The Univeristy of Melbourne The Royal Melbourne Hopspital

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

India

Microevolution of Streptococcus pyogenes in India

Davies group
Project leader(s): Dr Mark Davies
Collaborator(s): Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research

Intersection of HIV with non-communicable diseases in India

Lewin group
Project leader(s): Professor Sharon Lewin
Collaborator(s): Multi-centre

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

Doherty department
Group leader(s): Associate Professor Joe SasadeuszDr Jennifer Audsley
Collaborator(s): Y.R. Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can be treated, but therapy is usually lifelong and has side effects, so a cure for HBV is very important. We work closely with colleagues in Asia where both HBV and HIV are common so this provides a unique opportunity to study HBV. We will investigate how an effective immune response against the 2 main HBV proteins is developed. If we can understand how the immune response works against HBV, this could be used to develop new therapies to develop a cure for HBV.