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Profiling immune responses in paediatric and high-risk populations to the COVID-19 virus (PROPHECY)
This study will evaluate immune responses after COVID-19 infection or vaccination in healthy and vulnerable people.
Understanding malaria transmission and immunity to inform malaria elimination
We aim to determine how malaria immunity impacts on the transmission of malaria and how immunity influences malaria control interventions.
SORT-IT PNG
In 2022-2023, Burnet is facilitating PNG's second Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT-IT) course, with a cohort of nine senior healthcare professionals from six provinces. The course is implemented in partnership with the National Department of Health, University of PNG, and PNG Institute of Medical Research.
Accelerating Innovation for Mothers (AIM) 2.0
Globally, approximately 287,000 women die every year from pregnancy-related conditions and complications, with most of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Although investment in global maternal health has increased in the past 30 years, research and development (R&D) of new products has been a neglected area.
Developing a novel assessment tool for entering the malaria elimination phase in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Countries in the Greater Mekong subregion of Southeast Asia have committed to eliminating malaria by 2030, but validated assessment tools are still lacking.
Immune ageing and viral infections
We are particularly interested in innate immune cells which play a central role in regulating the response to acute infections and controlling inflammation that drives chronic diseases.
Optima Tuberculosis modelling
Optima Tuberculosis is an open-source model to aid the fight against TB. It combines epidemiological and economic algorithms to find the best ways to optimise resources and reduce disease.
Getting to the heart of cardiovascular disease in viral infections
This project aims to understand the mechanisms of how viral infections can potentiate the development of CVD, with a particular focus on the role monocytes may play in this process.
Development of a HCV vaccine candidate
No hepatitis C vaccine exists due to the virus's genetic diversity, a critical gap in global health. We aim to develop a vaccine that overcomes these hurdles.
Strengthening midwifery education: transformative agenda for women, adolescents and youth in the Pacific
We're reviewing and renewing midwifery education curricula in Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Vanuatu.