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Dr Susan Ballard

(03) 8344 8246 | susan.ballard@unimelb.edu.au

Position:

Principal Scientist

Theme(s):

Enteric infections, Tuberculosis, Antimicrobial Resistance, Emerging Infections

Discipline(s):

Computational Science and Genomics, Public Health, Clinical and health systems research

Unit(s):

Microbiological Diagnostic Unit (MDU) Public Health Laboratory

Judith Brett

(03) 9342 9353 | judy.brett@mh.org.au

Position:

Infection Control Consultant

Theme(s):

Enteric infections, Tuberculosis, Antimicrobial Resistance, Emerging Infections, Hepatitis

Discipline(s):

Education & Professional Development, Computational Science and Genomics, Public Health, Clinical and health systems research

Unit(s):

VICNISS

Lab Group(s):

VICNISS

Dr Ann Bull

(03) 9342 9333 | ann.bull@mh.org.au

Position:

Operations Director (VICNISS)

Theme(s):

Enteric infections, Viral Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Resistance, Emerging Infections, Influenza

Discipline(s):

Education & Professional Development, Public Health

Unit(s):

VICNISS

Lab Group(s):

VICNISS

Simon Burrell

NA | simon.burrell@mh.org.au

Position:

Data Architect

Theme(s):

Antimicrobial Resistance, Emerging Infections, Influenza

Discipline(s):

Public Health, Clinical and health systems research

Unit(s):

The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Guidance Group (RMH), National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship (NCAS)

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Dr Leon Caly

(03) 9342 9600 | leon.caly@mh.org.au

Position:

Senior Medical Scientist

Theme(s):

Viral Infectious Diseases, Dengue, Emerging Infections

Discipline(s):

Discovery Research, Computational Science and Genomics, Public Health

Unit(s):

Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL)

Lab Group(s):

Virus Identification Laboratory

Kylie Carville

(03) 9342 9376 | kylie.carville@vidrl.org.au

Position:

Epidemiologist

Theme(s):

Emerging Infections, Hepatitis , Influenza

Discipline(s):

Indigenous Health, Public Health

Unit(s):

Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL)

Professor Benjamin Cowie

(03) 9342 9374 | benjamin.cowie@mh.org.au

Position:

Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis

Theme(s):

Immunology, Emerging Infections, Hepatitis

Discipline(s):

Education & Professional Development, Global Health, Indigenous Health, Public Health, Clinical and health systems research

Unit(s):

The University of Melbourne, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL), Victorian Infectious Diseases Service (VIDS)

Lab Group(s):

Cowie Group

Dr Mark Davies

(03) 9035 6519 | mark.davies1@unimelb.edu.au

Position:

Laboratory Head

Theme(s):

Antimicrobial Resistance, Bacterial and Parasitic Infections, Emerging Infections

Discipline(s):

Discovery Research, Computational Science and Genomics, Global Health, Indigenous Health, Public Health

Unit(s):

Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI)

Lab Group(s):

Davies group

Dr Sapna Devi

(03) 9344 5715 | sapna.devi@unimelb.edu.au

Position:

Research Officer

Theme(s):

Enteric infections, Malaria, Immunology, Viral Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infections

Discipline(s):

Discovery Research, Clinical and health systems research

Unit(s):

Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI)

Lab Group(s):

Mueller Group

Dr Julian Druce

(03) 9342 9623 | julian.druce@mh.org.au

Position:

Head of Virus Identification Laboratory

Theme(s):

Viral Infectious Diseases, Dengue, Emerging Infections, Influenza

Discipline(s):

Global Health, Public Health

Unit(s):

Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL)

Lab Group(s):

Virus Identification Laboratory

Professor John Fazakerley

(03) 9731 2261 | john.fazakerley@unimelb.edu.au

Position:

Professor of Virology, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences

Theme(s):

Immunology, Viral Infectious Diseases, Bacterial and Parasitic Infections, Dengue, Emerging Infections

Discipline(s):

Discovery Research

Unit(s):

Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI)

Lab Group(s):

Fazakerley Group

Dr Nicholas Gherardin

(03) 9035 5744 | n.gherardin@unimelb.edu.au

Position:

Postdoctoral Fellow

Theme(s):

Tuberculosis, Immunology, Bacterial and Parasitic Infections, Emerging Infections

Discipline(s):

Discovery Research, Clinical and health systems research

Unit(s):

Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI)

Dr Katherine Gibney

(03) 9035 3958 | katherine.gibney@unimelb.edu.au

Position:

NHMRC early career fellow

Theme(s):

Enteric infections, Viral Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Resistance, Dengue, Emerging Infections

Discipline(s):

Indigenous Health, Public Health, Clinical and health systems research

Unit(s):

Doherty Directorate, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL), Victorian Infectious Diseases Service (VIDS)

Lab Group(s):

McVernon Group, Tong Group

Professor Karin Leder

(03) 9342 9410 | karin.leder@monash.edu

Position:

Director of Travel Medicine and Immigrant Health Services (VIDS Consultant)

Theme(s):

Emerging Infections

Discipline(s):

Global Health, Public Health

Unit(s):

Victorian Infectious Diseases Service (VIDS)

Chantel Lin

(03) 9035 3008 | chantel.lin@unimelb.edu.au

Position:

Program Manager

Theme(s):

Antimicrobial Resistance, Emerging Infections

Discipline(s):

Computational Science and Genomics, Public Health

Unit(s):

Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI) , Microbiological Diagnostic Unit (MDU) Public Health Laboratory, Doherty Directorate

Associate Professor Caroline Marshall

(03) 9342 7000 | caroline.marshall@mh.org.au

Position:

Head of the Infection Prevention and Surveillance Service (Royal Melbourne Hospital)

