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News (2013)
30 December, 2013
Understanding HIV in the brain
Published in IMPACT, we reveal why understanding HIV in the brain will help in the quest for a cure.
20 December, 2013
2013: Year in Review
Significant discoveries, exciting events and awards have made this year one of Burnet’s most successful.
20 December, 2013
Eliminating malaria: vaccines, treatment and prevention.
Tragically, more than 600,000 people died from malaria this year.
20 December, 2013
Malaria project in NHMRC's top ten
A Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) and Burnet Institute research project showcased in NHMRC’s Ten of the Best.
18 December, 2013
Head of China Program receives prestigious language scholarship
Lisa Renkin has received a Victorian Government Hamer Scholarship for an in-country Chinese language course.
17 December, 2013
Victorian Government creates Justice Health Advisory Council
Burnet’s Head of Justice Health, Associate Professor Mark Stoové has been selected to join the council.
16 December, 2013
Natasha Stott Despoja AM appointed Australia’s Ambassador for Women and Girls
Congratulations to our former Board member on her prestigious appointment!
10 December, 2013
Dendritic Cell Research Lab receives funding boost
Dr Meredith O’Keeffe granted more than £220,000 from the Association for International Cancer Research.
03 December, 2013
Governor of Victoria, the Honorable Mr Alex Chernov AC QC visits Burnet
Burnet has hosted a special visit by our Patron-in-chief.
01 December, 2013
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi opens AIDS 2014
The AIDS 2014 Conference is officially opened at Government House, Melbourne.
01 December, 2013
Melbourne turns red for World AIDS Day
Red was everywhere - from Fed Square to Government House.
29 November, 2013
Travel awards presented to outstanding young researchers
Acknowledging the support of the philanthropic sector while recognising the talent of the Institute’s staff.
28 November, 2013
Burnet signs MoU with Myanmar Ministry of Health
For the first time we can work across all 14 regions.
27 November, 2013
Poor diet leading cause of disease in Australia
Author of the Global Burden of Disease Study says Australians don’t eat enough fruit, nuts, seeds and vegetables.
26 November, 2013
Young people falling through gaps in HIV services
The WHO has reported that gaps in HIV services for young people has led to a rise in the infection rate globally.
21 November, 2013
HIV and STI education needed to improve prisoner health in Fiji
World-first Burnet research looks at the health outcomes and behaviours of people in prison in the Pacific.
19 November, 2013
Rolling out point-of-care HIV testing in PNG
Point-of-care testing aims to provide greater access to testing, treatment and monitoring for HIV-positive patients.
18 November, 2013
Aung San Suu Kyi to launch AIDS 2014
Nobel Peace Prize winner Daw Suu will launch the conference at Melbourne’s World AIDS Day celebrations.
18 November, 2013
Prime Minister Abbott meets project leaders in Sri Lanka
Burnet and The Fred Hollows Foundation making an impact in Sri Lanka
13 November, 2013
Outstanding researcher receives ARC Future Fellowship
Dr Freya Fowkes has been awarded more than $750,000 to further her work on malaria immunity.
12 November, 2013
How best to help the Philippines recover from Typhoon Haiyan
Exploring the risk of epidemics of infectious diseases following the storm.
07 November, 2013
Syria's polio outbreak is a global public health emergency
Professor Mike Toole writes for The Conversation on the recent polio outbreak in Syria.
07 November, 2013
Burnet strengthens collaborations in China
A Burnet delegation signed two landmark partnerships and visited the Institute’s research and development facility.
29 October, 2013
Burnet launches Campaign to STOP TB
The world’s biggest killer is making a comeback. Donate now to STOP TB and help save lives like baby Stan.
24 October, 2013
Centre for International Health receives first-ever NHMRC grant
Burnet awarded NHMRC funding to assess HIV novel point-of-care tests and early infant diagnosis in PNG and China.
24 October, 2013
Chlamydia rates rise for younger girls
Burnet research shows chlamydia rates in girls aged 12 to 15 higher than older women, as reported in The Age.
