Rate My Professor Guy Cameron

Dr. Guy Cameron, a proud Wailwan man from the Wailwan people with family connections to Wongaibon and Dainggatti, is an early career researcher affiliated with the University of Newcastle's College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Immunology and Microbiology and Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (Honours) from the University of Newcastle. His doctoral research focused on immune pathways in sterile acute kidney injury and ascending bacterial urinary tract infections. Earlier work investigated immune responses in respiratory diseases including asthma and COPD using preclinical models, resulting in several co-authored publications. Currently, as a postdoctoral researcher with Professor Kelvin Kong’s team at the Hunter Medical Research Institute, he studies the role of Alloiococcus otitidis in chronic suppurative otitis media, particularly in Aboriginal children. He has also conducted audits of respiratory and ENT interventions in the Hunter New England Local Health District.

Holding positions as Microbiomic ECR Fellow and Indigenous Imaging Fellow in the School of Medicine and Public Health, Dr. Cameron leads key projects such as the NHMRC Ideas Grant (2025-2027, $1,373,783) on modulating iron for upper respiratory infections and otitis media in children, and the NSW Ministry of Health Early-Mid Career Researcher Grant (2023-2026, $500,000) for genomic surveillance of ear disease-causing bacteria. He contributes to MRFF-funded initiatives on asthma in Aboriginal pregnant women and chronic respiratory diseases in rural communities. Notable publications include "Airway and parenchymal transcriptomics in a novel model of asthma and COPD overlap" (Tu et al., Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2022), "Indigenous student engagement in science: a case study addressing the lack of diversity and equity in biomedical science and pharmacy research for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people" (Yabang et al., Immunology and Cell Biology, 2025), "Differences in pulmonary group 2 innate lymphoid cells are dependent on mouse age, sex and strain" (Loering et al., Immunology and Cell Biology, 2021), and "Emerging therapeutic potential of group 2 innate lymphoid cells in acute kidney injury" (Cameron et al., Journal of Pathology, 2019). Awards include the Indigenous STEM Professional Career Achievement Award (CSIRO and BHP Foundation, 2021) and HMRI Best Oral Presentation (2024). He co-chairs the Indigenous Student Engagement Committee, mentors students, and serves on ethics and health research panels, advancing Indigenous health equity.