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The Commonwealth Department of Health has awarded a combined $3.28 million towards two Kirby Institute-led projects as part of the government’s Blood Borne Viruses (BBV) and Sexually Transmissible Infections (STI) Research Program.   $1.

Monkeypox (MPX) has emerged as a public health threat internationally, and Australia is at the forefront of responding to the disease through case management, health promotion and vaccination programs. The Kirby Institute is calling ...

The Kirby Institute are proud to celebrate the completions of six PhD students. At the graduation ceremonies held at UNSW in August, Muhammad Riaz, Sichan He, and Anindita Sudewo were conferred their PhDs. Louise Geddes, Georges ...

The Kirby Institute is pleased to continue its partnership with M·A·C Cosmetics, now into its third year, and welcomes a further donation of $46,000. M·A·C Cosmetics fundraise through their Viva Glam products, with the funds generated ...

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There has been a lot of discussion in the media about Omicron-adapted COVID-19 boosters, which are undergoing regulatory approval in several countries. The new booster vaccines, developed by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, are known as ...

Associate Professor Catherine O’Connor was awarded the ASRHA Distinguished Services to Sexual Health Award at the 2022 Joint Australasian HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health Conferences last week. She is a Visiting Senior Fellow with the Sexual ...

Professor Raina MacIntyre has been awarded the prestigious Department of Defence Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science and Innovation at the Eureka Prizes award ceremony last night. It is one of 14 Eureka Prizes across four categories ...

Infectious disease experts have said that control of current monkeypox outbreaks is needed, that people should be vigilant of monkeypox symptoms, and take heed of lessons learnt from past epidemics, in an online webinar hosted by the ...

The Kirby Institute’s Dr Skye McGregor has been awarded the Levinia Crooks Emerging Leader in BBV/STI Award at the 2022 ASHM Joint Australasian HIV&AIDS + Sexual Health Conferences in the Sunshine Coast. The award was established ...

The Australian Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) has awarded a combined almost $2 million to two Kirby Institute projects; one into the transmission of COVID-19, and another into an innovative antiviral treatment.  Profess

There were 552 new HIV diagnoses in Australia in 2021, the lowest number since the beginning of the HIV epidemic. The majority of new diagnoses remain in gay and bisexual men (68%), but have reduced by more than 52% over the past 10 ...

The Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney and the Australian Research Council launched a new national research hub working to combat antimicrobial resistance. The virtual launch event was chaired by Chief Investigator and Hub Director, ...

Two of Australia’s leading health advocates received the HIV Hero Award at the ACON Honour Awards this week. The Kirby Institute’s Professor Basil Donovan AO, and his longtime collaborator and friend, Julie Bates AO, received the award ...

Professor Raina MacIntyre has been named a 2022 finalist for the Department of Defence Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science and Innovation. It is one of 14 Eureka Prizes across four categories awarded annually by the Australian Museum.

Almost half (46.2%) of adults in Australia are estimated to have had SARS-CoV-2 by early June 2022.  Based on comparison with the previous survey, more than a quarter of the population was infected in the previous three-month period.  Th

Key findings: Research estimates that in Australia a blood donation from a person who could potentially transmit vCJD would occur once every 65 years, and the risk will continue to decrease over time. The current estimated risk of a ...

At least 17% of Australian adults are estimated to have recently had COVID-19 by the end of February 2022 Adults aged 18-29 had the highest proportion of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 Queensland had the ...