Contact Details
| Organization: | Microbiology and Immunology |
| Position: | PRINCIPAL RESEARCH FELLOW 1 |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | www.microbiol.unimelb.edu.au/people/kent |
| Work: | +61 3 8344 9939 |
| Fax: | +61 3 8344 3846 |
| Room: | 2.03 |
| Level: | 02 |
| Building: | Microbiology Building |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|
| Immune escape. We are studying how immune pressures result in immune escape variants and the impact this has on the fitness of the virus | Australia, United States of America, Indonesia |
| Nanoparticle vaccines. We are investigating these vaccines which have the potential for controlled release of important HIV vaccine antigens | Australia, United States of America, Indonesia |
| Combined Influenza-AIDS vaccines | Australia, United States of America, Indonesia |
| CD4 T cell subsets: what really counts in preventing HIV disease? | Australia, Indonesia, United States of America |
| Utility of anti-envelope T cell immunity | Australia, United States of America, Indonesia |
| Immune therapy. We have shown that reinfusing autologous cells coated with overlapping peptide (termed OPAL) can induce high levels of T cell immunity | Australia, United States of America, Indonesia |
| Antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity - a neglected anti-HIV immune response | Australia, United States of America, Indonesia |
| How fast do anti-HIV T cells kill infected cells - differences in killing kinetics across HIV vaccines | Australia, United States of America, Indonesia |
| HIV vaccines to induce broadly neutralising antibodies | Australia, United States of America, Indonesia |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| United States | National Institutes of Health | Exchange, Research |
| United States | University of Wisconsin | Exchange, Research, Technical Assistance/Training |
| United States | Johns Hopkins University | Research |
| Indonesia | Bogor Agricultural University | Exchange, Research, Technical Assistance/Training |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery | Monash University | 31-Dec-1985 | |
| Doctor of Medicine | Monash University | 31-Dec-1996 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship | Date Awarded |
|---|---|
| Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) | 31-Dec-1993 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Dynamical Systems (MATHEMATICS) (230113)
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry (PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY INCL. STRUCTURAL) (250103)
- Synthesis of Macromolecules (MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY) (250501)
- Virology (MICROBIOLOGY) (270303)
- Biotechnology not elsewhere classified (BIOTECHNOLOGY) (270899)
- Nanotechnology (INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING) (291804)
- Cellular Immunology (IMMUNOLOGY) (320202)
- Immunology not elsewhere classified (IMMUNOLOGY) (320299)
- Medical Biochemistry: Nucleic Acids (MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND CLINICAL CHEMISTRY) (320304)
- Medical Virology (MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY) (320402)
- Central Nervous System (NEUROSCIENCES) (320702)
- Infectious Diseases (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321010)
- Medical Biotechnology (OTHER MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES) (329902)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Treatments (e.g. chemicals, anntibiotics) (HUMAN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS) (670403)
- Prevention - biologicals (e.g. vaccines) (VETERINARY PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS) (670501)
- Treatments (e.g. chemicals, anntibiotics) (VETERINARY PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS) (670503)
- Other (MATERIALS PERFORMANCE AND PROCESSES) (680399)
- Infectious diseases (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730101)
- Immune system and allergy (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730102)
- Cancer and related disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730108)
- Physical sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780102)
- Chemical sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780103)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNA AND AVIPOX VACCINES FOR HIV | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Medical & Dental Postgraduate Scholarships | 01/01/2002 |
| Research Fellowship | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Research Fellowship | 01/01/2003 |
| HIV Infection: Immunobiology and Vaccine design | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Program Grants | 01/01/2004 |
| OPAL immunotherapy for AIDS | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Development Grants | 01/01/2005 |
| IMMUNE RESPONSES TARGETING ENFUVITIDE SENSITIVE AND RESISTANT VIRUSES | Chief Investigator | ROCHE PRODUCTS PTY LTD | FUZEON Inititatives - National Discoveries Awards - | 27/09/2006 |
| THERAPEUTIC VACCINES TO PROTECT AGAINST DRUG RESISTANT HIV | Chief Investigator | GLAXOSMITHKLINE AUSTRALIA | GSK Post Graduate Support Grant | 01/12/2006 |
| Establishment of the HIV reservoir during acute infection | Chief Investigator | THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR AIDS RESEARCH (AMFAR) | Targeted RFP: Optimizing the Treatment of HIV Infection | 01/07/2007 |
| NHMRC Research Fellowship | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Research Fellowship | 01/01/2008 |
| THE DYNAMICS OF LATENCY IN CHRONIC VIRAL INFECTION | Chief Investigator | UNIVERSITY OF NSW | Discovery Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2009 |
| HIV & HCV VACCINES AND IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS - SUPPORT FUNDING | Chief Investigator | UNIVERSITY OF NSW | Research Support (UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES - DO NOT USE (636)) | 01/01/2009 |
| Royal Australasian College of Physicians Fellowship | Principal Supervisor | ROYAL AUST COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS | Fellowships and Scholarships (General Award) | 01/01/2009 |
| ESCAPE AND REVERSION OF CRITICAL IMMUNE RESPONSES: INSIGHTS INTO EFFECTIVE IMMUNITY TO HIV | Chief Investigator | UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE | Melbourne Research Grants Scheme | |
| VACCINE FOR HIV USING NOVEL MUSCOSAL VECTOR AND ADJUVANT | Chief Investigator | GATES FOUNDATION | Grand Challenges Explorations |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFETY STUDIES OF OPAL VACCINE TECHNOLOGY | Chief Investigator | OPAL PTY LTD | 01/01/2006 |
| EFFICACY STUDIES OF OPAL VACCINE TECHNOLOGY | Chief Investigator | OPAL PTY LTD | 30/01/2006 |
| OPAL IMMUNOTHERAPY: COMPARING DELIVERY OF PEPTIDE VACCINES BY WHOLE BLOOD VS PBMC IN MACAQUES | Chief Investigator | MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | 13/11/2007 |
| WHOLE INACTIVATED SIV PULSED BLOOD STUDY IN MONKEYS | Chief Investigator | OPAL PTY LTD | 23/06/2008 |
| LICENSE AGREEMENT - OPAL IMMUNOTHERAPY: COMPARING DELIVERY OF PEPTIDE VACCINES BY WHOLE BLOOD VS PBMC IN MACAQUES | Chief Investigator | OPAL PTY LTD |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.