Events

The Kirby Institute is pleased to present: Professor David A. Lewis - "Lymphogranuloma venereum: resurgence of a tropical STI in pastures new" Tuesday 3rd February 2015 12:30 - 2pm RSVP to rjoseph@kirby.unsw.edu.au for catering ...

The Kirby Institute is pleased to present: Dr John Zaunders - "What really happens to CD4 T cells during early HIV-1 infection?" : The decline of CD4 T cells as a result of HIV-1 infection is complex and prolonged.   However, it ...

The Kirby Institute is pleased to present: Kylie-Ann Mallitt - "Geographical trends in the Australian HIV epidemic: undiagnosed infections and clinical service provision."   Duy (Quang)Pham-"Evaluating the effectiveness and ...

The Kirby Institute is pleased to present: Samantha McAllery - "The feasibility of incorporating Vpx into gene therapy vectors" : In infected patients, HIV-1 persists life-long in certain long-lived immune cells, including resting CD4+ ...

The Kirby Institute is pleased to present: Dr Junhong Han - "The medicalisation of Internet Addiction Disorder in China: A case study in Beijing." Biography: Junhong Han is an Assistant Professor of the Institute of Global Ethnology ...

Kirby Institute is pleased to present: Ian Down - "Experiences of HIV: The Seroconversion Study" : The HIV Seroconversion study collects both quantitative and qualitative data from people in Australia who have recently been diagnosed ...

Bridget Haire - "Biomedical prevention in special populations" : It is well accepted that effective HIV prevention must target the high risk populations in particular local epidemics, and that working collaboratively with these ...

The Kirby Institute is pleased to present: Professor Chris Baggoley AO - " Australia's Health Response to Disasters" Tuesday 21 October 2014 11.30am-12.30pm Location: The Kirby Institute Level 6 Seminar Room, Wallace Wurth Building ...

The Kirby Institute is pleased to present: Megan Williams - "Reducing risks for reincarceration: Findings from research on the roles of Aboriginal Elders and service providers." Location: The Kirby Institute Level 6 Seminar Room, ...

Kirby Institute is pleased to present: Professor Rodney Phillips - "HIV and Darwinism." Biography : "Prof. Phillips works on the evolution of HIV. HIV is one of the most variable infectious agents ever studied.

Kirby Institute is pleased to present: Amit Achhra - “Risk, risk factors and management strategies of CVD and CKD in HIV: recent developments." : Cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease (CVD and CKD) are one of the major long-term ...

Kirby Institute is pleased to present: Chan Phetsouphanh - "Novel approaches to the characterization of antigen-specific CD4+ T cells in HIV-1 infection."   :  Immune reconstitution is typical in chronic HIV-1 infected ...

Kirby Institute is pleased to present: Professor Kimberly Page - "Testing a prophylactic HCV vaccine: the needs and realities of a clinical trial in injecting drug users." :  The hepatitis C virus (HCV) virus epidemic is ...

Stephen Wright - "Antiretroviral therapies and treatment-realated outcomes for HIV positive patients in Australia."   :  In the absence of a cure, the management, treatment, and monitoring of HIV disease is likely to be life ...

Where the marginal matters: Strengthening trans-disciplinary connections in postgraduate health research on sex, drugs and risk   The annual Postgraduate Research Symposium will seek to facilitate new connections between students ...

Professor David Cooper - "Antiretroviral therapy." :  Combination therapy has saved countless lives. However, we know it to be imperfect and we are always looking for ways to improve outcomes.

Skye McGregor - "Health research capacity building: what is it and how do we measure it?" :  Health improvement in developing countries depends on research that is locally relevant, meets the priority needs of populations and ...

Professor Lisa Maher - "Opioid substitution treatment protects against hepatitis C virus acquisition in people who inject drugs: The HITS-c study." : Background: While evidence of the effectiveness of opioid substitution treatment ...