23 October, 2013
Congratulations to Burnet's NHMRC grant recipients
The Institute was awarded more than $7.7million in NHMRC funding announced today in Melbourne.
23 October, 2013
38 per cent of young Australians at risk of acquiring an STI
Burnet research shows most young people don’t accurately perceive they are at risk of acquiring an STI.
23 October, 2013
Developing resistance-proof antimalarials
One of Australia’s leading geneticists, Professor Simon Foote presents his latest work on host-parasite interactions.
22 October, 2013
Engaging men in maternal and child health in PNG
Burnet hosts conference looking at evidence around the benefits of male involvement.
20 October, 2013
IMPACT: A special Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies edition
Dr Michelle Hendel writes about the unfinished work of addressing maternal and newborn deaths.
15 October, 2013
Latest malaria data presented at MiM 2013
Next generation of malaria researchers find out about the latest approaches to solve this global issue.
11 October, 2013
An extraordinary legacy keeps on giving
In a loving tribute to his wife, Jim Beever generously left a legacy to Burnet Institute – a gift in his Will.
07 October, 2013
New drugs and an effective vaccine could lead to hepatitis C eradication
Researchers at HCV 2013 say eliminating HCV could soon be possible.
01 October, 2013
Mac Burnet's legacy lives on
Burnet’s Associate Professor David Anderson speaks on ABC Radio about the Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet’s influence on our work.
26 September, 2013
Outstanding Burnet student a Distinguished Monash Alumni
Genevieve Martin received the award for her voluntary service to Monash University and community leadership.
17 September, 2013
Burnet researcher collaborates with University of Montreal
Rachel Sacks-Davis has travelled to Canada to further her research into hepatitis C transmission
16 September, 2013
Burnet celebrates Include a Charity Week
The Institute joined 140 charities to raise awareness of the importance of leaving a gift to charity in your Will.
13 September, 2013
Burnet working for better health in Tibet
Burnet’s Tibet Health Capacity Building Program is showing results of health system strengthening.
13 September, 2013
Burnet establishes new company in Nanjing, China
The company will undertake research and development of novel diagnostics tools in areas of unmet medical need.
10 September, 2013
Outstanding Burnet researcher presents Fenner Lecture
Professor Paul Dietze is recognised with the Institute’s Fenner Award for his contribution to public health.
10 September, 2013
Macquarie Group Foundation supports Burnet Institute
A gift from the Foundation will help Burnet find solutions to high rates of maternal and child death in PNG.
09 September, 2013
Alcohol-related smartphone apps wildly inaccurate
Burnet research featured in The Herald Sun shows most apps were flawed and in some cases encouraged drinking.
05 September, 2013
Disappointment at coalition's announcement on foreign aid
Professor Brendan Crabb says foreign aid is the only proven method in tackling the world’s largest problems.
05 September, 2013
A postcard from Kabul
Professor Mike Toole AM reflects on the launch of Afghanistan’s National Polio Immunisation Days.
20 August, 2013
Burnet welcomes Labor biotech initiative
The ALP has made an election commitment of up to $125 million for a new Medical Research Innovation Fund.
15 August, 2013
Student Night attracts bumper turn out
Budding future scientists enjoyed the chance to meet our leading researchers.
14 August, 2013
Rapid HIV test clinic open for business
PRONTO! to reduce barriers to frequent HIV testing among gay men in Melbourne.
12 August, 2013
Burnet Laos honoured with Prime Minister’s medal
Congratulations to our Burnet Laos team especially Dr Amphone Keoudom and Mr Thalalin Vongsonephet.
06 August, 2013
Funding boost for outstanding PhD students
Two outstanding Burnet PhD students have been awarded competitive Australian Postgraduate Awards.
28 July, 2013
Burnet to collaborate on ground-breaking PrEP trial
The project will test the efficacy of medications in reducing the transmission of HIV in Victoria.
