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Dr Paula Ellenberg

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paula.ellenberg@burnet.edu.au
Dr Paula Ellenberg

Background

Dr Paula Ellenberg is a mid-career researcher with 12 years of post-doctoral experience in the field of Retrovirus pathogenesis. After being awarded her PhD in 2008 by the University of Buenos Aires for her studies on the Arenavirus Junin, she moved to Australia to join several multidisciplinary teams focused on Retrovirus biology with the primary goal of unmasking potential drug targets to eliminate HIV-1 and HTLV-1. Her studies resulted in 18 peer-reviewed publications in the virology space.

Dr Ellenberg is skilled in viral molecular cloning, including the introduction of genetic tags and mutations into the retroviral genome. Further, she has extensive experience in experimental design and implementation of retrovirus infection of primary cells.

Qualifications

  • 2008 PhD from University of Buenos Aires

Awards

  • 2024: Miller Foundation Biomedical Research Travel Fellowship 

Positions

  • Senior Research Fellow- Purcell Lab-Doherty Institute. University of Melbourne

Burnet publications

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30 Mar 2023

Targeting HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase Using a Fragment-Based Approach

Molecules

Adam Johnson, Catherine F. Latham, George W. Mbogo, Paula Ellenberg, David Tyssen, Gilda Tachedjian

Open access
11 Aug 2017

Analysis of Clinical HIV-1 Strains with Resistance to Maraviroc Reveals Strain-Specific Resistance Mutations, Variable Degrees of Resistance, and Minimal Cross-Resistance to Other CCR5 Antagonists

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Jacqueline K. Flynn, Paula Ellenberg, Renee C. Duncan, Anne Ellett, Jingling Zhou, Jasminka Sterjovski, Kieran Cashin, Katharina Borm, Lachlan Gray, Melissa J. Churchill

03 Nov 2016

Frequency and Env determinants of HIV-1 subtype C strains from antiretroviral therapy-naive subjects that display incomplete inhibition by maraviroc

Retrovirology

Katharina Borm, Jacqueline K. Flynn, Paula Ellenberg, Melissa J. Churchill, Michael Roche

Open access

Current projects

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Bat viruses and antiviral factors
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Bat viruses and antiviral factors

We’ve discovered Hervey pteropid gammaretrovirus, the first replication competent retrovirus circulating in Australian fruit bats, suggesting that bats can deal with multiple viral threats.

Vaginal microbiota and HIV susceptibility
Open to students

Vaginal microbiota and HIV susceptibility

Projects are available to determine the direct anti-HIV and bactericidal mechanisms of vaginal microbiota metabolites.

Discovery of a new drug class for HIV treatment and prevention
Open to students

Discovery of a new drug class for HIV treatment and prevention

Drug resistance, toxicity and intolerance could exhaust antiretroviral drug options for HIV treatment and prevention, with few new drug classes in the pipeline.

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Celebrating the 2024 Burnet Travel Awards

Celebrating the 2024 Burnet Travel Awards

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