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Biography

I am a Research Fellow with the Department of Microbiology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute. I completed my PhD at the Burnet Institute in Melbourne (2011) in hepatitis C virus, then undertook postdoctoral research in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University. There, I researched the pathogenic roles of the dengue virus NS5 protein and identified several potential antiviral therapeutics, including one that has now been licensed and has patents approved in multiple countries.

 
I currently run an NHMRC- and ARC-funded research program focussed on understanding the molecular mechanisms that underpin Wolbachia-mediated virus inhibition in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes - the novel biocontrol tool established by Monash-based World Mosquito program. I am also using molecular virology techniques to determine the risk of viral resistance developing towards this technology. My research primarily uses molecular technologies including high resolution imaging, genomics and proteomics techniques to better understand how Wolbachia modifies this host to create an antiviral environment.

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):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

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