25 July, 2013
Treating people who inject drugs the first step towards eliminating hepatitis C
First-ever international guidelines for treating hepatitis C in PWID released.
25 July, 2013
CREIDU Colloquium: Take-home naloxone could save lives
Naloxone could prevent opiate overdose deaths if readily available to those witnessing overdose.
24 July, 2013
Monash Partners to boost medical research in Victoria
Health Minister launches clinical research cluster, partnering healthcare providers with research institutes.
22 July, 2013
Children help researchers solve malaria vaccine puzzle
Burnet researchers have found promising new targets for a vaccine to prevent malaria.
15 July, 2013
Burnet finds 40 per cent of young Victorians have sexted in the past 12 months
The Herald Sun reports on a Burnet-led, Australian-first study on sexting.
08 July, 2013
New TB isolation ward opens in PNG’s Western Province
A new 22-bed TB and isolation ward opens at Daru General Hospital.
08 July, 2013
How far are we from finding a cure for HIV?
Professor Sharon Lewin comments on the latest developments in the search for a cure for the Sunday Age.
08 July, 2013
Female-controlled strategies for HIV prevention
Associate Professor Gilda Tachedjian writes about microbicides for the Positive Women Victoria newsletter.
04 July, 2013
Researcher wins prestigious Young Researcher Award
Dr Lachlan Gray has received a Young Investigator Award at the IAS Conference in Kuala Lumpur.
03 July, 2013
Gates Foundation funds innovative vaccine project
The project uses crystals to stimulate the immune system to protect against viruses such as HIV and influenza.
28 June, 2013
Burnet forms Timor-Leste TB interest group
The group recently met to identify areas of need for the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis in Timor-Leste.
27 June, 2013
Burnet researcher awarded preventive health fellowship
Dr Megan Lim will explore reducing young people’s alcohol consumption and other risk behaviours using social media.
25 June, 2013
Coalition’s promise resuscitates medical research reform
The Burnet Institute has welcomed the Coalition’s election promise committing to medical research reform.
24 June, 2013
Reflecting on 30 years of HIV and AIDS research
Burnet reflects on the global response to HIV and AIDS at a special event at Parliament House, Canberra.
23 June, 2013
Burnet's TB experts feature in ABC Newsline report
Burnet’s new approach to a point-of-care TB diagnostic features in this ABC Newsline report by Kate Arnott.
19 June, 2013
International public health expert praises Burnet CD4 test
Professor Charles Gilks said the test was the future in achieving universal access to HIV treatment.
19 June, 2013
Burnet PhD students among Victoria's best
Two outstanding young Burnet scientists have been recognised for their work at the ASMR Victorian Student Symposium.
17 June, 2013
Put politics aside says research community
Warnings of a dire future if politicians didn’t take a bipartisan and strategic approach to funding research.
14 June, 2013
Burnet's new approach to point-of-care TB diagnostic
Associate Professor David Anderson is heading up Burnet’s TB diagnostic development.
13 June, 2013
Experts call for unified response in tackling TB in Asia/Pacific
Urgent need for increased research into effective, low-cost diagnostics, treatment and prevention programs.
12 June, 2013
Women Deliver conference - Burnet's perspective
Burnet’s Dr Chris Morgan talks about emerging issues for maternal and newborn health in Asia and the Pacific.
04 June, 2013
Young malaria research star recognised in Premier's Awards
Dr Michelle Boyle has received a commendation in the Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research.
29 May, 2013
Bill Gates: polio, malaria and Australia's aid budget
When my foundation gave US$40 million for malaria vaccine research we became the biggest funder in the world!
28 May, 2013
Polio eradication efforts need money and political commitment
Professor Mike Toole writes about the challenges in eradicating polio, ahead of Bill Gates' visit to Australia.
28 May, 2013
Tackling tuberculosis in PNG's Western Province
In the Autumn edition of IMPACT, we analyse the worsening epidemic in Western Province and drug-resistant TB.
27 May, 2013
Burnet researcher awarded NIH grant
Associate Professor Melissa Churchill received a coveted grant for her ground breaking work on HIV in the brain.
