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Congratulations to Dr Mohamed A. Hammoud, who was awarded the Kirby Institute’s Postgraduate Student Prize for 2020. Dr Hammoud is a Research Fellow with the Kirby Institute’s HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Program (HEPP). He

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has prevented in-person gatherings and celebrations this year, colleagues from the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney and ViiV Healthcare were delighted to attend a virtual celebration with the participants of ...

The latest report by The Australian Needle Syringe Program (NSP) Survey marks 25 years of significant research conducted in partnership with a marginalised community, and reveals the key trends of the last decades. The NSP Survey ...

The Kirby Institute celebrates the exceptional career of Emeritus Professor Praphan Phanuphak, who has retired after a decades-long career in HIV research and leadership in Thailand and globally. “Professor Praphan’s decades of ...

While the development of highly curative direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy has transformed the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) around the world, a cross-disciplinary approach to prevention and treatment, like that adopted by ...

A new study has confirmed what researchers already suspected to be the case: heat inactivates SARS-CoV-2 in human milk. Republished with permission from UNSW Newsroom A team of medical researchers has found that in human milk, ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has instigated a dramatic shift in the way that we work, study and gather, and one event that has been impacted is the graduation ceremonies that mark the completion several years of intensive and dedicated study, ...

Gay and bisexual men (GBM) in Australia are heeding public health advice and having less sexual contact with other men due to COVID-19 physical distancing measures, according to new research by UNSW’s Kirby Institute published today in ...

Australia is on track to become one of the first countries to eliminate hepatitis C, which is part of the global goal from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to eliminate hepatitis C as a public health threat by 2030. However, the ...

Researchers funded through the Indo-Pacific Health Security Initiative are providing vital information to the Indonesian Government about COVID-19 treatment practices in community settings. This article is republished from the ...

New data showing a 3-fold increase in the annual number of gay and bisexual men (GBM) attending publicly funded HIV testing services and a reduction in undiagnosed cases of HIV in NSW since 2010 are being presented at the 2020 AIDS ...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) has the highest burden of HIV in the Pacific region. Researchers in the country have in recent years honed efforts to better understand the epidemic in order to develop and implement appropriate education, ...

For far too long, there has been an undercurrent of both recognised and unrecognised racism in Australia. The recent Black Lives Matter protests have highlighted the lack of effective action to address systemic and institutional racism ...

The Kirby Institute mourns the loss of Geoff Honnor, who passed away on Monday night. Geoff was a passionate advocate for people living with HIV for over two decades. It was his life’s work. Geoff was a man of action, and worked ...

The Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney has over 30 years of infectious disease expertise, and we have a strong track record of developing solutions to infectious diseases that can be scaled for maximum impact across diverse communities and ...

The Kirby Institute congratulates Professor Andrew Grulich who has been elected to represent Asia and the Pacific Islands on the International AIDS Society (IAS) Governing Council. IAS leads collective action on every front of the ...

The following is a joint-statement from ACON, Kirby Institute and ASHM. The best way to prevent COVID-19 transmission is to avoid casual sex with people you are not living with or who are not your regular sexual partner. If you do ...

The Kirby Institute’s program of research to discover a COVID-19 therapy using antibodies has received a $2.5 million boost from the Australian Government’s Department of Health Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF). The funding, ...