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Professor Tony CunninghamCo-Director, Centre for Virus Research, WIMR; Professor Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney - Herpes Neuropathogenesis Group
+61 2 8627 3001
+61 2 8627 3099
tony.cunningham(at)sydney.edu.au

Related Links

Herpes Neuropathogenesis Group, Infection and Immunity

Academic Qualifications

AO,F.A.A.H.M.S, MD, M.B.B.S.,B. Med. Sci.(Hons), F.R.A.C.P., F.R.C.P.A., F.A.S.M.

Projects

PhD and Master's projects

  • The role of dendritic cells in co-infection with HIV and herpes simplex virus
  • How do herpes simplex viruses interact with dendritic cells in human skin: clues for vaccine development
  • Studies of Initial innate immune responses to Herpes Simplex Virus in human skin guide vaccine development.
  • To develop human CD4 and CD8 lymphocyte stimulating Herpes simplex viral lipopeptides as vaccine candidates

Honours projects

  • Exploiting skin dendritic cells in vaccination
  • The Role of Mucosal Dendritic Cells in Sexual Transmission of HIV
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