Naomi Daniels

Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Otago, New Zealand

VALIDATE Role:

Network Associate

Biography:

Naomi completed her PhD at the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, Wellington, New Zealand. Presently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, Naomi's research centres on unraveling the mechanisms employed by highly virulent strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to evade protective immunity induced by the BCG vaccine. This work aims to contribute to the rational design of improved TB vaccines capable of targeting hypervirulent Mtb strains, such as the Beijing genotype, addressing a critical gap in TB prevention strategies.