Grace Wright

PhD Student

Working groups

Malaria Immunity and Vaccines group

grace.wright@student.burnet.edu.au

Background

Grace is a PhD student at Burnet Institute and the University of Melbourne working with the Beeson group under the supervision of Professor James Beeson, Dr Herbert Opi and Dr Liriye Kurtovic. Grace’s project aims to evaluate immune responses in children vaccinated with RTS,S, and quantify functional antibodies targeting malaria antigens.

Qualifications

2025–present: Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Melbourne
2023–2024: Master of Biomedical Science, The University of Melbourne
2020–2022: Bachelor of Biomedicine, The University of Melbourne

Positions

2025: Research Assistant, Burnet Institute

Awards

2024: Dean’s Honours List, Master of Biomedical Science for Academic Excellence, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
2023: Best 3-minute thesis presentation (master’s thesis), Burnet student symposium

Current projects

Open to students

Malaria Synergy Program

The program brings together experts to achieve the goals of malaria elimination in the Asia-Pacific region and globally.

MASTER-MAP: modern acceleration strategies for eradication of malaria in the Asia Pacific

We're developing novel solutions and high-quality evidence to inform policies and practices that address the major barriers in malaria elimination.