Jack Hunter

Research Assistant

Working groups

Burnet Diagnostics Initiative (BDI)

jack.hunter@burnet.edu.au

Background

Jack holds a Bachelor of Biomedical Science from Monash University, completed in 2024. He began his career as a laboratory technician in the anatomy facilities at the University of Melbourne, preparing and maintaining cadaveric specimens for medical education and research. Jack then worked as a red cell reference technician at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, where he managed rare blood inventories and performed serological and molecular investigations. He is now a research assistant in the Burnet Diagnostics Initiative (BDI), contributing to the development of point-of-care diagnostics from early proof-of-concept through to product development.

Qualifications

2024: Bachelor of Biomedical Science, Monash University, Australia

Positions

2025–present: Research assistant, Burnet Institute
2024–2025: Red cell reference technician, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
2024–2025: Laboratory technician, The University of Melbourne

Current projects

Open to students

Diagnosis of active syphilis

We're developing point-of-care diagnostics for active syphilis, aiming to transform syphilis management globally and contribute to World Health Organization goals.

Liver health screening test

A rapid point-of-care (POC) test for liver disease biomarkers could improve the management of acute and chronic liver disease and reduce the progression to liver cancer in Australia and globally.