Prof Deborah Williamson
Dean of Medicine & Head of School
Professor of Medicine
Research areas
Professor Williamson is Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Head of the School of Medicine. She has held strategic leadership roles in academia and public health agencies across Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. She is a clinician-scientist with a global network of collaborators and over 300 journal publications. Her work has attracted significant research funding and has been recognised with awards such as the L'Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science Fellowship.
Her research focuses on the development and application of innovative technologies, particularly genomics, to address infectious diseases. Professor Williamson has a strong clinical and public health background in microbiology and virology and remains actively engaged in clinical and public health service.
Returning to Scotland in 2024, Professor Williamson joined the University of St Andrews, combining her leadership experience with a commitment to advancing medical education and research. As Dean of Medicine, she brings a wealth of leadership experience, strategic vision, and a deep commitment to improving the health and well-being of populations, both locally and globally.
PhD supervision
- Muge Cevik
- Sally Forrest
Selected publications
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Open access
Establishing quality assurance for COVID-19 antigen tests in the Indo Pacific Region: a multi-site implementation study
Prestedge, J., Ninan, M., Phoeung, C. L., Seang, K., Young, G., Khamphaphongphane, B., Norchaleun, B., Toliman, P. J., Cabuang, L., Saphonn, V., Markby, J., Ridley, K., Vallely, A., Cunningham, P. & Williamson, D. A., Mar 2025, In: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 111, 3, p. 1-8 8 p., 116677.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Increased SARS-CoV-2 IgG4 has variable consequences dependent upon Fc function, Fc receptor polymorphism, and viral variant
Aurelia, L. C., Purcell, R. A., Theisen, R. M., Kelly, A., Esterbauer, R., Ramanathan, P., Lee, W. S., Wines, B. D., Hogarth, P. M., Juno, J. A., Allen, L. F., Bond, K. A., Williamson, D. A., Trevillyan, J. M., Trubiano, J. A., Nguyen, T. H., Kedzierska, K., Wheatley, A. K., Kent, S. J. & Arnold, K. B. & 2 others, , 28 Feb 2025, In: Science Advances. 11, 9, 14 p., eads1482.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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New challenges for HIV testing in the setting of long-acting cabotegravir pre-exposure prophylaxis
Williams, E., Chibo, D., D'Costa, J., Nicholson, S., Jackson, K., Lim, C. K. & Williamson, D. A., Feb 2025, In: Pathology. 57, 1, p. 105-107 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Open access
PathoGD: an integrative genomics approach to primer and guide RNA design for CRISPR-based diagnostics
Low, S. J., O'Neill, M., Kerry, W. J., Wild, N., Krysiak, M., Nong, Y., Azzato, F., Hor, E., Williams, L., Taiaroa, G., Steinig, E., Pasricha, S. & Williamson, D. A., 30 Jan 2025, In: Communications Biology. 8, p. 1-13 13 p., 147.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Piloting an external quality assurance program (QAP) for COVID-19 antigen rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs): findings and lessons learned from Cambodia
Phoeung, C. L., Prestedge, J., Ninan, M., Cunningham, P., Bory, S., Seang, K., Heng, K., Williamson, D., Markby, J., Valley, A., Kaldor, J. & Saphonn, V., Jan 2025, In: BMJ Open Quality. 14, 8 p., e002999.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rationale and ethical assessment of an oropharyngeal gonorrhoea controlled human infection model
Williams, E., Hocking, J. S., Fairley, C. K., Chen, M. Y., Williamson, D. A., McCarthy, J. S. & Jamrozik, E., 18 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 8 p., jiaf029.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Conference report of the 2024 Antimicrobial Resistance Meeting
Chong, C. E., Pham, T. M., Carey, M. E., Wee, B. A., Taouk, M. L., Favieres, J. F., Moore, C. E., Dyson, Z. A., Lim, C., Brown, C. L., Williamson, D., Opatowski, L., Outterson, K., Mukiri, K. M., Sherry, N. L., Essack, S. Y., Brisse, S., Grad, Y. H. & Baker, K. S., 29 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: npj Antimicrobials and Resistance. 2, 6 p., 43.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Regulation and governance for the implementation and management of point-of-care testing in Australia: a scoping review
Prestedge, J., Kaufman, C. & Williamson, D. A., 24 Feb 2025, In: BMC Public Health. 25, 14 p., 758.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Emergence and clonal expansion of a qacA-harbouring sequence type 45 lineage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Nong, Y., Steinig, E., Pollock, G. L., Taiaroa, G., Carter, G. P., Monk, I. R., Pang, S., Daley, D. A., Coombs, G. W., Forde, B. M., Harris, P. N. A., Sherry, N. L., Howden, B. P., Pasricha, S., Baines, S. L. & Williamson, D. A., 21 Mar 2024, In: Communications Biology. 7, 1, p. 349Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A case of swine influenza A(H1N2)v in England, November 2023
Influenza A(H1N2)v Incident Management Team, 18 Jan 2024, In: Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin. 29, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
