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Biography
Associate Professor Wright is an infectious diseases physician who specialises in HIV medicine and HIV clinical research in the Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital, Monash Central Clinical School. She is also Honorary Principal Fellow and Co-Head HIV Elimination Program, Burnet Institute and Honorary Associate Professor, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity.
Associate Professor Wright’s clinical research interests include HIV prevention involving pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and early HIV treatment, HIV cure and HIV- associated neurological disorders. Dr Wright has led national and international clinical trials including a large PrEP trial in Australia, which enrolled over 5,000 participants. Dr Wright has published over 60 papers including articles published in the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and JAMA Internal.
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):
External positions
Honorary Principal Fellow , Burnet Institute (Australia)
2017 → …
Adjunct Associate Professor, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
2015 → …
Research area keywords
- HIV
- Prevention
- PrEP
- HIV Cure
- HIV prevention
- HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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An open-label study to evaluate the safety of boceprevir or telaprvir in addition to pegylated interferon and ribavirin for the treatment of chronic Hepatitis C in patients with bleeding disorders
Sasadeusz, J., Audsley, J., Lewin, S., Strasser, S. I., Wright, E., Tran, H., Iser, D. M. & Dunkley, S.
Haemophilia Foundation Australia
1/01/13 → 31/12/13
Project: Research
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Antiretroviral Initiation at ≥800 CD4+ Cells/mm3 Associated With Lower Human Immunodeficiency Virus Reservoir Size
Rasmussen, T. A., Ahuja, S. K., Kuwanda, L., Vjecha, M. J., Hudson, F., Lal, L., Rhodes, A., Chang, J., Palmer, S., Auberson-Munderi, P., Mugerwa, H., Wood, R., Badal-Faesen, S., Pillay, S., Mngqibisa, R., LaRosa, A., Hildago, J., Petoumenos, K., Chiu, C., Lutaakome, J., & 8 others, 14 Nov 2022, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 75, 10, p. 1781-1791 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Barriers to accessing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for Medicare-ineligible people in Melbourne, Australia: analysis of patients attending the PrEPMe Clinic
Cornelisse, V. J., Armishaw, J., Catton, M., Murphy, D. & Wright, E. J., Apr 2022, In: Medical Journal of Australia. 216, 6, p. 320-321 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
"How PrEPared are you?": Knowledge of and attitudes toward PrEP among overseas-born and newly arrived gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Australia
Sudarto, B., Chow, E. P. F., Medland, N., Fairley, C. K., Wright, E. J., Armishaw, J., Price, B., Phillips, T. R. & Ong, J. J., 19 Aug 2022, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 10, 16 p., 946771.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Latent Class Analysis of Sexual Behaviours and Attitudes to Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Gay and Bisexual Men Using PrEP
Traeger, M. W., Murphy, D., Ryan, K. E., Asselin, J., Cornelisse, V. J., Wilkinson, A. L., Hellard, M. E., Wright, E. J. & Stoové, M. A., Jun 2022, In: AIDS and Behavior. 26, 6, p. 1808-1820 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Real-world trends in incidence of bacterial sexually transmissible infections among gay and bisexual men using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Australia following nationwide PrEP implementation: an analysis of sentinel surveillance data
Traeger, M. W., Guy, R., Asselin, J., Patel, P., Carter, A., Wright, E. J., Grulich, A., McManus, H., Fairley, C. K., Chow, E. P. F., McNulty, A., Finlayson, R., Bell, C., Owen, L., Marshall, L., Russell, D., O'Donnell, D., Donovan, B., Hellard, M., Stoové, M. A., & 1 others, Aug 2022, In: The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 22, 8, p. 1231-1241 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Department of Health (DH) (Victoria) (External organisation)
Edwina Wright (Chair/Co-Chair)
2018 → …Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
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Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (External organisation)
Edwina Wright (Member)
2018 → …Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
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Co-head HIV Elimination Program, Burnet Institute
Edwina Wright (Fellow)
2017 → …Activity: External Academic Engagement › External research organisation, centre or institute
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Project Advisor Group, Australian Research Centre in Sex Health and Society, La Trobe University
Edwina Wright (Fellow)
2017 → …Activity: External Academic Engagement › Committees and working groups
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Member of the National Gay Men’s HIV Education Program Advisory Panel
Edwina Wright (Member)
2017 → …Activity: External Academic Engagement › External research organisation, centre or institute