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Australian scientists will kickstart research into how early vaccine studies can safely support faster approvals of vaccines in response to infectious disease outbreaks.FEEVA (a Framework for Evidence Evaluation in Vaccine Assessment) ...

COVID and influenza are at peak circulation in winter, with several million people in Australia getting ill from these respiratory viruses each year.In a post-pandemic world, many Australians now think of influenza as the ...

In collaboration with the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research (PNGIMR), researchers at the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney have been awarded AU$1.025 million to trial a new rapid test for gonorrhoea in clinical and community ...

As Australia heads into the winter COVID and influenza surge, a major study is recruiting people with current flu-like symptoms.Each year several million Australians develop a significant flu-like illness[1], and a portion of these ...

Many gay and bisexual men have been excluded from donating blood and plasma (the liquid portion of blood) for decades because of rules developed during the HIV crisis in the 1980s.The Australian Red Cross’ blood donation arm, ...

The latest annual report from the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney is now available, showcasing a year of groundbreaking research, global partnerships and real-world impact in infectious disease and public health.Highlights

A new international study led by researchers from the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney and UCLA has found that long-acting antibiotics are just as effective as standard daily antibiotics for serious infections – and could offer major ...

Despite Australia making significant progress towards eliminating hepatitis C, the disease continues to pose a serious public health threat in Australia. There are an estimated 70,000 people still living with chronic infection, and ...

Sydney scientists have revealed why receiving a booster vaccine in the same arm as your first dose can generate a more effective immune response more quickly. The study, led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and the Kirby ...

Skye McGregor and Claire Vajdic from the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney have been awarded a $1,940,300 Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant through the 2024 Survivorship Care and Collaborative Research Prioritisation Grant ...

Treatments for infectious diseases like hepatitis C, sexually transmissible infections and COVID-19 are incredibly effective. They prevent poor health outcomes for individuals, and they prevent onward spread of disease in the community.B

Associate Professor Vincent Cornelisse from the Kirby Institute at UNSW has been awarded an Accelerated Research Implementation Grant of $796,000 from Cancer Institute NSW. The grant, part of a highly competitive program that supports ...

Dr Sarah Sasson, a Clinical Immunologist/Immunopathologist and Scientia Senior Lecturer has been appointed program head for the Immunovirology and Pathogenesis Program (IVPP). Dr Sasson has had a long association with The Kirby ...

Associate Professor Behzad Hajarizadeh from the Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Program at the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney leads a team that has been awarded a Partnership Project grant of $1.5 million from the National Health ...

Professor Raina MacIntyre, head of the Biosecurity Program (BSP) at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, has been awarded an Ignite Grant of $499,932 to use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify public health disinformation and its ...

Dr Mo Hammoud from the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney has been awarded a grant of $688,405 under the highly competitive Investigator Grants scheme by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).The five-year funding is for ...

The Kirby Institute, ASHM and the broader HIV and sexual health sector are mourning the loss of Dr Nicholas Medland, who passed away suddenly in the United Kingdom on Friday 21 February.  Dr Nick Medland was a clinical ...

An infectious disease testing program developed by the Kirby Institute which has reduced the spread of sexually-transmitted infections and COVID-19 in remote communities, has won the Community Champion award at the 2024 Shaping ...