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

Vector Control Technical Landscape Analysis of Papua New Guinea (Old ID 26282)
Tom Burkot
01 Jan 2019 - 28 Feb 2019
The project will analyse vector suveillance and control activities in Papua New Guinea in both the private and public sectors to identify gaps that might be addressed through novel control strategies under development at the Innovative Vector Control Consortia using funding from the Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Targeting Inflammasome Activation To Combat Infections With Intracellular Pathogens (Old ID 20303)
Andreas Kupz
01 Jun 2013 - 31 Dec 2017
The project will investigate the potential to specifically target intracellular sensors, so called inflammasomes, to enhance immunity against the intracellular pathogens Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Toxoplasma gondii. Particular emphasis will be placed on the regulation of inflammasome-mediated secretion of iterleukin-18 and subsequent initiation of protective interferon-gamma production. The project aims to identify novel host-pathogen interactions that can enhance effective control and clearance of these pathogens and to test the associated molecules in murine infection models as well as primary human samples. Results obtained from this research project may aid in the development of novel vaccine candidates and immunomodulatory strategies against intracellular pathogens.
QoVAX SET Testing and Biobank Project – North Queensland (Old ID 27546)
Denise Doolan
01 Feb 2022 - 31 Jul 2022
The QoVAX SET (Queensland COVID-19 Vaccination Safety and Efficacy Trial) program is a population-based study of COVID-19 vaccine safety and effectiveness, providing a resource for studies to understand how the immune system responds to the COVID-19 vaccines, and what factors might affect vaccine response. Though this contract, JCU is supporting the North Queensland arm of this program - QoVAX Program participants recruited in Cairns.
Tropical diseases: Translating discoveries into better health (Old ID 24683)
Denise Doolan
01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2022
Our overall working hypotheses are: 1. The rational design of tropical disease vaccines and other therapeutics requires improved understanding of immunology, host-parasite interactions and application of innovative bioengineering. 2.Improved interventions will be required to eliminate tropical infectious diseases. Our Specific Aims are: 1. Discover pathogenic and immune mechanisms, protective antigens, biomarkers and therapeutic targets for the control of tropical infectious diseases. 2. Develop new vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics. 3. Optimise human pathogen challenge models to study host-pathogen interactions and test new vaccines and therapeutics. 4. Develop and test new clinical and public health interventions in disease-endemic settings.
Centre of Research Excellence Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Rural and Remote High Risk Populations (Old ID 20516)
Robyn McDermott
01 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2016
The research team will undertake collaborative research in rural and remote communities of SA and QLD which will contribute directly to the prevention of chronic disease at various stages along the care continuum. They will investigate community and health service based strategies such as obesity prevention, nutrition improvement to prevent the onset of chronic diseases such as diabetes, renal and cardio vascular disease in health adults and children. The collaboration brings together researchers and institutions around three research streams: 1. Nutrition and Physical Activity in chronic disease prevention: let by Professor Kerin O'Dea; 2. Mental Health and Substance Misuse in chronic disease prevention: Led by A/Professor Alan Clough; 3. Clinical Systems improvement in Primary Care: led by Professor Robyn McDermott.
The Vector Control Development Network: a consortium of institutions to analyze malaria transmission and its reduction by any one or several vector control or drug-based interventions (Old ID 19173)
Tom Burkot
01 Dec 2010 - 30 Jun 2016
The VecNet project supports a consortium of institutions to analyze malaria transmission and its reduction by vector and drug based interventions. The project will facilitate the development of new vector control tools, collection of new entomological data and analysis of transmission risk as a function of vector ecology and behaviour. It will also support an analysis of the composition of tools needed to achieve malaria eradication globally. Importantly, it will also provide input about the potential impact of candidate new tools, to inform prioritization of investments.
Unravelling the correlates of protection against tuberculosis (Old ID 24781)
Andreas Kupz
01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2019
Tuberculosis is a major global public health problem and continues to cause significant morbidity and mortality due to the low efficiency of the only licensed anti-tuberculosis vaccine, BCG. This project aims to unravel the immunological correlates that mediate protection against tuberculosis. Using high-dimensional immune profiling and microbiome analyses we will compare immune responses to BCG vaccination with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children in the Torres Strait.
Evaluation of insecticidal and repellency efficacy of Vanilla Mozi products (topical) against Aedes aegypti colony mosquitoes. (Old ID 28960)
Melanie Koinari
30 Apr 2023 - 30 Jun 2023
This project is about testing the mosquito repellency of a topical lotion product manufactured by Vanilla Mozzi using colony Ae. aegypti mosquitoes.
Barocycler Pressure Cycling Technology Sample Preparation System (Old ID 26471)
Denise Doolan
01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2019
To purchase a Pressure Biosciences NEP3229-002 Barocycler Pressure Cycling Technology Sample Preparation System. This instrument is specifically designed for the rapid, robust, versatile, reproducible, and quantitative extraction of nucleic acids, proteins, and small molecules from a wide variety of sources including viruses, bacteria, plant and animal cells and tissues for mass spectrometry applications in genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. This will drastically improve the reproducibility, speed and cost efficiency and reduces potential contaminations during sample preparation to generate very high quality data.
Geospatial analysis and modelling support. (Old ID 27234)
Emma McBryde
01 May 2021 - 30 Apr 2022
One of the major inequities in delivery of health services and of health outcomes occurs at a subnational level with more remote parts of countries suffering poorer health outcomes and lower levels of services. For many diseases, including TB, this is made more difficult to assess owing to poor surveillance infrastructure in remote communities. Hence there are an estimated 3 million missing cases of tuberculosis each year. This can be addressed by geospatial analysis and modelling to identify hidden hotspots and areas of need. Increasingly, more unified and complete data collection systems are in place (DHIS2) allowing geospatial analysis of data sources for facility-based and community-based activities. Understanding the health systems along which these operate; such as referral pathways, and patient/medication/service transport networks allows for simulation of new programs.
Title: Latin Spanish
Reseracher: Socorro Miranda-Hernandez (Postdoctoral Research Fellow)
Title: English
Reseracher: Socorro Miranda-Hernandez (Postdoctoral Research Fellow)
Title: PhD, The University of Adelaide
Reseracher: Farouq Sharifpour (Adjunct Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2017
End Date: 01 Jan 2021
Title: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University
Reseracher: Farouq Sharifpour (Adjunct Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2008
End Date: 01 Jan 2014
Title: Inhaled tuberculosis vaccine effective against world's deadliest infectious disease, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Reseracher: Harindra Sathkumara Mudiyanselage (Postdoctoral Research Fellow)
Title: Why have efforts to eradicate TB been so slow?, 360info
Reseracher: Harindra Sathkumara Mudiyanselage (Postdoctoral Research Fellow)
Start Date: 19 Feb 2024
Title: TB vaccine research could benefit the elderly and diabetics, James Cook University
Reseracher: Harindra Sathkumara Mudiyanselage (Postdoctoral Research Fellow)
Title: PhD, James Cook University
Reseracher: Suchandan Sikder (Postdoctoral Research Fellow)
Title: MS in Veterinary Medicine, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
Reseracher: Suchandan Sikder (Postdoctoral Research Fellow)
Title: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
Reseracher: Suchandan Sikder (Postdoctoral Research Fellow)