In last night’s David Cooper Lecture, Dr Beatriz Grinsztejn, President of the International AIDS Society (IAS), said that while “the world has the tools to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030”, the global community must come ...

Our successful short course program is back for 2015.  The Kirby Institute is pleased to be offering three short courses from October - December. Registration will open on Wednesday 1 April. Mark the date in your calendar now and ...

International HIV/Viral Hepatitis Co-Infection Satellite Meeting Friday 18 - Saturday 19 July 2014 Intercontinental Melbourne the Rialto Melbourne, Australia Registration is open on the meeting website Theme: HIV / Viral ...

Annual Surveillance Report shows HIV is diagnosed late in Australia but treatment rates are high Too many people not diagnosed with HIV early enough, allowing their immune system to fail and potentially posing a risk to ...

JUNE Friday 6th June 2014 3:30pm - 5:00pm Wallace Wurth Maryam Alavi Barriers to the Assessment and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in People Who Inject Drugs Chair: Jason Grebely   Friday 13th June ...

APRIL Friday 4th April 2014 3:30pm - 5:00pm Coogee Campus Kathy Petoumenos The Australian HIV Observational Database Temporary Residents Access study : 1 year of follow-up   Friday 11th April 2014 3:30pm - ...

10th July Wednesday: AMR 12.30 - 1.15pm (lunch 12.00pm) Dr To Ha Loi iPS model of leukaemogenesis     12th July Friday: Coogee 4.00pm-4.45pm (drinks after) Dr Tarana Lucky Quantitative techniques to improve monitoring and ...

Kirby Institute hosts inaugural research symposium (27 June, 2013) - A group of more than 350 academics, researchers, clinical professionals, policy makers and community partners working in the field of infectious diseases, ...

1st May Wednesday: AMR 1.30 - 2.15pm (lunch 1.00pm) Dr Joanne Joseph Platelets and their response to anti-platelet therapy: implications for patient management     10th May Friday: Coogee 3.15pm - 5.00pm (drinks after) 3:15pm ...

The Inaugural Kirby Institute Symposium 2013 Treatment as prevention: where to from here? A day-long event framed around one of the most important current questions in infectious diseases research When: 9am – 5pm, Thursday 27 ...

3rd April Wednesday: AMR 1.30 - 2.15pm (lunch 1.00pm) Ms Jenny Iversen Decline in HCV incidence among repeat respondents in the Australian NSP Survey 1995-2010     12th April Friday: Coogee 3.15pm - 5.00pm (drinks ...

1st March Friday: Coogee 4.00pm-5.00pm (drinks after) Josephine Roediger Optimal Allocation of HIV prevention funding in Indonesia and Philipines     6th March Wednesday: AMR 1.30-2.15pm (lunch 1.00pm) Ben

2nd November Friday: Coogee 4.00pm-5.00pm (drinks after) Dr Joanne Reekie Regional Differences in AIDS and Non-AIDS Related Mortality in HIV-Positive Individuals across Europe: ‘The EuroSIDA Study’     7th November ...

10th October Wednesday: AMR 1.30-2.15pm (lunch 1.00pm) Drs Winnie Tong & Fred Lee Dr Tong: Immune responses to HPV-16 in anal intraepithelial neoplasia Dr Lee: Metabolic sideeffects of anti-retroviral therapy 12th October Friday: ...

7th September Friday: Coogee 4.00pm-5.00pm (drinks after) Ms Handan Wand Biostatistics applications in HIV research   12th September Wednesday: AMR 1.30-2.30pm (lunch 1.00pm) Dr Nicolas Durier TREAT Asia – overview and future ...

10th August Friday: Coogee 4.00pm-5.00pm (drinks after) Ms Amy Kwon Mathematical modeling of HIV/HCV among injecting drug users in Australia and HIV among populations at risk in Indonesia   15th August Wednesday: AMR 1.30-2.15pm