25 May, 2013
Is family and peer naloxone distribution gaining momentum?
CREIDU highlights concerns about increasing fatal overdoses associated with heroin and other opioids.
22 May, 2013
Outstanding HIV researcher awarded Gust-McKenzie medal
Dr Mark Stoové was presented the prestigious medal at the AGM.
21 May, 2013
Do not resuscitate: the journal impact factor declared dead
Burnet’s Professor Brendan Crabb explains why the JIF has major flaws in an article in The Conversation.
21 May, 2013
HIV specialist by day, novelist by night
Professor Robert Power has released his latest book based on 25 years of experience of harm reduction.
20 May, 2013
Report reveals adverse impact of public injecting in Nth Richmond
New research reveals increasing health risks for people who inject drugs and significant community concern.
17 May, 2013
Relief as medical research funding maintained
Professor Brendan Crabb said he is pleased NHMRC funding has been maintained in the federal Budget.
07 May, 2013
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies will save lives
Burnet Institute has called for increased commitment from the philanthropic and corporate sectors.
03 May, 2013
Bob Carr 'urges support' for maternal and child health in PNG
Foreign minister to attend Burnet Institute maternal and child health fundraising dinner in PNG.
29 April, 2013
Day of Immunology 'Discovery Tour' a hit
Keen members of the public met our immunologists and enjoyed their special tour ‘behind the scenes’.
25 April, 2013
Help us make the winning move against malaria
World Malaria Day 2013
22 April, 2013
22 April, 2013
Suzanne Crowe: a dame for all reasons
Burnet Associate Director, Professor Suzanne Crowe AM is profiled in prestigious medical journal The Lancet.
17 April, 2013
Malaria - A collaborative approach. Video 6:33.
Through the Australia Awards program, AusAID and Burnet are strengthening capacity towards malaria prevention.
12 April, 2013
Polio 'endgame' strategy launched
Professor Mike Toole is part of a group of eminent scientists declaring polio can be eradicated by 2018.
11 April, 2013
Medical research funding cut back
Professor Brendan Crabb says a $70 million funding cut to health and medical research will have a dire effect.
10 April, 2013
Burnet’s Centre for Biomedical Research heralds new era
Internationally renowned researchers, Professor James Beeson and Professor Sharon Lewin will lead the Centre.
08 April, 2013
Deadly flu outbreak in China
Australia’s leading influenza expert says the outbreak that has caused six deaths has the potential to spread.
08 April, 2013
McKeon Review released
The review outlined 21 recommendations, including a long-term vision of a fully integrated health and medical research sector.
28 March, 2013
Leading international HIV researcher, Professor Kenneth Mayer presents at Burnet
Recent studies into antiretroviral chemoprophylaxis for HIV prevention
26 March, 2013
Super-resolution microscope arrives!
Thanks to the generous support of donors and supporters, a super-resolution microscope is here.
23 March, 2013
Improved TB diagnostics needed
TB is more common in developing countries, but there are still a number of new cases identified in Victoria each year.
21 March, 2013
Burnet scientist wins Mollie Holman Medal
HIV researcher, Dr Michael Roche wins prestigious award from Monash University.
21 March, 2013
Dr Mark Stoové joins gay and lesbian advisory committee
The group will advise government on health, ageing and drug services issues in the GLBTI community.
20 March, 2013
Injecting drugs: important issues and urgent responses required.
People who inject drugs experience the highest level of stigma of all drug users according to CREIDU.
19 March, 2013
HIV high on the agenda at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs session in Vienna
HIV and drug use placed at the heart of the global agenda.
14 March, 2013
Global Fund visits Burnet
Executive Director of The Global Fund, Dr Mark Dybul visited Melbourne this week for a round table discussion with representatives of Australian NGOs.
08 March, 2013
Burnet celebrates International Women's Day
Celebrating women in science and highlighting the inequalities in health that women in developing countries face.
