and communication supports a healthier future
  8. NT News | Melioidosis death rates drop to 6%
  9. ABC Online | Thirty-year Menzies melioidosis study finds cases are rising but mortality has tumbled
  10. Training centre to boost biomedical workforce
  11. Media Release | Opportunities for the next generation of local scientists
  12. NT News | $300k raised to assist in bridging gap
  13. ABC News | Melioidosis story
  14. CDU Origins Edition 1 2020 | Award secures future of NT biomedical services
  15. 2019 Ramaciotti AWARD WINNER
  16. Ramaciotti Biomedical Award worth $1 million granted to Northern Territory research team
  17. Ramaciotti Foundations recognise strides in Australian-based research
  18. Tropical disease kills crocodiles in NT
  19. ABC Online | Deadly bacteria killed two crocodiles in northern Australia, despite species being highly resistant
  20. Deadly bacteria killed two crocodiles in northern Australia
  21. Media Release | Crocodile killing bacteria identified by Top End researchers
  22. Killer disease strikes crocs
  23. Media Alert | Crocodile killing bacteria identified by Top End researchers
  24. Source water key to bacterial water safety in remote Northern Australia
  25. NT News | Local Jobs Fund
  26. NMRC Strives to Reduce Risk of Melioidosis Among Deployed Sailors and Marines
  27. HOT NORTH Visiting Fellow, Arca Testamenti Travels to Darwin
  28. Funding fillip for fever tool - NT News
  29. Melioidosis study improves patient outcomes
  30. ABC Catalyst: Melioidosis feature
  31. The melioidosis files