Working groups
James is a medical researcher and Public Health Physician (registered in Australia). He completed his medical degree at Monash University and subsequent Advanced Fellowship Training with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
After completing a PhD in 2001, he worked in the field of global health for over 20 years with a focus on infectious diseases and maternal and child health. His work includes research and public health activities in East and Central Africa, South East Asia and Papua New Guinea.
Currently, he leads Burnet’s Malaria Immunity and Vaccines Research Group and the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies program of research and implementation activities on maternal and child health in Papua New Guinea. His work is aligned with relevant global goals set by the World Health Organization and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Academic and Professional Affiliations
Editorial Advisory Board Member
Other professional roles:
Education and Training Roles
npj Vaccines
James G. Beeson
Frontiers in Immunology
Linda Reiling, Freya J. I. Fowkes, James G. Beeson
Malaria Journal
James G. Beeson, D. Herbert Opi
We're researching the immune responses induced by the RTS,S vaccine where the burden of malaria is highest: among young children in multiple malaria-endemic African countries.
A collaborative research program aimed at providing life-saving health care for women and children in Papua New Guinea.
We address fundamental questions on the modulation of antibody acquisition and maintenance during pregnancy.
More than 2.7 million babies die within the first 28 days of life worldwide, and we're working to reduce these deaths through postnatal care.
This project compares the performance of novel high sensitivity Plasmodium falciparum rapid diagnostic tests with conventional tests.