05 March, 2013
New leadership team for Centre for International Health
Associate Professor Stanley Luchters and Professor Robert Power are outstanding public health professionals
04 March, 2013
Melbourne researchers give HIV a wake up call
Researchers have moved a step closer to finding a cure for HIV by luring the ‘sleeping’ virus out of infected cells.
04 March, 2013
Melbourne emerging as a 'world centre' for medical research
Australia one of the top six biotech nations in the world.
03 March, 2013
Ecstasy use not just at dance parties
Burnet research shows ecstasy emergency presentations more likely to come from pubs, clubs or homes.
01 March, 2013
Government and community can do more to end HIV
More than ever we need on-going financial support from the Federal Government and from the community to achieve a 30-year quest to find a cure for HIV.
27 February, 2013
Research a key weapon in turning the tide against HIV
Without an increased commitment in funding the significant progress towards finding a cure will stall.
24 February, 2013
Burnet hosts ANCP project managers
Project managers from Zimbabwe, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Papua New Guinea in Melbourne for a workshop
21 February, 2013
Natasha Stott Despoja AM campaigns for HIV positive women
Living Positive Victoria’s ENUF campaign combats HIV stigma and discrimination.
19 February, 2013
New hepatitis C treatments to be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
$220 million to be provided over five years to subsidise new hepatitis C treatments, boceprevir and telaprevir.
19 February, 2013
New hepatitis C treatments to be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
$220 million to be provided over five years to subsidise new hepatitis C treatments, boceprevir and telaprevir.
11 February, 2013
Killing polio workers threatens grave consequences
Professor Mike Toole comments on the recent killings of polio workers in Nigeria for The Conversation.
08 February, 2013
Very positive meeting with Myanmar Health Minister
Maternal and child health among the key health challenges discussed during the meeting with the Minister.
07 February, 2013
Early therapy for HIV vital
New insight into the optimal timing of therapy for HIV infection could give patients a better chance of responding to potential cure strategies of the future.
07 February, 2013
Fostering closer ties with Myanmar in malaria research
Malaria is the cause of much death and disability in the country.
07 February, 2013
Maternal and child health programs making a difference
Hundreds of locals greeted the Burnet delegation to thank them for Burnet’s programs which help save lives.
06 February, 2013
Burnet delegation honoured to meet Aung San Suu Kyi
Women’s and children’s health among the key issues discussed in Nay Pyi Taw
06 February, 2013
New research finds teens regret sex after drinking
The study analysed data relating to young people’s sexual behaviour and its association with alcohol.
04 February, 2013
Burnet delegation in Myanmar holding high-level talks with senior health officials
Women’s and children’s health among the key issues to be discussed.
04 February, 2013
Visiting Chinese researcher strengthens TB collaboration
Hongmei Liu from the Institute for Pathogen Biology has been learning techniques of a novel diagnostic assay.
30 January, 2013
Coalition commitment to medical research welcome
Professor Brendan Crabb comments on the Coalition announcement to protect health and medical research funding.
29 January, 2013
Vale - Burnet founding chairman the Hon Geoffrey Connard AM
We are greatly saddened to hear of the passing of the Hon Geoffrey Connard AM.
29 January, 2013
BDO study: Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n Roll - biggest ever!
Thanks to the 1600 young people who took part in our Big Day Out survey about sexual health, and drug and alcohol use.
26 January, 2013
Burnet international health specialist awarded AM
Professor Mike Toole AM has been recognised in the Australia Day Honours with a Member of the Order of Australia.
14 January, 2013
Victoria first to trial rapid HIV test
A community-based rapid HIV testing trial run by the Burnet Institute and the Victorian AIDS Council will be operational by mid-2013.
14 January, 2013
New Horizons: CD4 test on the frontline
The VISITECT® CD4 test to undergo validation studies in sub-Saharan Africa and PNG.
07 January, 2013
Reaching Out: Working with Melbourne’s most vulnerable
The poor health status of people who inject drugs is one of Burnet’s key research priorities.
