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Alcohol and Other Drugs Group

Co-Heads: Professor Paul Dietze and Associate Professor Peter Higgs. Alcohol and other dru...

AMR-One Health Group

Head: Professor Robert Power. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest global...

Arbovirology Working Group

Head: Dr Johanna Fraser. Climate change is expected to increase the global vulnerability t...

Bioinformatics

Head: Dr Mark Ziemann. Helping Burnet's researchers extract meaningful results from their ...

Burnet Diagnostics Initiative (BDI)

Director: Jennifer Barnes. Scientific Director: Professor Heidi Drummer. Our working group...

Cellular Responses to Disease and Vaccination Group

Head: Dr Michelle Boyle. The group aims to understand the key cellular mechanisms that lea...

Diagnostic Markers in Chronic Immune Disorders Group

Head: Dr Raffi Gugasyan. Understanding the role of key signalling molecules that are criti...

Global Adolescent Health Group

Co Heads: Dr Elissa Kennedy and Dr Julie Hennegan. Adolescence as a key developmental stag...

Global Health: policy, practice and community action

Co Heads: Mr Chad Hughes and Ms Lisa Davidson. We translate research into sustainable heal...

Global Women's and Newborn's Health Group

Co-Heads: Professor Caroline Homer and Professor Joshua Vogel. Improving the health and we...

Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer Group

Co-Heads: Associate Professor Jessica Howell and Professor Margaret Hellard. Hepatitis B i...

HIV, Inflammation and the Microbiome

Head: Dr Lindi Masson. The focus of our work is to understand risk factors for sexually tr...

HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention

Head: Professor Mark Stoové. Conducts innovative research aimed at understanding the trans...

Immune Therapies Group

Head: Professor Mark Hogarth. Creating powerful antibody-based biological drugs which will...

Infection, Inflammation, and Innate Immunity Group

Head: Dr Anna Hearps. Develop prognostic tools and adjunctive therapies to predict and imp...

Infectious Diseases Clinical Research

Co-Heads: Associate Professor Joseph Doyle and Professor Margaret Hellard. The Infectious ...

Infectious Diseases Implementation Science

Co-Heads: Dr Alisa Pedrana and Professor Margaret Hellard. The Infectious Diseases Impleme...

Infectious Diseases Systems Epidemiology Group

Head: Professor Alyssa Barry. Humans and pathogens exist in complex populations and enviro...

Justice Health Group

Head: Professor Mark Stoové. Prisoners and ex-prisoners are disproportionately affected by...

Malaria and Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Group

Head: Professor Freya Fowkes. Understanding malaria dynamics in populations is key to impl...

Malaria Immunity and Vaccines Group

Head: Professor James Beeson. Research focussed on immunity, vaccines, new treatments and ...

Malaria Virulence and Drug Discovery Group

Co-Heads: Dr Paul Gilson and Professor Brendan Crabb. Deputy Head: Dr Hayley Bullen. Malar...

Modelling and Biostatistics Group

Head: Dr Nick Scott. Deputy Head: Dr Rachel Sacks-Davis. Modelling plays a critical role i...

Pacific Infectious Diseases (Operational Research, Surveillance and Resilience) Working Group

Co-Heads: Dr Caroline van Gemert and Dr Jane Greig. Providing technical expertise and supp...

Retroviral Biology and Antivirals Group

Head: Professor Gilda Tachedjian. Our overall goal is to identify and develop effective an...

Surveillance and Evaluation Group

Head: Professor Margaret Hellard. Manager: Mr Jason Asselin. This group manages HIV, Viral...

Tuberculosis Elimination and Implementation Science Group

Co-Heads: Dr Philipp du Cros and Acting Co-Head Dr Khai Huang. Supporting national tubercu...

Vector-Borne Diseases and Tropical Public Health Group

Head: Professor Leanne Robinson. Accelerating towards elimination of vector-borne diseases...

Viral Entry and Vaccines Group

Co-Heads: Professor Heidi Drummer and Dr Andy Poumbourios. HIV infects more than 37 millio...

Young People's Health Group

Head: Associate Professor Megan Lim. The Young People’s Health research group is working t...