Background

Michael completed a Master of Science in Epidemiology at the University of Melbourne in 2017. During his degree, Michael conducted research on risk compensation and sexually transmitted infections among gay and bisexual men using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.

Michael joins Burnet as a research assistant for the ACCESS (Australian Collaboration for Coordinated Enhanced Sentinel Surveillance of STIs and BBVs) project. He has a particular interest in STI and blood-borne virus epidemiology among disadvantaged and high-risk populations, including gay and bisexual men, people who inject drugs and young people.

Qualifications

• 2017: Master of Science (Epidemiology), University of Melbourne
• 2014: Bachelor of Science, University of Melbourne

Projects (1)

Current (1)

• ACCESS: STI and BBV surveillance system
  ACCESS is a surveillance system that collates important information on a range of STIs and BBVs.

Publications (2)

2019 (1)

• Association of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis With Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Individuals at High Risk of HIV Infection.
  Traeger MW, Cornelisse VJ, Asselin J, Price B, Roth NJ, Willcox J, Tee BK, Fairley CK, Chang CC, Armishaw J, Vujovic O, Penn M, Cundill P, Forgan-Smith G, Gall J, Pickett C, Lal L, Mak A, Spelman TD, Nguyen L, Murphy DA, Ryan KE, El-Hayek C, West M, Ruth S, Batrouney C, Lockwood JT, Hoy JF, Hellard ME, Stoové MA, Wright EJ; PrEPX Study Team
  JAMA. 2019 Apr; 321(14):1380-1390

2018 (1)

• Effects of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection on Sexual Risk Behavior in Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
  Traeger MW, Schroeder SE, Wright EJ, Hellard ME, Cornelisse VJ, Doyle JS, Stoové MA
  Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Mar; 67(5):676-686

News Articles (6)

2019 (1)

• Condom use not linked with STI increase among men using PrEP

2018 (4)

• New insights into PrEP, STIs, condom use
• AIDS 2018 prize for Burnet researcher
• Burnet Travel Awards
• Burnet at the heart of Midsumma

2017 (1)

• U=U addressing HIV stigma