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Professor Elizabeth Batty

Professor Elizabeth Batty

Contact information

Email
Elizabeth.B@tropmedres.ac

Research groups

MORU Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit

Elizabeth Batty

Associate Professor

Head of Molecular Microbiology

Microbiology

I research the genomics of microbial pathogens with researchers from across the MORU network. My current projects include the genomics of Orientia tsutsugamushi, the causative agent of scrub typhus, and tracking the transmission of E. coli and K. pneumoniae in hospitals and the community in Cambodia. I am also interested in new sequencing technologies and work with colleagues in Cambodia and Laos to perform sequencing in those countries, and run workshops to train local researchers in computing and bioinformatics.

Podcast interview

Genomic surveillance in Southeast Asia

Elizabeth's research focuses on genomic surveillance of pathogens in Southeast Asia to identify causes of febrile illness, monitor antimicrobial resistance, and guide appropriate treatments. Using metagenomics to analyse patient blood samples, she aim to develop better diagnostics for rural settings, enabling faster, targeted treatment and improved patient outcomes.

Recent publications

Baloxavir marboxil, favipiravir, or oseltamivir in patients with non-severe symptomatic seasonal influenza (AD ASTRA): a phase 2, open-label, adaptive, randomised controlled trial.

Jittamala P. et al, (2026), The Lancet. Infectious diseases

Cross- Wellcome Africa Asian Programmes (AAPs) Acceleration of Genomics for Escalating infectious Diseases, (CAGED) Consortium

Kiyuka PK. et al, (2026), Wellcome Open Research, 11, 87 - 87

Neglected rickettsial diseases in Southeast Asia: Twenty-five years of progress in surveillance, diagnostics, and clinical research

Blacksell SD. et al, (2026), PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 20, e0014318 - e0014318

Predicting referral need for febrile children in low-resource community settings in South and Southeast Asia

Chandna A. et al, (2026), Nature Medicine, 32, 1907 - 1916

A repetitive nucleotide insertion in the rplV gene is associated with in vitro resistance to azithromycin in Rickettsia typhi

Phuklia W. et al, (2026), PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 20, e0014249 - e0014249