Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Country of Expertise |
| Nanoparticle vaccines. We are investigating these vaccines which have the potential for controlled release of important HIV vaccine antigens |
Australia, Indonesia, United States of America |
| Combined Influenza-AIDS vaccines |
Australia, Indonesia, United States of America |
| CD4 T cell subsets: what really counts in preventing HIV disease? |
Australia, Indonesia, United States of America |
| 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, Indonesia, United States of America |
| 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 |
International Linkages
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Science |
La Trobe University |
31-Dec-1988 |
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| Masters Preliminary |
Monash University |
31-Dec-1992 |
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| Doctor of Philosophy |
University of Melbourne |
01-Dec-2003 |
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Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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.
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