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Associate Professor Anna Hearps

Deputy Program Director, Disease Elimination; Head, Infection, Inflammation and Innate Immunity

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annah@burnet.edu.au
Associate Professor Anna Hearps

Reports and other work

Burnet publications

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15 Mar 2025

Afucosylated broadly neutralising antibodies targeting HIV envelope elicit enhanced NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity against HIV-infected CD4+ T cell and macrophage targets

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Morgane M. Brunton-O’Sullivan, Olaf G. Wilhelm, Christine Jordan, Hans Kek, Laura Rikard-Bell, Pantelis Poumbourios, Bruce D. Wines, Anthony Jaworowski, Anna C. Hearps, Hans Kek

15 Mar 2025

Afucosylated broadly neutralising antibodies targeting HIV envelope elicit enhanced NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity against HIV-infected CD4+ T cell and macrophage targets

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Morgane M. Brunton-O’Sullivan, Olaf G. Wilhelm, Christine Jordan, Hans Kek, Laura Rikard-Bell, Pantelis Poumbourios, Bruce D. Wines, Anthony Jaworowski, Anna C. Hearps, Hans Kek

15 Mar 2025

Afucosylated broadly neutralising antibodies targeting HIV envelope elicit enhanced NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity against HIV-infected CD4+ T cell and macrophage targets

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Morgane M. Brunton-O’Sullivan, Olaf G. Wilhelm, Christine Jordan, Hans Kek, Laura Rikard-Bell, Pantelis Poumbourios, Bruce D. Wines, Anthony Jaworowski, Anna C. Hearps, Hans Kek

Current projects

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Immune ageing and viral infections

Immune ageing and viral infections

We are particularly interested in innate immune cells which play a central role in regulating the response to acute infections and controlling inflammation that drives chronic diseases.

Impact of a vaginal microbiota metabolite on epithelium integrity and HIV susceptibility

Impact of a vaginal microbiota metabolite on epithelium integrity and HIV susceptibility

We investigate how a factor produced by optimal microbiota augments the cervicovaginal mucosal barrier to prevent HIV acquisition.

Methamphetamine and injecting drug use cohort studies: MIXMAX
Open to students

Methamphetamine and injecting drug use cohort studies: MIXMAX

MIXMAX is the largest active cohort study of people who use drugs in Australia. It combines 2 pre-existing studies: SuperMIX and VMAX.

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News and features

Advancing research through NHMRC grants and scholarships

Advancing research through NHMRC grants and scholarships

Meet the female powerhouses behind HIV research at Burnet

Meet the female powerhouses behind HIV research at Burnet

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