Rate My Professor Bart Eijkelkamp

Following his PhD, Eijkelkamp undertook postdoctoral research at the University of Adelaide’s Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, where he investigated resistance and virulence in major bacterial pathogens with emphasis on metal ions and host lipids. He received a Beacon Research Fellowship at the University of Adelaide, enabling him to establish his independent research group. In 2019, he returned to Flinders University as a Research Academic in Microbiology and later advanced to Associate Professor. He leads the Eijkelkamp Laboratory, which studies how host nutritional status, particularly fatty acids and metal ions, influences bacterial pathogens during infection. Research focuses on membrane biosynthesis, transport systems for fatty acids and metal ions, and the pathogens Streptococcus pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii. Eijkelkamp holds teaching responsibilities in microbiology, infectious diseases, molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, and immunology, and serves as topic coordinator for several undergraduate and honours courses. He has received multiple research grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Australian Research Council, and other bodies, along with awards including the Amplify Activity Award from the Australian Academy of Science and early career researcher recognitions from the University of Adelaide and the Australian Society for Microbiology.