Reduce HIV transmissions in Australia Appeal
Self-testing is the key to reducing undiagnosed HIV in Australia. Your support will help Professor Mark Stoové and his team make this happen.
Self-testing is the key to reducing undiagnosed HIV in Australia. Your support will help Professor Mark Stoové and his team make this happen.
Xi Yen is investigating how human immune cells respond to malaria infection, with a particular emphasis on dendritic cells. She has a particular interest in understanding the mechanisms by which pathogens, including the malaria parasite, evade or compromise host immunity.
She is also interested in investigating how immune memory against malaria is generated and how this may inform vaccine design.
Xi Yen’s honours year was carried out under the supervision of Dr Freya Fowkes and Professor John Reeder at Burnet Institute with the co-supervision of Dr Alyssa Barry at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. This used a populations genetic approach to investigate the genetic diversity of a vaccine candidate against P. vivax, the Duffy Binding Protein.
To achieve better health for vulnerable communities in Australia and internationally by accelerating the translation of research, discovery and evidence into sustainable health solutions.
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