Australian Institute of Tropical Health & Medicine

Brian Cooke

Brian Cooke

Amanda Murphy

Amanda Murphy

Tessa Knox

Tessa Knox

Justin Sexton

Justin Sexton

Adeshina Adekunle

Adeshina Adekunle

Brogan Amos

Brogan Amos

Rachael Ryan

Rachael Ryan

Emma McBryde

Emma McBryde

Juergen Reichardt

Juergen Reichardt

Tanya Russell

Tanya Russell

Macrobiome Therapeutics Research Contract
Suchandan Sikder
23 Oct 2025 - 31 Jan 2027
This project involved Macrobiome contracting JCU to undertake R&D activities relating to the clinical development of two hookworm-derived proteins (MBT001 and MBT002) that are candidate drugs for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. The aim of this project is to acquire further data on the drug mechanism(s) of action (MOA) and efficacy is various pre-clinical models of colitis, as well as bioinformatically linking the MOA with the appropriate human disease population to target in future clinical trials.
Centre of Research Excellence in Tuberculosis Control on both sides of our border. (Old ID 26555)
Emma McBryde
01 Jan 2019 - 31 Oct 2024
This is a capacity building project on tuberculosis research including clinical trials, genomics, immunology and modelling for policy decision support. It involves researchers at USyd, U Melb, Monash and JCU. My role is in mathematical modelling of tuberculosis and this work will provide a network of tuberculosis researchers with which to collaborate.

Immunomodulatory and biological properties of helminth-derived small molecules: Potential applications in diagnostics and therapeutics

  • 2022
  • Frontiers
  • Researchers:Roland RuscherAlex LoukasPhurpa Wangchuk

Environmental drivers of the occurrence and abundance of the Irukandji jellyfish (Carukia barnesi)

Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Endemic Plants of the Australian Wet Tropics

  • 2022
  • MDPI
  • Researchers:Roland RuscherDarren CraynMichael LiddellPhurpa Wangchuk

A high-throughput screening RT-qPCR assay for quantifying surrogate markers of immunity from PBMCs

SAfE transport: wearing face masks significantly reduces the spread of COVID-19 on trains

Mollusk allergy: Not simply cross-reactivity with crustacean allergens

Peptides derived from hookworm anti-inflammatory proteins suppress inducible colitis in mice and inflammatory cytokine production by human cells

Novel antiinflammatory biologics shaped by parasite–host coevolution

Knockout of liver fluke granulin, Ov-grn-1, impedes malignant transformation during chronic infection with Opisthorchis viverrini

Opticane: an irrigation and weather support tool

Title: Australasian Society for Immunology
Reseracher: Andreas Kupz (Professorial Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2010
Title: Gordon Ada Career Advancement Award
Reseracher: Andreas Kupz (Professorial Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2020
Title: CSL Centenary Fellowship (declined)
Reseracher: Andreas Kupz (Professorial Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2021
Title: Gene Awards – Finalist
Reseracher: Andreas Kupz (Professorial Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2023
Title: Alfried Krupp Senior Fellowship
Reseracher: Andreas Kupz (Professorial Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2024
Title: JCU Division of Tropical Health and Medicine (DTHM) Early & Mid-Career Professional Development working group
Reseracher: Andreas Kupz (Professorial Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2022
Title: JCU Division of Tropical Health and Medicine (DTHM) Early & Mid-Career Professional Development working group
Reseracher: Andreas Kupz (Professorial Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2018
End Date: 01 Jan 2021
Title: Australian Society for Parasitology
Reseracher: Vignesh Ambothi Rathinasamy (Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2012
Title: Indian Society for Parasitology
Reseracher: Vignesh Ambothi Rathinasamy (Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2019
Title: CPHMVS Research and Reseaerch Training Committee
Reseracher: Andreas Kupz (Professorial Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2022