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Dr. Bec King is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences within Griffith Health at Griffith University, based on the Gold Coast campus in the Health Sciences building (G05), room 2.36. Her contact extension is (07) 555 28325. She convenes several specialized courses in medical laboratory science, including Clinical Microbiology (3006MSC), Science of Infection Control (3001MSC), and Clinical Laboratory Discipline Based Project (4004MSC). These courses are offered in Trimester 1, 2026, on the Gold Coast campus in an on-campus mixed mode format, equipping students with practical skills in microbiology, infection control, and laboratory project work essential for professional practice in healthcare settings.
In 2022, Dr. King was awarded a Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning by the Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT), recognizing her innovative placement preparation program that trains work-ready Medical Laboratory Scientists. She collaborates on research aimed at enhancing employability in medical laboratory science, including co-authoring work titled 'Enhancing employability workshops: Improving placement experiences for medical laboratory science students' with Professor Indu Singh, Dr. Ian Cassady, Dr. Allan Hicks, Dr. Avinash Kundur, and others. Her contributions extend to the Australian Journal of Medical Science (November 2025 edition) and she provided critical feedback acknowledged in the 2026 publication 'Cardioprotection Through Mitochondrial Modulation: A Systematic Review of Pharmacological Interventions in Animal Models of IR Injury' by T. Ybanez et al. Dr. King maintains scholarly profiles on Google Scholar (user: g4tRTrEAAAAJ, verified Griffith email) and ORCID (0000-0002-5267-6243), documenting her research outputs, teaching, and professional activities in pharmacy and medical sciences.
