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Biography
I am the Director of the Institute of Vector-Borne Disease at Monash University. I am also the Director of the Oceania hub of the World Mosquito Program (WMP). The WMP uses Wolbachia for the biocontrol of arboviruses (e.g. dengue, Zika and chikungunya) that are transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. My leadership role is to deliver high quality Wolbachia implementation projects and allied field and laboratory research in Australia and the Indo-Pacific. I led the first cluster randomised trial of Wolbachia for the control of dengue in indonesia.
I spent 13years of my academic career with the University of Oxford and based in Vietnam at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases. It was here, seeing severe dengue patients on an almost daily basis, that I developed an international reputation for clinical and laboratory research on the epidemiology, pathogenesis and management of dengue. I have a long history of consulting to the World Health Organisation and to private sector drug and vaccine development companies.
I have significant leadership and operational experience in Australia and the Asia/Pacific. I have Harvard Business School Executive training and am a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 1 Dec 1997
Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of Melbourne
Award Date: 1 Dec 1992
External positions
Professor of Infectious Diseases, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit
1 Jul 2010 → 31 Dec 2020
Research area keywords
- Dengue
- Epidemiology
- Clinical Trials
- global health
- Infectious Diseases
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Defining the antiviral effects of Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Fraser, J., Mackenzie, J. & Simmons, C.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Bio-engineering Insect-Specific Flaviviruses for control of arboviruses
Setoh, Y. X. & Simmons, C.
30/06/21 → 29/05/25
Project: Research
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Wolbachia for the biocontrol of arboviral diseases
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/20 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Haier ultra-low temperature freezer and Vilber E-box CX5 Edge Gel Documentation System
1/10/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Aedes aegypti abundance and insecticide resistance profiles in the Applying Wolbachia to Eliminate Dengue trial
Tantowijoyo, W., Tanamas, S. K., Nurhayati, I., Setyawan, S., Budiwati, N., Fitriana, I., Ernesia, I., Wardana, D. S., Supriyati, E., Arguni, E., Meitika, Y., Prabowo, E., Andari, B., Green, B. R., Hodgson, L., Rancès, E., Ryan, P. A., O’neill, S. L., Anders, K. L., Ansari, M. R., & 4 others, Apr 2022, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 16, 4, 16 p., e0010284.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Dengue virus population genetics in Yogyakarta, Indonesia prior to city-wide Wolbachia deployment
Arguni, E., Indriani, C., Rahayu, A., Supriyati, E., Yohan, B., Hayati, R. F., Wardana, S., Tantowijoyo, W., Anshari, M. R., Rahayu, E., Rubangi, Ahmad, R. A., Utarini, A., Simmons, C. P. & Sasmono, R. T., Aug 2022, In: Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 102, 12 p., 105308.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Disruption of spatiotemporal clustering in dengue cases by wMel Wolbachia in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Dufault, S. M., Tanamas, S. K., Indriani, C., Utarini, A., Ahmad, R. A., Jewell, N. P., Simmons, C. P. & Anders, K. L., 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1, 11 p., 9890.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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EVITA Dengue: a cluster-randomized controlled trial to EValuate the efficacy of Wolbachia-InfecTed Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in reducing the incidence of Arboviral infection in Brazil
Collins, M. H., Potter, G. E., Hitchings, M. D. T., Butler, E., Wiles, M., Kennedy, J. K., Pinto, S. B., Teixeira, A. B. M., Casanovas-Massana, A., Rouphael, N. G., Deye, G. A., Simmons, C. P., Moreira, L. A., Nogueira, M. L., Cummings, D. A. T., Ko, A. I., Teixeira, M. M. & Edupuganti, S., 2022, In: Trials. 23, 1, 18 p., 185.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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The diagnosis of dengue in patients presenting with acute febrile illness using supervised machine learning and impact of seasonality
Ming, D. K., Tuan, N. M., Hernandez, B., Sangkaew, S., Vuong, N. L., Chanh, H. Q., Chau, N. V. V., Simmons, C. P., Wills, B., Georgiou, P., Holmes, A. H., Yacoub, S. & on behalf of the Vietnam ICU Translational Applications Laboratory (VITAL) Investigators, 14 Mar 2022, In: Frontiers in Digital Health. 4, 8 p., 849641.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)