Dr Wen Shi Lee
03 8344 3791 | ws.lee@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):
- Kent Group
Wen Shi is an early career researcher who has an avid interest in humoral immunity against viral infections. He completed his PhD on HIV cure strategies, examining the utility of antibody Fc effector functions against latent HIV infection. He has recently pivoted to work on COVID-19, with a focus on neutralizing antibody responses elicited by vaccination and infection and the development of monoclonal antibody therapeutics against coronavirus infections.
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Key Achievements
Publications
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Wen Shi is the inaugural recipient of the Melbourne Postdoctoral Fellowship (only one awarded per University of Melbourne Faculty), allowing him to lead a research program on future proofing human populations against COVID-19. His recent research on SARS-CoV-2 immunity has led to high impact publications in Immunity, Nature Microbiology, Nature Communications, Nature Medicine and Cell Reports. He is also regularly invited to present at national conferences and has won numerous travel awards to present at international conferences.
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Kent Group
Stephen’s group studies immunity to HIV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2. They are analysing a variety of vaccine strategies, including nanoparticle-based vaccines. They are studying a series of immune responses to gain better insights into protective immunity to important viral pathogens. They are developing monoclonal antibody therapies for HIV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 to improve the treatment of these infections. The Kent group works very closely with Dr Amy Chung’s laboratory at the Doherty Institute.
Lab Team
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Dr Adam WheatleyLaboratory Head
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Laboratory Head
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Hyon-Xhi TanPostdoctoral Fellow
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Research Fellow
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Research Officer
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Rosela WebsterPostdoctoral Fellow
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Mai Ngoc VuPostdoctoral Fellow
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Lara SchwabPostdoctoral Fellow
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Mitchell ZhengPostdoctoral Fellow
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Mai-Chi TrieuVisiting Postdoctoral Fellow
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Andrew KellyResearch Assistant
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Lauren BurmasResearch Assistant
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Julie NguyenResearch Assistant
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Robyn EsterbauerResearch Assistant
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Thakshila AmarasenaResearch Support Officer
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Jane BattenProject Manager
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Janavi RambhatlaSenior Project Officer
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Devaki PilapitiyaPhD Student
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Ruth PurcellPhD Student (co-supervisor with Amy Chung)
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Isaac Barber-AxthelmPhD Student
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Kirsty FieldPhD Student
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Samantha DavisPhD Student (co-supervisor with Amy Chung)
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Thu DoPhD Student
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Yee-Chen LiuPhD Student
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Veronica ZoestPhD Student
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Professor David O'ConnorHonorary
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Professor Shelby O'ConnorHonorary
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Dr David (Yi) JuHonorary
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Dr Hillary VandervenHonorary
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A/Prof Matt ParsonsHonorary
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Dr Nghia TruongHonorary
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Dr Sinth JegaskandaHonorary
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A/Prof Steve RockmanHonorary
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Dr Emily PilkingtonGuest Scientist
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Dr Shiyao LiGuest Scientist
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Diyana HassanelGuest Scientist
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Zihnil MazradGuest Scientist
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