Background
Hans completed his Bachelor of Science Advanced with Honours at Monash University in 2018, with a double major in immunology and genetics. His honours project was completed with the Infection, Inflammation, and Innate Immunity Group at the Burnet Institute, with a focus on eliminating HIV-infected macrophages using NK cells.
He is currently a Monash PhD student working with Dr Anna Hearps to continue his research into NK cell mediated killing of HIV-infected macrophages.
Qualifications
● Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Burnet publications
Afucosylated broadly neutralising antibodies targeting HIV envelope elicit enhanced NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity against HIV-infected CD4+ T cell and macrophage targets
Journal of Leukocyte Biology
Olaf G. Wilhelm et al
Adaptive NK Cells Rapidly Expand during Acute HIV Infection and Persist Despite Early Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy
The Journal of Immunology
Anna C. Hearps et al
Differential expression of HIV envelope epitopes on the surface of HIV-Infected macrophages and CD4+ T cells
Antiviral Research
Hans Kek et al