Events

Join us for a hybrid event where Professor Natasha Martin will share insights using modelling on what is needed to achieve hepatitis C elimination.

Join us for this special online seminar ahead of IAS2023 in Brisbane, the world's largest influential meeting on HIV research.

The 12th IAS Conference on HIV Science is coming to Australia in July 2023, bringing world-renowned speakers from around the globe to share the latest updates and innovations in HIV research. The Kirby Institute is hosting a one-day ...

Associate Professor Thomas Tu

NAIDOC Week is an opportunity to celebrate and recognise the history, culture, expertise and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and ...

Ahead of NAIDOC Week 2023, the Kirby Institute and UNSW Medicine & Health invite you to an afternoon tea and celebration of First Nations culture on the Michael Birt Lawn at UNSW's Kensington Campus.

Join us for an inspiring discussion on health and human rights with esteemed legal scholar Michael Kirby. Regardless of where people are born or the communities they belong to, equal access to healthcare should be a fundamental human ...

It is now recognised that airway epithelium plays a central role in immunity. Many lung diseases can trace their origins to airway epithelium. In this talk, Professor Bartlett will discuss research that has focused on leveraging

Despite the availability of vaccines, COVID remains a devastating illness for those with severe infection or those with persisting symptoms.     Professor Stephen Kent Professor of

Establishing effective routines of taking medication requires ongoing effort amidst the variabilities of everyday life. Drawing on 40 qualitative interviews with Australian PrEP users (who used a variety of dosing strategies, ...

The World Health Organization has set ambitious global targets for the control of a range of infectious diseases, including HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, sexually transmitted infections, human papillomavirus, tuberculosis, and ...

Innovations in genomic technology and diagnostics are resulting in paradigm shifts in the way infectious diseases are detected. This talk will provide some key examples of how new technologies are being applied in the

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a global public health problem.

Given the importance of neutralising antibody responses in the prevention of viral infection, understanding the induction, maintenance and memory of these responses is critical. In this talk, Dr Underwood will present his data

Hon Associate Professor James Gillespie Hon Associate Professor at Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney James Gillespie is Hon Associate Professor in Health Policy in the

This year is the 60th anniversary of the discovery of the Australia antigen (HBsAg). After decades of fruitless research, it provided a crucial breakthrough because it was a way to detect ‘serum hepatitis’ and to begin to investigate ...

In the US, HIV disparities suggest a need to prioritise Black sexual minority men in PrEP social marketing initiatives. However, images linking this group to HIV and PrEP may inadvertently reinforce stigma. In this seminar, I will

Dengue, along with other vector-borne diseases, constitutes a significant public health concern worldwide. Bangladesh has experienced annual outbreaks of dengue since 2000, which has strained its healthcare system. Moreover, the ...