Laura Rikard-Bell
Research Assistant
Working groups
Background
Laura is an honours student at Burnet and a recent graduate from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Science. Her project focusses on enhancing apoptosis of HIV-infected macrophage in order to facilitate an HIV cure.
Qualifications
- 2024: Geoffrey Stewardson Travel Fellowship
- 2022: BSc, University of Melbourne, Australia
Burnet publications
12 Mar 2026
To Kill a Macrophage: Targeted Strategies to Eliminate Macrophage Reservoirs of HIV
Viruses
Laura Rikard-Bell et al
Open access
15 Mar 2025
Afucosylated broadly neutralizing antibodies targeting the 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
