Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Program

Our Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Program undertakes world-class epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory research that improves outcomes for people living with viral hepatitis. We conduct ethical research and actively engage with affected communities, particularly people who inject drugs, and the broader viral hepatitis sector.

Clinical research and clinical trials form a significant part of our work; however, we have established a viral hepatitis sample repository, HepBank, for molecular virology and other laboratory-based research. We also conduct epidemiological research, including monitoring hepatitis C (HCV) treatment uptake, data linkage studies to evaluate viral hepatitis disease burden and impact of new therapies, and mathematical modelling.

In therapeutic research, our key areas of focus are treatment of acute and chronic HCV, particularly in the setting of injecting drug use. Our research also focuses on HIV and HCV, and HIV and hepatitis B (HBV) coinfection. Simplified HCV diagnostics and linkage to treatment is emerging as an important focus for our program, with future directions including strategies to enhance HCV management in resource-limited settings. We have several projects in HCV treatment as prevention and HCV elimination, and collaborate broadly within Australia and internationally on strategies to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030.

Program head: 
Professor and Program Head
Program contact: 
Program Co-Ordinator
Program Co-Ordinator
Program team: 
Research Associate
Adjunct Associate Lecturer
Clinical Project Coordinator
Clinical Project Coordinator
Research Assistant/PhD candidate
PhD Student
Clinical Project Coordinator
PhD Student
Associate Lecturer
Clinical Project Coordinator
Clinical Project Coordinator
Senior Data Manager
PhD Student
Clinical Project Coordinator
Postdoctoral Fellow
Senior Lecturer
Laboratory Coordinator
Research Assistant
Program Head, Therapeutic Vaccine and Research Program, Kirby Institute
Clinical Project Coordinator
Clinical Project Coordinator
Data Manager, PhD Student
Clinical Trials Manager and Clinical Project Coordinator
Research Associate
Research Assistant
Clinical Project Coordinator

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