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EDUCATION

Research Projects

Project: Antigen and cellular dynamics of influenza infection

Wheatley Group

This project uses recombinant influenza viruses that deliver reporter molecules to track the antigen and immune cell dynamics of influenza infection in mice. We are interested in understanding which cells are being infected, where they traffick and how viral antigens get to draining lymphoid organs after infection.

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Project Supervisor

Dr Adam Wheatley

Project Co-supervisor

Dr Marios Koutsakos

Project availability
Honours

Wheatley Group

a.wheatley@unimelb.edu.au

3 vacancies

Themes
Immunology
Viral Infectious Diseases
Cross Cutting Disciplines
Discovery Research

The Wheatley group is interested in factors that program broad and durable humoural immunity against infectious pathogens  such as SARS-CoV2 and influenza. Our research involves immunological charactersiaton of B cells and antibodies, development of assays and tools to study antiviral immunity, novel vaccine design and the development of monoclonal antibodies to treat or prevent infections.