Low birth weight in Papua New Guinea
Low birth weight in Papua New Guinea is a killer. Help us research what is causing low birth weight in PNG so that we can stop it.
Donate now to tip the scales back in favour of babies in PNG.
Low birth weight in Papua New Guinea is a killer. Help us research what is causing low birth weight in PNG so that we can stop it.
Donate now to tip the scales back in favour of babies in PNG.
Julia joined the Malaria and Infectious Disease Epidemiology group in 2013 as a postdoctoral scientist.
Her current research interests include the epidemiology and immunology of malaria, with a particular emphasis on correlates of immunity and susceptibility to malaria.
In 2012 she completed her doctorate at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research/University of Melbourne, focussing on the innate immune response and human severe malaria.
During her PhD, Julia was involved in a large collaborative study of peripheral blood mononuclear cell cytokine and chemokine responses and disease outcome in a severe malaria case control study in Papua New Guinean children.
As well as her research pursuits, Julia has a keen interest in science communication and community engagement, having been involved in a University of Melbourne Mentoring Program for gifted secondary school students, CSIRO Education’s Scientists in Schools Program, the “Einstein A-Go-Go” science radio program, and teaching at the Gene Technology Access Centre at University High School.
Julia is currently completing a Master of Public Health at Monash University.