Group Head

Dr Campbell Aitken

Staff

Margaret Hellard

Mark Stoové

Peter Higgs

Duyen Duong

Rachel Sacks-Davis

Rebecca Winter

Sally Von Bibra

Oanh Nguyen

Research Interests

An estimated 170 million people are infected with the hepatitis C virus. Hepatitis C is associated with considerable mortality and morbidity, particularly due to cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer. The Centre’s research focuses on improving understanding about hepatitis C virus infection and transmission, with the ultimate aim of developing a hepatitis C vaccine. Staff at the Centre for Population Health conduct innovative studies involving people who inject drugs (the group most at risk of infection with the hepatitis C virus) and collaborate with virologists, immunologists and mathematical modellers in Australia and worldwide.

Current Projects