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Prof MacIntyre speaks on vaccination gap in seniors

WATCH: World Ageing Conference - Vaccination gap in seniors

WATCH: World Ageing Conference - Vaccination gap in seniors

Listening to one of Professor Raina MacIntyre's research presentations, one has to wonder why vaccination in the elderly is not a regimented program already in place across the world.

 

We are a centre of excellence of academic research in immunisation, based at UNSW Medicine and Health, across The Kirby Institute and The School of Population Health. UNSW has a strong track record in vaccine research and has played an important role in COVID-19 research and policy. We are recognised international leaders in immunisation and vaccinology research. Our largest area of strength is adult immunisation, with a focus on high risk and vulnerable populations including the elderly, migrants, refugees, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, immunosuppressed people and health workers. Our research expertise spans clinical trials, epidemiology, mathematical modelling, health economics, big data, data linkage, social and behavioural research as well as policy and evaluation.

We conduct research, advocacy and teaching in immunisation and vaccine-preventable diseases, and provide expert consultation in this area.

From 2011-2016 many of us were part of a 5-year NHMRC Centre for Research excellence in Immunisation. UNSW VIRL builds on the work of that centre. In 2020-21, A/Prof James Wood and A/Prof Bette Liu are on the Australian Technical Advisory Group for Immunisation and play a key role in the national COVID-19 vaccine policy. We also have two academics, A/Prof Tony Newall and Prof Raina MacIntyre on the editorial board of the peak international journal in the field, Vaccine.

Mission statement

To reduce the immunisation gap between adults and children through research, teaching and advocacy, with a special focus on the elderly, high risk and vulnerable populations.

The UNSW VIRL Team

Professor Raina MacIntyre

Professor Raina MacIntyre

Professor of infectious diseases epidemiology

02 9385 3811

r.macintyre@unsw.edu.au

Prof Mary Louise McLaws

Professor Mary-Louise McLaws

Professor of epidemiology

02 93852586

M.mclaws@unsw.edu.au

Prof William Rawlinson

Professor William Rawlinson

Senior Medical Virologist and the Director of Virology

+61 2 9382 9113

w.rawlinson@unsw.edu.au

Dr Abrar Chughtai

Dr Abrar Chughtai

Research Fellow

02 93851009

abrar.chughtai@unsw.edu.au

A/Prof Anthony Newall

A/Professor Anthony Newall

Associate Professor

02 938558716

a.newall@unsw.edu.au

A/Prof Bette Liu

A/Professor Bette Liu

NHMRC Research fellow

02 9385 0546

bette.liu@unsw.edu.au

A/Prof David Heslop

A/Professor David Heslop

Associate Professor

02 93853499

d.heslop@unsw.edu.au

Dr David Muscatello

Dr David Muscatello

Senior Lecturer

02 9385 8659

david.muscatello@unsw.edu.au

Dr Duleepa Jayasundara

Dr Duleepa Jayasundara

Postdoctoral Fellow

61 2 93858686

d.jayasundara@unsw.edu.au

A/Professor Holly Seale

A/Professor Holly Seale

A/Professor

02 9385 3129

h.seale@unsw.edu.au

A/Professor James Wood

A/Professor James Wood

Associate professor

02 93858769

james.wood@unsw.edu.au

Dr Padmanesan Narasimhan

Dr Padmanesan Narasimhan

Associate Lecturer

02 9385 3944

Padmanesan@unsw.edu.au

Dr Josephine Reyes

Dr Josephine Reyes

Post doctoral Research Fellow

+61 (0)2 9313 6185

j.reyes@unsw.edu.au

Ms Telphia Joseph

Ms Telphia Joseph

Associate Lecturer

02 9385 3197

t.joseph@unsw.edu.au

Ms Valentina Costantino

Ms Valentina Costantino

Research Officer

61 2 93853486

v.costantino@unsw.edu.au

Ms Mallory Trent

Ms Mallory Trent

Research Assistant

61 2 9385 0964

mallory.trent@unsw.edu.au

A/Prof Virginia Wiseman

A/Professor Virginia Wiseman

Associate Professor

02 93859801

v.wiseman@unsw.edu.au

Ms Aye Moa

Ms Aye Moa

Program manager, Biosecurity Program

+61-2-9385 0938

a.moa@unsw.edu.au

Mohana Kunasekaran

Ms Mohana Kunasekaran

PhD Student/ Research Assistant

+ 61 2 9385 0906

m.kunasekaran@unsw.edu.au

Elizabeth Kpozehouen

Dr Elizabeth Kpozehouen

Research Associate

+61 2 93850082

e.kpozehouen@unsw.edu.au

Contact Us

Professor Raina MacIntyre

Raina MacIntyre

NHMRC Principal Research Fellow and Professor of Global Biosecurity.

+61 2 93850920

r.macintyre@unsw.edu.au

Dr Elizabeth Kpozehouen

Dr Elizabeth Kpozehouen

Research Associate

02 9385 0082

e.kpozehouen@unsw.edu.au