Rachel Sacks-davis
Research Officer
Public Health
Burnet Institute
Australia
Biography
After completing her BA (Hons)/BSc Rachel joined Burnet as a Research Assistant in 2008. Since then she has worked on a range of projects in sexual health and blood-borne virus epidemiology. Rachel’s PhD combined epidemiology, phylogenetics, social network analysis and mathematical modelling to study hepatitis C transmission and natural history amongst people who inject drugs. In 2015 she will be commencing an Early Career Fellowship using mathematical modelling to study tuberculosis and other infectious diseases.
Research Interest
Behaviours and Health Risks Disease Elimination Maternal and Child Health
Publications
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Hepatitis C elimination by 2030 through treatment and prevention: think global, act in local networks. Hellard M, Sacks-Davis R, Doyle J J Epidemiol Commun Health. 2016 Jun; 70:1151-1154
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Venue-Based Networks May Underpin HCV Transmissions amongst HIV-Infected Gay and Bisexual Men. Bradshaw D, Raghwani J, Jacka B, Sacks-Davis R, Lamoury F, Down I, Prestage G, Applegate TL, Hellard M, Sasadeusz J, Dore GJ, Pybus OG, Matthews GV, Danta M PLoS One. 2016 Sep; 11(9):e0162002
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Pathways to the elimination of hepatitis C: prioritising access for all. Pedrana AE, Sacks-Davis R, Doyle JS, Hellard ME Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2017 Oct; 10(10):1023-1026
