Professor Sharon Lewin – AAHMS Outstanding Female Researcher 2022
Infectious disease physician and virologist Professor Sharon Lewin AO FAHMS is the 2022 recipient of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Medal for Outstanding Female Researcher. Professor Lewin is Director of The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity and President of the International AIDS Society. She is also a Professor of Medicine […]
Professor Paul Young: From ‘Disease X’ to SARS-CoV 2 – developing a pandemic vaccine (2022)
Professor Paul Young FAHMS discusses investigating infectious diseases and developing a pandemic vaccine in his presentation at the 2022 Queensland Clinical Sciences Symposium – Life as a Clinician-Scientist.
Pofessor Sharon Lewin and Dr Anthony Fauci: Impact of research on the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
Watch a keynote from our 2021 annual meeting: Impact of research on the COVID-19 pandemic. A conversation with Dr Anthony Fauci OMRI, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director and Professor Sharon Lewin AO FAHMS, Director, Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity.
Prof Bala Venkatesh: Building capacity and culture in translational intensive care research (2021)
Professor Bala Venkatesh shares his international experiences as a clinician-researcher and discusses running clinical trials in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. He spoke at our 2021 QLD LACS event. Professor Venkatesh is Director of Intensive Care at the Wesley Hospital, Pre-Eminent specialist in Intensive Care Medicine at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Professor of Intensive […]
Associate Professor Margie Danchin: The golden ticket to COVID vaccine uptake and herd immunity (2021)
“Leap into it, find out what drives you, find out what you’re passionate about, look for those great mentors that can guide you, but always prioritise work life balance.” Associate Professor Margie Danchin, consultant paediatrician at the Royal Children’s Hospital and an Associate Professor, University of Melbourne and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. She spoke at […]
Professor Di Yu – 2021 Jian Zhou Medal winner
Professor Di Yu was awarded the 2021 Jian Zhou Medal in recognition of his landmark discoveries in revealing the differentiation and functions of T cells in human health and disease, research which has enabled new diagnosis and therapy for autoimmune, allergic and infectious diseases, and the improvement for vaccine efficacy. https://aahms.org/news/scientists-honoured-with-jian-zhou-medals/