Australian Institute of Tropical Health & Medicine

Vignesh Ambothi Rathinasamy

Vignesh Ambothi Rathinasamy

Yide Wong

Yide Wong

Richard Keene

Richard Keene

Roslyn Hickson

Roslyn Hickson

Suchandan Sikder

Suchandan Sikder

Harindra Sathkumara Mudiyanselage

Harindra Sathkumara Mudiyanselage

Jamie Seymour

Jamie Seymour

Tom Burkot

Tom Burkot

Alex Loukas

Alex Loukas

Roland Ruscher

Roland Ruscher

Hookworm peptide therapeutic for oral treatment of IBD (Old ID 26317)
Roland Ruscher
01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2022
We intend to develop an orally delivered peptide that can modulate the immune system and be develope...
Novel therapeutics for diabetes sourced from Northern Australian biota. (Old ID 27321)
Roland Ruscher
01 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2022
The aim of this project is to develop lead diabetes drug candidates from hookworm saliva and build a...
TB vaccination-challenge study. (Old ID 27368)
Socorro Miranda-Hernandez
19 Aug 2021 - 31 Mar 2022
This project will test the efficacy of new tuberculosis vaccine formulations developed by Lipotek Pt...
Evaluation of BCGΔBCG1419c:ESAT6-PE25SS in immunocompetent and immunocompromised mouse models of TB (Old ID 27605)
Socorro Miranda-Hernandez
01 Jun 2022 - 31 May 2023
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health concern that causes more than 1.5 million deaths each yea...
Evaluation of BCGΔBCG1419c:ESAT6-PE25SS in immunocompetent and immunocompromised mouse models of TB (Old ID 27605)
Andreas Kupz
01 Jun 2022 - 31 May 2023
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health concern that causes more than 1.5 million deaths each yea...
Antimicrobial properties of molecular isolates from tropical fauna and flora (Old ID 26468)
Andreas Kupz
01 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2020
Since the introduction of antibiotics, the burden of disease from infectious diseases has significan...
Plasmodium vivax transmission blocking studies in the South Pacific (Old ID 23455)
Tom Burkot
01 Dec 2018 - 30 Nov 2022
This project is aimed at better understanding transmission of P. vivax, the world's most widely spre...
JCU Mosquito Trap Development (Old ID 23664)
Tom Burkot
01 May 2018 - 30 Apr 2020
To design and validate traps that are low cost and sensitive enough for Aedes aegypti and Aedes albo...
Stronger surveillance and systems support for rapid identification and containment of resurgent or resistant vector borne pathogens in Papua New Guinea. (Old ID 26446)
Tom Burkot
01 Feb 2019 - 16 Jan 2023
This project is aimed at stronger surveillance and systems support for rapid identification and cont...
Stopping the Asian Tiger Mosquito from reaching mainland Australia with sugar baits (Old ID 26693)
Tom Burkot
01 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
Aedes albopictus, a documented vector of dengue, Zika and chikungunya, is one of the fastest spreadi...

Entomological investigations in a focus of dengue transmission in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, by using the sticky ovitraps

Spontaneous fermentation of traditional sago starch in Papua New Guinea

Role for MyD88, TLR2 and TLR9 but not TLR1, TLR4 or TLR6 in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Immature murine NKT cells pass through a stage of developmentally programmed innate IL-4 secretion

Impact of metal ion homeostasis of genetically modified Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 and K12 (W3110) strains on colonization properties in the murine intestinal tract

Colonization resistance against genetically modified Escherichia coli K12 (W3110) strains is abrogated following broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment and acute ileitis

Contribution of Thy1+ NK cells to protective IFN-γ production during Salmonella Typhimurium infections

Salmonella typhimurium's transthyretin-like protein is a host-specific factor important in fecal survival in chickens

Different bacterial pathogens, different strategies, yet the aim is the same: evasion of intestinal dendritic cell recognition

NLRC4 inflammasomes in dendritic cells regulate noncognate effector function by memory CD8⁺ T cells

Title: Development of the ‘Immunity Game’ to illustrate herd immunity for school students
Reseracher: Andreas Kupz (Professorial Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2020
End Date: 01 Jan 2020
Title: ‘Student Activity Booklet’ for National Science Week
Reseracher: Andreas Kupz (Professorial Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2020
End Date: 01 Jan 2020
Title: National Science Week, Panel Discussion
Reseracher: Andreas Kupz (Professorial Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2020
End Date: 01 Jan 2020
Title: Public Lecture - Day of Immunology - Topic: Covid-19 vaccination
Reseracher: Andreas Kupz (Professorial Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2021
End Date: 01 Jan 2021
Title: The Scientist - two outreach articles for the 100th anniversary of BCG
Reseracher: Andreas Kupz (Professorial Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2021
End Date: 01 Jan 2021
Title: Alumni Showcase for the Bridge Program
Reseracher: Andreas Kupz (Professorial Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2023
End Date: 01 Jan 2023
Title: Video message for the Science Teachers Association NSW Young Scientist Award Presentation
Reseracher: Andreas Kupz (Professorial Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2020
End Date: 01 Jan 2020
Title: Expert Opinion for ABC 730 Report
Reseracher: Andreas Kupz (Professorial Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2021
End Date: 01 Jan 2021
Title: AITHM - Scientist for a Day
Reseracher: Andreas Kupz (Professorial Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2020
End Date: 01 Jan 2020
Title: Panel member for TB project at Northern Territory School of Distance Education
Reseracher: Andreas Kupz (Professorial Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2019
End Date: 01 Jan 2019