Victoria is home to a significant number of world-class research centres and companies as well as a range of expertise and world class facilities.
Infectious diseases, emerging and existing, are of global importance, a fact never quite so well illustrated as during a COVID-19 pandemic. Victoria is at the forefront of research into therapeutics and the development of diagnostic testing for the control and prevention of infectious diseases.
This podcast will explore the strengths, capabilities, and resources that Victoria holds relating to the infectious diseases pipeline from research through to clinical trials and the production of diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics.
Victoria will soon have the Australian Institute for Infectious Diseases (AIID), a new, state-of-the-art facility that will bring together exceptional network of researchers, public health experts and clinicians from the University of Melbourne, the Burnet Institute and Doherty Institute.
Listen to the podcast and investigate how your organisation can benefit from working with Victoria.
About Dr. Megan Robertson
Dr Megan Robertson is an alumna of the University of Melbourne where she completed a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). She is the current Director of Research at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, and works as a Senior Intensivist at Epworth HealthCare (Richmond and Freemasons).
Megan is on the boards of BioMedical Research Victoria, the Caroline Chisolm Centre for Health Ethics and FearLess (PTSD-ANZ), the Biodevices Advisory Board at the ARC Training Centre in Biodevices at Swinburne University, and the Tuckwell Scholarship Selection Panel at ANU.
Megan also works with national bodies including the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare, AusBioTech, and the National Health and Medical Research Council. Previously, she held positions as the Director of Professional Affairs, CICM, as the Executive Director of Research at Epworth HealthCare, and as the Co-Director of the Intensive Care Unit at Epworth Freemasons.
About Sharon Lewin
Sharon Lewin is the Director of the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity.
Sharon is a leading infectious diseases expert and the inaugural Director of the Doherty Institute.
She is also Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, a consultant infectious diseases physician at the Alfred Hospital and a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Practitioner Fellow.
In 2019 Sharon was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in recognition of her distinguished service to medical research, and to education and clinical care, in the field of infectious diseases, particularly HIV and AIDS.
About Russel Basser
Russell Basser has very recently retired but was Senior Vice President of Research and development at Seqirus since its inception in 2015.
Russell joined Seqirus’ parent company, CSL, in 2001, and lead Clinical Research and Development at CSL for many years.
Russell has had a distinguished and varied career, beginning in academia, and transitioning to industry, he has worked in Melbourne as well as internationally and has an extensive and thorough understanding of the Victorian Infectious Diseases ecosystem.
Why choose Melbourne, Victoria, Australia?
- Victoria is at the forefront of research into therapeutics and the development of diagnostic testing for the control and prevention of infectious diseases.
- Victoria is home to a significant number of world-class research centres and companies as well as a range of expertise and world class facilities.
- Victoria will soon have the Australian Institute for Infectious Diseases (AIID) – a new, state-of-the-art facility that will bring together exceptional network of researchers, public health experts and clinicians from the University of Melbourne, the Burnet Institute and Doherty Institute.