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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Sexually Transmitted Infections, PhD, Modern Ethical Syphilology. Elucidating Treponema pallidum transmission; and novel strategies for improving early detection of syphilis and other sexually transmitted infections., MONASH UNIVERSITY
Award Date: 11 Nov 2020
Sexual Health Medicine, FAChSHM
Award Date: 6 Feb 2014
Public health, Master's degree in Public Health
Award Date: 15 Aug 2012
Forensic Medicine, Master of Forensic Medicine
Award Date: 26 May 2011
Medical Fellowship, FRACGP, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Limited (RACGP)
Award Date: 12 Feb 2008
Medicine, Bachelor of Medicne, University of Newcastle
Award Date: 5 Dec 2001
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
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Epidemic syphilis in Victoria 2015: Where to from here?
Towns, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Fairley, C. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/17 → 31/12/17
Project: Research
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Exploring artificial intelligence for differentiating early syphilis from other skin lesions: a pilot study
Sun, J., Li, Y., Yu, Z., Towns, J. M., Soe, N. N., Latt, P. M., Zhang, L., Ge, Z., Fairley, C. K., Ong, J. J. & Zhang, L., 8 Jan 2025, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 25, 1, 10 p., 40.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Accuracy of symptom checker for the diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections using machine learning and Bayesian network algorithms
Soe, N. N., Towns, J. M., Latt, P. M., Woodberry, O., Chung, M., Lee, D., Ong, J. J., Chow, E. P. F., Zhang, L. & Fairley, C. K., Dec 2024, In: BMC Infectious Diseases. 24, 1, 17 p., 1408.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Management of acute sexual assault presenting to a large Australian sexual health clinic in 2012-2021: a retrospective clinical audit
Kink, A., Towns, J. M., Fairley, C. K., Phillips, T. R., Bradshaw, C. S. & Chow, E. P. F., 1 Apr 2024, In: Sexual Health. 21, 3, 10 p., SH23175.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Accessing first doses of mpox vaccine made available in Victoria, Australia
Chow, E. P. F., Chen, M. Y., Bradshaw, C. S., Towns, J. M. & Fairley, C. K., Feb 2023, In: The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 31, 2 p., 100712.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
Clinical and laboratory aspects of condylomata lata lesions of syphilis
Towns, J. M., Denham, I., Chow, E. P. F., Graves, S., Fairley, C. K., Williamson, D., Azzato, F. & Chen, M. Y., May 2023, In: Sexually Transmitted Infections. 99, 3, p. 162-166 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine Research Entry Scholarship.
Towns, Janet (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Burnet Prize for Infectious Diseases Research
Towns, Janet (Recipient), 21 Oct 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Monash University Post-doctoral Bridging Grant
Towns, J. (Recipient), 27 Jul 2021
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
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Research Training Program Stipend
Towns, J. (Recipient), 1 Jan 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Syphilis epidemic origins and latest research
24/10/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview