Disease modelling

DSTG conducts a multi-disciplinary research program to establish ways of countering the malicious use of biological and chemical agents against Defence and civilian personnel.

Examples of research projects undertaken in this program are:

• modelling of the processes and timings of disease emergence in a community
• identification of generic biomarkers in urine indicative of exposure or infection, thereby facilitating diagnosis of a specific disease
• development of molecular identification techniques to enable rapid identification of microbial pathogens in the event of a biological warfare attack, and
• investigation of potential medical countermeasures to biological and chemical threats.