Dr Rama Dhenni

Rama Dhenni completed his PhD in immunology at the University of New South Wales and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, where he investigated how memory B cell localisation shapes their cell fate potentials. Rama has extensive research experience across Australia, Indonesia, and the United States, spanning infectious disease surveillance, viral immunology and B cell biology. His work focuses on immunobiology of B cell responses to infection and vaccination, with current research on developing lymphoid organ models to study malaria immunity. 

• 2023: PhD in Immunology, University of New South Wales, Sydney
• 2016: MS in Immunology, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
• 2008: BSc in Biology, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia

• 2025–present: Adjunct Research Associate, Monash University

• 2024–present: Research Officer, Burnet Institute
• 2023–2024: Research Officer, Garvan Institute of Medical Research
• 2018–2023: PhD Research Student, Garvan Institute of Medical Research
• 2016–2018: Research Assistant, Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Indonesia
• 2014–2016: Master Research Student, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Ohio, United States
• 2008–2014: Research Assistant, Mochtar Riady Institute for Nanotechnology, Indonesia
• 2008–2014: Lab Teaching Assistant, Universitas Pelita Harapan, Indonesia
• 2007–2008: Undergraduate Research Student, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Indonesia

• 2023: Travel Award, Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology (ASI)
• 2022: Travel Award, ASI
• 2021: ASI Carer’s Award – COVID support
• 2021: UNSW Medicine and Health Support Scholarship
• 2020: UNSW St Vincent’s Clinical School Publication of the Quarter Award
• 2018: Scientia PhD Scholarship, UNSW
• 2014: Fulbright Science and Technology Initiative Degree Program, United States Department of State
• 2010: Science and Technology Research Grant, Indonesia Toray Science Foundation