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  • Research Groups

    Current Projects

    • Immunogenicity of repeated influenza vaccination

      Project led by the Valkenburg Lab


    Lab Team


    Clinical Research

    Anyone can be infected by influenza, but some people are more susceptible to infection, severe disease and clinical complications. Clinical studies at the Doherty Institute are focused on specific risk groups, seeking to understand characteristics of viruses and the immune system that result in increased susceptibility and clinical severity. In particular, current studies are considering:

    Doherty Institute researchers are also characterising immune responses to influenza vaccination or infection in various groups of people, including:

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    Current projects

    • Influenza

      How do cross-reactive memory B cells affect influenza vaccine titers?

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    • Influenza

      LIFT: Investigating T cell immunity to influenza in Indigenous populations

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    • Influenza

      Understanding immunity to influenza viruses in patients hospitalised with severe and fatal disease

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