Smallpox lessons from the field, Prof MacIntyre interviewed Dr J Michael Lane

Dr J Michael Lane is Emeritus Professor of Preventive Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. His research interests are smallpox, adverse events… more

SPHCM academics successful in winning NHMRC Fellowships

Two SPHCM academics and members of VIRL have been successful in winning NHMRC fellowships – Professor Raina MacIntyre won a Principal Research Fellow award and Associate Professor… more

Black Death spread by humans, vindicating rats

(CNN) -- One of the worst pandemics in human history, the Black Death, along with a string of plague outbreaks that occurred during the 14th to 19th centuries, was spread by human… more

First ‘Future Health Leader’ graduate

Dr Chunming Wang (Michael) is the first graduate of the UNSW School of Public Health’s Future Health Leaders program, which is leading to strong research outcomes and new… more

Research Excellence in Epidemic Control

With more new found types of influenza being transmitted from animals to humans, the likelihood of a major pandemic has escalated. 1 The need to quickly and effectively manage… more

Winners of Go -Viral student prize for science communication 

Mohana Kunasekaran and Sophie Newton are winners of Go Viral blog student prize for science communication.  UNSW VIRL called for blogs submissions from students enrolled in… more