Theme(s):

Antimicrobial Resistance, Emerging Infections, Influenza

Discipline(s):

Public Health

Unit(s):

Victorian Infectious Diseases Service (VIDS)

Professor Jodie McVernon

(03) 8344 0633 | j.mcvernon@unimelb.edu.au

Position:

Professor and Director of Doherty Epidemiology

Theme(s):

Viral Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Resistance, Emerging Infections

Discipline(s):

Indigenous Health, Public Health

Unit(s):

Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL)

Lab Group(s):

McVernon Group

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Dr Oanh Nguyen

(03) 8344 3384 | thonguyen@unimelb.edu.au

Position:

Senior Research Fellow

Theme(s):

Immunology, Viral Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infections, Influenza

Discipline(s):

Discovery Research, Computational Science and Genomics, Indigenous Health, Clinical and health systems research

Unit(s):

Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI) , Department of Infectious Diseases

Lab Group(s):

Kedzierska Group

Dr Sacha Pidot

(03) 9035 3129 | sacha.pidot@unimelb.edu.au

Position:

Laboratory Head

Theme(s):

Antimicrobial Resistance, Emerging Infections

Discipline(s):

Discovery Research, Computational Science and Genomics

Unit(s):

Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI)

Lab Group(s):

Pidot group

Professor Damian Purcell

(03) 8344 6753 | dfjp@unimelb.edu.au

Position:

Head of Industry Partnerships | Laboratory Head

Theme(s):

Immunology, Viral Infectious Diseases, Bacterial and Parasitic Infections, Emerging Infections, Hepatitis , HIV

Discipline(s):

Discovery Research, Computational Science and Genomics, Indigenous Health, Clinical and health systems research

Unit(s):

Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI) , Doherty Directorate

Lab Group(s):

Purcell Lab

Professor Patrick Reading

(03) 9342 9326 (WHO CCRRI) | (03) 9035 8681 (DMI) | patrick.reading@influenzacentre.org | preading@unimelb.edu.au

Position:

Senior Medical Scientist and Educator

Theme(s):

Immunology, Viral Infectious Diseases, Bacterial and Parasitic Infections, Emerging Infections, Influenza

Discipline(s):

Discovery Research, Education & Professional Development, Global Health

Unit(s):

Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI) , Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL), WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza

Lab Group(s):

Reading Group

Dr Jason Roberts

(03) 9342 9610 | jason.roberts@vidrl.org.au

Position:

Head of the Electron Microscopy and Structural Virology Laboratory

Theme(s):

Viral Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infections

Discipline(s):

Discovery Research, Public Health

Unit(s):

Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL)

Lab Group(s):

Electron Microscopy and Structural Virology Laboratory

Nicole Romero

(03) 9342 9370 | nicole.romero@mh.org.au

Position:

Epidemiologist

Theme(s):

Viral Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infections, Hepatitis

Discipline(s):

Education & Professional Development, Global Health, Indigenous Health, Public Health, Clinical and health systems research

Unit(s):

Department of Infectious Diseases, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL), WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis

Lab Group(s):

Cowie Group

Dr Nichollas Scott

(03) 8344 6724 | nichollas.scott@unimelb.edu.au

Position:

Laboratory Head

Theme(s):

Immunology, Bacterial and Parasitic Infections, Emerging Infections

Discipline(s):

Discovery Research

Unit(s):

Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI)

Lab Group(s):

Scott group

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Associate Professor Torsten Seemann

- | tseemann@unimelb.edu.au

Position:

Lead Bioinformatician

Theme(s):

Enteric infections, Antimicrobial Resistance, Emerging Infections

Discipline(s):

Discovery Research, Computational Science and Genomics

Unit(s):

Microbiological Diagnostic Unit (MDU) Public Health Laboratory

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Dr Miranda Smith

(03) 8344 6456 | miranda.smith@unimelb.edu.au

Position:

Project Officer - Australian Partnership (for) Preparedness Research on Infectious (disease) Emergencies (APPRISE)

Theme(s):

Viral Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infections, HIV

Discipline(s):

Public Health

Unit(s):

Doherty Directorate

Professor Kanta Subbarao

(03) 9342 9310 | kanta.subbarao@influenzacentre.org

Position:

Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza

Theme(s):

Viral Infectious Diseases, Bacterial and Parasitic Infections, Emerging Infections, Influenza

Discipline(s):

Global Health, Public Health, Clinical and health systems research

Unit(s):

WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza

Associate Professor Bruce Thorley

(03) 9342 9607 | bruce.thorley@vidrl.org.au

Position:

Head of National Enterovirus Reference Laboratory & WHO Polio Regional Reference Laboratory

Theme(s):

Enteric infections, Viral Infectious Diseases, Bacterial and Parasitic Infections, Emerging Infections

Discipline(s):

Discovery Research, Computational Science and Genomics, Global Health, Public Health

Unit(s):

Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL)

Lab Group(s):

Thorley Group

Professor Elizabeth Vincan

(03) 9342 9348 | evincan@unimelb.edu.au

Position:

Medical Scientist / Laboratory Head

Theme(s):

Viral Infectious Diseases, Bacterial and Parasitic Infections, Emerging Infections

Discipline(s):

Discovery Research, Public Health, Clinical and health systems research

Unit(s):

The University of Melbourne, Department of Infectious Diseases, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL)

Lab Group(s):

Vincan Group

Associate Professor Odilia Wijburg

(03) 8344 9919 | odilia@unimelb.edu.au

Position:

Head of Teaching and Learning

Theme(s):

Enteric infections, Immunology, Viral Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Resistance, Bacterial and Parasitic Infections, Emerging Infections, Influenza

Discipline(s):

Discovery Research, Education & Professional Development

Unit(s):

Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI)