Kat Holt

Kathryn "Kat" Elizabeth Holt is an Australian computational biologist specializing in infectious disease genomics. She is a professor at Monash University's Department of Infectious Diseases and a professor of Microbial Systems Genomics at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). Her current research focuses on investigating the evolution and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance. In 2015, Holt received the L'Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent Award.

Early life and education The daughter of two biomedical scientists, Holt grew up in an environment where science was a frequent topic of discussion.

From 2002 to 2005, she was a research assistant at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research. In 2004, Holt graduated from the University of Western Australia with Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Biochemistry, Applied Statistics, and Philosophy, as well as Honours in Genetics with a focus on plant gene expression. 2016 - Georgina Sweet Award for Women in Quantitative Biomedical Science 2017 - Gottschalk Medal for Medical Research 2017 - Viertel Foundation Senior Medical Research Fellowship 2017 - HHMI-Gates International Research Scholar