Meet the team | CIIDIR

CIIDIR consists of a large network of researchers throughout Deakin University and Barwon Health.

CIIDIR is comprised of leading researchers in clinical research, epidemiology, infectious disease, molecular biology, population genetics, microbiome and immunology. CIIDIR will be continuously expanding.Here we introduce the researchers that comprise the co-directors lab’s based at the Health Education and Research Building (HERB).

Director & Coordinator team

Professor Alyssa Barry Co-Director - CIIDIRProfessor in the School of Medicine - Deakin University

Professor Eugene Athan Co-director - CIIDIRDirector - Barwon South West Public Health UnitProfessor of Infectious Disease - Deakin University

Dr Kirsty McCann Research Fellow - Deakin UniversityScientific Coordinator - CIIDIR

Athan Lab & Public Health Unit

Assel Araji PhD Candidate Deakin University

Associate Professor Daniel O’Brien Director of Infectious DiseasesBarwon Health

Dr Amanda Wade Infectious Diseases Physician - Liver Clinic, Barwon South West Public Health UnitSenior Research Fellow - Burnet Institute

Dr Bridgette McNamara Epidemiologist Barwon South West Public Health Unit

Dr Carly Botheras Associate Research FellowDeakin University

Dr Christine Roder Infectious disease and public health ResearcherBarwon Health

Dr Darcie Cooper Research Fellow in Infectious DiseasesDeakin University

Dr Michael Muleme Epidemiologist Barwon South West Public Health Unit

Dr Sajal Kumar Saha Executive Dean Health Research Fellow Deakin University

Samuel Collinson PhD candidate

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Pranab Paul PhD candidate

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Barry Lab

Dr Charles Narh Research fellow Deakin University

Dr Jasmin Akter Wellcome Trust Early Career Award Fellow

Dr Myo Naung Associate Research Fellow - Deakin University

Dr Zahra Razook Molecular Biologist Research Assistant Deakin University

Katelyn Stanhope PhD candidate

Nisha Paudel PhD Candidate

Rachael Yong PhD candidate

Sonakshi Madan PhD candidate

Yin Peng Lee Research Assistant

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Vuillermin Lab

Professor Peter Vuillermin PaediatricianDirector of Research - Barwon HealthChair in Medicine - Deakin University

Dr Luba Sominsky Senior Scientist - Barwon HealthResearch Fellow - Deakin University

Dr Martin O’Hely Bioinformatician/biostatistician

Dr Poshmaal Dhar Mucosal immunologistDeakin University

Dr Rachel Morgan PhD candidate

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de Koning Ward Lab

Professor Tania de Koning Ward Professor in Faculty of Health/School of Medicine/Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation

Chathuranga Kiramage Deakin University Post-Doctoral Fellow

Kahlia Szabo PhD candidate

Mrittika Chowdury Research Assistant

Michaela Grima PhD candidate

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Dr Natalie Counihan Senior Postdoctoral Researcher

Aimee Louise Talbot

Stambas Lab

Professor John Stambas Associate Head Of School (Research)Deakin University, School of Medicine

Bing-Ru Wu Research Fellow

Nina Kusajda PhD candidate

Claire Elizabeth Emson PhD candidate

Australian Rickettsial Reference Laboratory (ARRL)

Chelsea Nguyen Research Assistant (ARRL)

Denise Airey Production and Quality Control Manager (ARRL)

Professor John Stenos Research Director, ARRL

Professor Stephen Graves Medical Director, ARRL

Tilini De Silva PhD candidate

Mythili Tadepalli Research Assistant (ARRL)

Epidemiology

Professor Catherine Bennett Deakin Distinguished Professor and Chair in Epidemiology

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Associate Professor Stephane Bouchoucha Associate Head of School, School of Nursing and Midwifery

Associate Professor Eric Lau Associate ProfessorDeakin University