Dr Nina Radzey
Research Officer
Working groups
Background
Nina joined Burnet Institute in 2025 after completing her studies in South Africa. She has worked in the field of sexual and reproductive health for over five years, with a particular interest in identifying risk factors associated with sexually transmissible infections, including HIV, and adverse birth outcomes in women and girls. With a background in proteomics and metaproteomics, she aims to use these tools to investigate host and microbial biomarkers and pathways that can inform interventions to improve outcomes for women and girls.
Qualifications
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2025: PhD in Chemical Biology, University of Cape Town
- 2020: MSc in Medical Virology with Distinction, University of Cape Town
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2017: BSc (Honours) in Immunology and Infectious Diseases with Distinction, University of Cape Town
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2016: BSc in Microbiology and Biochemistry with Distinction, Rhodes University
Positions
- 2025–present: Research Officer, Burnet Institute
Awards
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2020–2025: Departmental Postgraduate Bursary, University of Cape Town
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2023: Travel Award for 12th IAS Conference on HIV Science, Brisbane
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2017: Poliomyelitis Research Foundation BSc (Hons) Bursary
Current projects
View 3 moreDiagnostics for preterm birth risk prediction in pregnant Australians
We aim to advance point-of-care diagnostics for spontaneous preterm birth caused by infection in Australian women, including First Nations women
Bacterial vaginosis point-of-care diagnostics
Bacterial vaginosis increases risk of HIV acquisition and adverse birth outcomes. We're developing a low-cost point-of-care diagnostic test for BV.
MISC: Mucosal injury from sexual contact
The aim of the MISC study is to identify the socio-behavioural and biological causes of inflammation in young South African women.