1. /
  2. Our work /
  3. Projects /
  4. Informing priorities in the HIV response in Australia

Informing priorities in the HIV response in Australia

Open to students

Globally, almost 40 million people currently live with HIV infection, which remains a major public health threat. Contemporary responses to HIV have evolved substantially over the past decade.

Combination HIV prevention is now the key prevention strategy, combining primary prevention strategies, such as condom and, needle and syringe distribution program, with biomedical strategies such as widespread access to treatment and viral suppression among people living with HIV and the scale up of HIV PrEP for those at risk of HIV acquisition.

While Australia has been relatively successful in its HIV response, key gaps remain. Burnet Institute’s HIV Elimination program takes a multifaceted approach to HIV prevention and supporting the health and wellbeing of people living with HIV.

Student opportunities

View 56 more

Support people living with HIV

Projects suitable for Honours, Masters and PhD degrees include:

  • epidemiological analyses examining the coverage and relative effectiveness of HIV prevention interventions, including HIV PrEP and HIV treatment-as-prevention
  • epidemiological, behavioural and social factors associated with HIV susceptibility among specific populations, including migrants and international students
  • surveillance of HIV-hepatitis C co-infection and evaluation of HIV-hepatitis C co-infection elimination strategies
  • exploring the role of HIV self-testing in HIV prevention responses, including the development and implementation of interventions to improve HIV self-testing coverage and support the HIV cascade of care among people who test positive using a HIV self-test
  • qualitative studies exploring attitudes, preferences and barriers for adopting HIV prevention strategies, as well as strategies to prevent hepatitis C infection among people living with HIV as part of a HIV-hepatitis C co-infection elimination strategy.

Project contacts

Professor Mark A  Stoové

Professor Mark A Stoové

Head of Public Health
View profile
Jason Asselin

Jason Asselin

Co-Head, Surveillance and Data Linkage group
View profile

Project team

Professor Mark A  Stoové

Professor Mark A Stoové

Head of Public Health
View profile
Jason Asselin

Jason Asselin

Co-Head, Surveillance and Data Linkage group
View profile
Dr Michael  Traeger

Dr Michael Traeger

Research Officer
View profile
L3 MEETINGROOM2 0406 Cropped

Why study at Burnet

When you study with us, you broaden your impact working across our 3 institute-wide programs:

  • Disease Elimination
  • Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness
  • Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health.

Train with internationally recognised experts in a structured student support system.

Gain a holistic research experience along the way.

On this page