Postal address:
GPO Box 2284 Melbourne 3001
03 9282 2100
burnet@burnet.edu.au
www.burnet.edu.au
Director: Professor Brendan Crabb
Deputy Director: Prof. Mark Hogarth, A/Prof David Anderson
Chief Financial Officer: Mr Peter Spiller
Commercialisation Manager: Dr Alison Greenway
Public Relations: Mr Paul Rathbone
Prinicpal Affiliations:
Monash University
University of Melbourne
LaTrobe University
AMREP Bayside Health
Alfred Hospital
Austin Health
Principal Areas of Research
Virology
Public Health
International Health
Immunology and autoimmunity
Major Current Research
HIV-1 RT mechanism of function
Vaccine development against HIV-1, HCV, influenza, RSV and measles
Studies of the prevalence, transmission and impact of blood borne viruses and sexually transmitted diseases, Immunotherapies
Cancer vaccines
Therapeutic monoclonal anitbodies for cancer autoimmunity
Treatments for lupus and rheumatoid arthritis
Structure and function of immunoreceptors
Immunology and ptahogenesis of dengue fever and malaria
Had over 300 major discoveries already being used in the health system or under development