Dr Liyen Loh
(03) 8344 3383 | lohl@unimelb.edu.au
- Position:
- Research Officer
- Theme(s):
- Immunology, Influenza
- Unit(s):
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI)
- Lab Group(s):
- Kedzierska Group
Dr Liyen Loh obtained her PhD on HIV-1/SIV immune escape at the University of Melbourne. Following this, from 2010 to 2012 she moved to San Francisco, USA, where she worked on innate lymphocyte immunity in the developing fetus in Professor Douglas Nixon’s laboratory at the University of California, San Francisco, Division of Experimental Medicine. Liyen moved back to the University of Melbourne in mid 2012, where she works in Associate Professor Katherine Kedzierska’s laboratory. Liyen is currently investigating how the innate immune response during influenza infection contributes to protection/pathology in individuals at high-risk of severe influenza disease.
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Key Achievements
Research Groups
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Liyen has been working on human immunology and viral infections since 2005 and has published a number of peer reviewed research articles in this field. In 2009, she was the recipient of a commendation for the Victorian Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research. In 2010, she was awarded an Overseas Postdoctoral Research Fellowship by the National Health and Medical Research Council.
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Kedzierska Group
Professor Katherine Kedzierska’s team researches the immunity to viral infections, especially the newly emerged influenza viruses. Her work spans basic research – from mouse experiments to human immunity, through to clinical settings, with a particular focus on understanding universal CD8+ T cell immunity to influenza viruses. Her studies aim to identify key correlates of severe and fatal influenza disease in high-risk groups including children, the elderly and Indigenous Australians.
Lab Team
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Laboratory Head
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Research Officer
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NHMRC Peter Doherty Fellow
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Research Fellow
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Senior Research Fellow
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Dr Zhongfang WangPostdoctoral fellow
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Nicola BirdResearch Assistant
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Hayley HayleyResearch Assistant
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Emma GrantPhD student
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Sergio Quinones ParraPhD student
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Sneha SantPhD student
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Simone NeussingPhD student
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Jesseka ChaddertonPhD student
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