Dr Abdalla Ali
0431242025 | abdalla.ali@unimelb.edu.au
- Position:
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Theme(s):
- Viral Infectious Diseases
- Discipline(s):
- Discovery Research
- Unit(s):
- The University of Melbourne, Department of Infectious Diseases
- Lab Group(s):
- Lewin Group
Dr Abdalla is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Lewin group at the Doherty Institute. He earned his PhD from the University of Melbourne and the University of Bonn in Germany as part of the joint PhD program offered by the Bonn and Melbourne Research and Graduate Schools. His research focuses on optimising nanocarrier systems to deliver FDA-approved small pharmacological molecules and mRNA-based therapies to reverse HIV latent infection.
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Lewin Group
The focus of the Lewin group is to understand why HIV infection persists on antiretroviral therapy and to develop new strategies to eliminate latency. The lab also researches factors that drive liver disease in HIV-hepatitis B virus co-infection. The lab is also actively involved in COVID in relation to pathogenesis, the use of primary tissue models, and developing therapeutics using gene editing strategies.
Lab Team
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Director - The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Senior Research Fellow
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Senior Research Fellow
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Dr Wei ZhaoResearch Fellow
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Dr Chris ChiuResearch Fellow
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Dr Youry KimResearch Fellow
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Dr Stan KanResearch Fellow
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Dr Jill LauClinical Research Fellow
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Clinical Research Liason Officer
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Dr Judy ChangResearch Systems Administrator
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Dr Catherine KennedyResearch Coordinator
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Research Coordinator
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Laboratory Manager
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Infectious Diseases Physician
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Carolin TumpachResearch Support Officer
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Rosalyn CaoResearch Support Officer
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Danielle FongResearch Support Officer
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Abigail TanResearch Support Officer
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Jared SternPhD Candidate
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Rachel PascoePhD Candidate
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Paula CevaalPhD Candidate
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Haoming LiuPhD Candidate
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Kiho TanakaPhD Candidate
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Rory ShepherdPhD Candidate
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Lauren WallaceHonours Student
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Bridget FisherHonours Student
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Associate Professor Edwina WrightClinical Affiliate
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Dr James McMahonClinical Affiliate
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Head, Clinical Virology and HIV Services, Deputy Director Department of Infectious Diseases Austin Health
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Associate Professor Thomas RasmussenClinical Affiliate
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