Htin Lin Aung
| Htin Lin Aung | |
|---|---|
| Born | Myanmar |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Otago (BSc Hons, PhD) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis; community-centred TB control |
| 🏅 Awards | Rutherford Discovery Fellowship (2021); Sir Charles Hercus Fellowship (2017); Otago Early Career Award (2020) |
Htin Lin Aung is a Myanmar-born molecular microbiologist based at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. His research uses genome sequencing and community engagement to reduce the burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), particularly among Māori and Pasifika peoples. He is a Rutherford Discovery Fellow and serves as Associate Dean Pacific Research in Otago’s Division of Health Sciences.[1][2]
Early life and education
Aung moved to New Zealand in 2001 to begin undergraduate study at the University of Otago.[3] He earned a BSc (Hons) in Genetics in 2005 and completed a PhD in Microbiology in 2013, both at Otago.[1]
Career
Following his doctorate Aung undertook post-doctoral research in Otago’s Department of Microbiology and Immunology and joined the academic staff in 2014.[1] In 2017 he received a five-year Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellowship from the Health Research Council of New Zealand to investigate drug-resistant TB.[4] Aung was one of ten researchers nationwide to secure a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship in 2021 for a multidisciplinary programme designing patient- and community-centred TB services.[2] He was elected to the Royal Society Te Apārangi Council in 2020 and became Associate Dean Pacific Research the same year.[1]
Research
Aung studies the genetic diversity, transmission and drug-resistance mechanisms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in both high- and low-burden settings. His laboratory applies short- and long-read whole-genome sequencing to map TB outbreaks, identify resistance mutations and develop rapid diagnostics.[1] Current projects focus on TB strains endemic in Māori and Pasifika communities and on zoonotic TB at the wildlife–livestock–human interface.[2]
Awards and honours
- Rutherford Discovery Fellowship (Royal Society Te Apārangi, 2021)[2]
- Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellowship (Health Research Council of New Zealand, 2017–2022)[4]
- Early Career Award for Distinction in Research (University of Otago, 2020)[5]
Selected publications
- Aung, HL; Tun, T; Moradigaravand, D; Köser, CU; Nyunt, WW; Aung, ST; Lwin, T; Thinn, KK; Crump, JA; Parkhill, J; Peacock, SJ; Cook, GM; Hill, PC (2016). "Whole-genome sequencing of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Myanmar". J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 6: 113–117. doi:10.1016/j.jgar.2016.04.008. PMC 5010037. PMID 27530852.
- Aung, HL; Devine, TJ; Mulholland, CV; Arcus, VL; Cook, GM (2019). "Tackling tuberculosis in the indigenous people of New Zealand". Lancet Public Health. 4 (10): e496. doi:10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30180-X. PMID 31578985.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Associate Professor Htin Lin Aung". University of Otago. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Htin Lin Aung – Rutherford Discovery Fellowship recipients". Royal Society Te Apārangi. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ↑ "Htin's "calling" to tackle TB in vulnerable communities". Education New Zealand. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Dr Htin Lin Aung awarded major fellowship for TB research". Maurice Wilkins Centre. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ↑ "University recognises promising early career researchers". University of Otago. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
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