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A joint venture between The University of Melbourne and The Royal Melbourne Hospital

  • Research Groups
    • Locarnini Group

      The current major research interests of Stephen’s group includes viral hepatitis and antiviral chemotherapy with an emphasis on the basic virology of hepatitis B virus, the molecular pathogenesis of hepatitis, as well as prevention and public health control measures.


    Current Projects


    Lab Team

    Locarnini Group

    • Tania Candy
      Executive Assistant to Stephen Locarnini
    • Margaret Nash
      Laboratory Assistant
    • Scott Bowden
      Grade 4 Scientist
    • Liz Vincan
      Grade 4 Scientist
    • Kathy Jackson
      Grade 3 Scientist
    • Rachel Hammond
      Grade 2 Scientist
    • Lilly Tracy
      Grade 3 Scientist
    • Sara Bonanzinga
      Grade 2 Scientist
    • Head of Regional and Global Health, VIDRL | Head of International Research Partnerships, Doherty Institute
    • Lilly Yuen
      Grade 3 Scientist
    • Margaret Littlejohn
      Grade 3 Scientist
    • Ros Edwards
      Grade 2 Scientist
    • Tina Sozzi
      Grade 2 Scientist
    • Senior Medical Scientist
    • Joshua Deerain
      Grade 1 Scientist
    • Tim Shaw
      Grade 3 Scientist
    • Nadia Warner
      Grade 3 Scientist
    • Danni Colledge
      Grade 3 Scientist
    • Sally Soppe
      Grade 2 Scientist
    • Xing Li
      Grade 1 Scientist, Research Assistant
    • Dustin Flanagan
      PhD Student, Grade 1 Scientist
    • Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis

    Clinical Research

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    Current projects

    • Hepatitis HIV

      A surveillance program for the detection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) resistance to tenofovir (TDF) in HIV-HBV co-infected patient

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    • Hepatitis

      Characterising Hepatitis B in northern Australia through Molecular epidemiology - longitudinal cohort study

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    • Hepatitis

      Liver Cancer Prevention: linking viral hepatitis diagnosis, treatment and outcomes

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    • Hepatitis HIV

      Long-term persistence of HIV in the liver and the clinical impact on HIV-HBV co-infection (CHHANEL)

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    • Hepatitis HIV

      Towards a Functional cure for HBV: exploiting lessons from HBV-HIV co-infection

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