Dr Julio Carrera Montoya
+61 3 8344 9943 | julio.carreramontoya@unimelb.edu.au
- Position:
- Research Officer
- Theme(s):
- Immunology, Viral Infectious Diseases
- Discipline(s):
- Discovery Research
- Unit(s):
- The University of Melbourne, Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI)
- Lab Group(s):
- Mackenzie Group, Torresi Group
Julio Carrera Montoya is an early career postdoctoral scientist at the Doherty Institute. His PhD was awarded in early 2022 under the supervision of Professor Cameron Simmons and Professor Jason Mackenzie at the University of Melbourne, Doherty Institute. Julio has years of experience in biomedical research, focused on vaccine development and the generation of molecular tools for the study and control of flaviviruses (ZIKV, DENV, JEV, MVEV, KUNV) and SARS-CoV-2. Julio´s expertise includes the design, generation and characterisation of vaccine candidates using different platforms and their efficacy testing in murine models. Julio’s work also include hands-on processing and imaging by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), fly and mosquito models in APC3 for the study of intracellular symbiotic bacteria (Wolbachia) that control the replication of flaviviruses in vivo and an industry-driven research agreement for the characterisation of a broad-spectrum antivirals.
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Key Achievements
Publications
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- Full tuition scholarship. MSc in Microbiology. 2012- 2014. San Francisco de Quito University.
- Presidential scholarship. 2013 - 2014. San Francisco de Quito University.
- Melbourne Research Scholarship. 2016-2020. The University of Melbourne.
- Major Barlett Scholarship, 2019. The University of Melbourne.
- Millis-Jackson Scholarship, 2019. The University of Melbourne
- Best talk in Vaccines and antivirals. 2022. Australasian Virology Society (AVS11).
- The Equity in Science (EQiS) award. 2023. The University of Melbourne.
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology Collaborative Awards. 2023. The University of Melbourne.
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Mackenzie Group
We investigate the intracellular replication of Flaviviruses and Noroviruses, to understand how replication influences cellular functions and immune dysfunction. In particular the influences viral replication imparts on metabolic and stress pathways that ultimately lead to immune regulation and dysfunction.
Lab Team
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Laboratory Head
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Dr Susann Liebscher
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Dr Soroush Sarvestani
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Ben CottonPhD Student
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Turgut AktepePhD Student
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Adam Lopez-DenmanPhD Student
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Svenja FritzlarPhD Student
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David ChaoHonours Student
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Stef van der Krieken
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Torresi Group
Joe’s group is focused on hepatitis virology including work on hepatitis C vaccines and neutralising antibody responses and hepatitis B and C pathogenesis. In addition, his group conducts clinical research in travel medicine including dengue and other arboviral infections.
Lab Team
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Senior research officer
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Dr Ruth Chin
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Ms Linda Earnest Silveira
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Ms Shessy Torres
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