Dr Jennifer Audsley completed a Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours), Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research Methods and PhD, and is a Clinical Research Fellow based at the Doherty Institute and the Alfred Hospital. She has specific research interests in HIV-hepatitis co-infection and PrEP (Pre-exposure prophylaxis) for HIV prevention. Jennifer has worked in clinical research for over seven years, and is involved in all levels of clinical project management. Her projects include interstate and international collaborations. Jennifer works with Professor Sharon Lewin’s Hepatitis B Virus Research Group and the Clinical Research Group.
-
Key Achievements
-
Jennifer was the recipient of a National Health and Medical Research Council Australian-based Clinical Research Fellowship, and has published peer-reviewed journal articles and presented findings at local and international conferences, as well as scientific and clinical meetings.
Research Groups
-
Lewin Group
The focus of the Lewin group is to understand why HIV infection persists on antiretroviral therapy and to develop new strategies to eliminate latency. The lab also researches factors that drive liver disease in HIV-hepatitis B virus co-infection. The lab is also actively involved in COVID in relation to pathogenesis, the use of primary tissue models, and developing therapeutics using gene editing strategies.
Lab Team
-
Director - The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
-
Deputy Head Lewin Lab | Senior Research Fellow
-
-
Dr Wei Zhao
Research Fellow
-
Dr Chris Chiu
Research Fellow
-
Dr Youry Kim
Research Fellow
-
Dr Stan Kan
Research Fellow
-
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
-
Clinical Research Liason Officer
-
Dr Judy Chang
Research Systems Administrator
-
-
-
-
Infectious Diseases Physician
-
-
-
Carolin Tumpach
Research Support Officer
-
Rosalyn Cao
Research Support Officer
-
Danielle Fong
Research Support Officer
-
Abigail Tan
Research Support Officer
-
Jared Stern
PhD Candidate
-
Rachel Pascoe
PhD Candidate
-
Haoming Liu
PhD Candidate
-
Kiho Tanaka
PhD Candidate
-
Rory Shepherd
PhD Candidate
-
Lauren Wallace
Honours Student
-
Bridget Fisher
Honours Student
-
Associate Professor Edwina Wright
Clinical Affiliate
-
Dr James McMahon
Clinical Affiliate
-
Head, Clinical Virology and HIV Services, Deputy Director Department of Infectious Diseases Austin Health
-
Associate Clinical Director of HIV Cure Studies
Full University of Melbourne profile