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Shir Sun

PhD Candidate

Working groups

shir.sun@student.burnet.edu.au
Shir Sun

Background

Shir is undertaking a PhD at Burnet Institute and Monash University, under the supervision of Dr Raffi Gugasyan. Her project aims to discover the mechanisms that contribute to the ageing immune system.

Qualifications

  • 2025–present: PhD, Monash University, Australia
  • 2018-2022: Bachelor of Sciences (Honours), University of Sydney, Australia

Positions

  • 2023–2024: Research Assistant, Burnet Institute
  • 2022–2023: Research Assistant, Monash University

Burnet publications

01 Jan 2024

Serological responses and clinical outcomes following a three‐dose primary COVID‐19 vaccine schedule in kidney transplant recipients and people on dialysis

Clinical & Translational Immunology

Shir Sun, Irene Boo, Heidi E. Drummer, Gabriela Khoury, Irene Boo, Shir Sun, Heidi E. Drummer, Gabriela Khoury

01 Jan 2024

Serological responses and clinical outcomes following a three‐dose primary COVID‐19 vaccine schedule in kidney transplant recipients and people on dialysis

Clinical & Translational Immunology

Shir Sun, Irene Boo, Heidi E. Drummer, Gabriela Khoury, Irene Boo, Shir Sun, Heidi E. Drummer, Gabriela Khoury

Current projects

Inflammageing: the biomarkers driving inflammation and ageing

Inflammageing: the biomarkers driving inflammation and ageing

We're exploring the science behind chronic inflammation and how it contributes to early-onset disease.

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