Background

Kathleen completed her Bachelor of Science, majoring in microbiology and cell biology in 2008 before joining the Department of Microbiology and Immunology to undertake her honours year in 2009.

Kathleen researched the impact of genotype on hepatitis B virus immune regulation throughout 2009 and 2010.

In 2012 Kathleen began a Masters of Public health at the University of Melbourne, specialising in global health and epidemiology. Kathleen joined the Burnet Institute in 2014, commencing her PhD in the evaluation of Victoria’s first community based, rapid HIV testing service, PRONTO!.

She was awarded her PhD in 2018.

Qualifications

• 2018 - PhD
• 2008: BSc (Hons), University of Melbourne
• 2012 - present: MPH, University of Melbourne
• 2014 - present: PhD, Burnet Institute

Projects (2)

Current (1)

• PRONTO! Rapid HIV point-of-care testing in Victoria
  The first rapid HIV test service in Victoria targeting gay men and men who have sex with men.

Past (1)

• HIV/AIDS Passive Surveillance
  Carries out surveillance for HIV and AIDS in Victoria.

Publications (10)

2019 (3)

• Two decades of surveillance data show late presentation among a diverse group of women diagnosed with HIV in Victoria, Australia.
  Moreira C, Boughey A, Ryan KE, Higgins N, Rotty J, West M, Hellard M, Stoové M, El-Hayek C
  Aust N Z J Public Health. 2019 Jun; Epub ahead of print
• A comparative, retrospective analysis of HIV testing among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Melbourne, Australia.
  Ryan KE, Wilkinson AL, Chow E, Read T, Chen M, Locke P, Leitinger D, Bradshaw C, Pedrana A, Hellard M, Fairley CK, Stoové M
  Aust N Z J Public Health. 2019 May; Epub ahead of print
• Association of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis With Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Individuals at High Risk of HIV Infection.
  Traeger MW, Cornelisse VJ, Asselin J, Price B, Roth NJ, Willcox J, Tee BK, Fairley CK, Chang CC, Armishaw J, Vujovic O, Penn M, Cundill P, Forgan-Smith G, Gall J, Pickett C, Lal L, Mak A, Spelman TD, Nguyen L, Murphy DA, Ryan KE, El-Hayek C, West M, Ruth S, Batrouney C, Lockwood JT, Hoy JF, Hellard ME, Stoové MA, Wright EJ; PrEPX Study Team
  JAMA. 2019 Apr; 321(14):1380-1390

2018 (3)

• Protocol for an HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Population Level Intervention Study in Victoria Australia: The PrEPX Study.
  Ryan KE, Mak A, Stoove M, Price B, Fairley CK, Ruth S, Lal L, Asselin J, El-Hayek C, Nguyen L, Batrouney C, Wilson D, Lockwood J, Murphy D, Cornelisse VJ, Roth N, Willcox J, Chang CC, Armishaw J, Tee BK, Penn M, Forgan-Smith G, Williams C, Montgomery J, Byron K, Coelho A, Allen B, Wiggins J, Kelsall J, Vujovic O, West M, Pierce AB, Gallant D, Bell C, de Wit JBF, Hoy JF, Wesselingh SL, Grant RM, Wright EJ
  Front Public Health. 2018 May; 6:151
• Implications of survey labels and categorisations for understanding drug use in the context of sex among gay and bisexual men in Melbourne, Australia.
  Ryan KE, Wilkinson AL, Pedrana A, Quinn B, Dietze P, Hellard M, Stoové M
  Int J Drug Policy. 2018 May; 55:183-186
• Acceptability and HIV prevention benefits of a peer-based model of rapid point of care HIV testing for Australian gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.
  Leitinger D, Ryan KE, Brown G, Pedrana A, Wilkinson AL, Ryan C, Hellard M, Stoové M
  AIDS Behav. 2018 Jan; 22(1):178-189

2017 (1)

• Trial and error: evaluating and refining a community model of HIV testing in Australia.
  Ryan KE, Pedrana A, Leitinger D, Wilkinson AL, Locke P, Hellard ME, Stoové M
  BMC Health Serv Res. 2017 Oct; 17(1):692

2016 (1)

• Characteristics of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men testing and retesting at Australia’s first shop-front rapid point-of-care HIV testing service.
  Ryan KE, Wilkinson AL, Leitinger D, El-Hayek C, Ryan C, Pedrana A, Hellard M, Stoové M
  Sex Health. 2016 Aug; 13(6):560-567

2014 (1)

• PRONTO! Community-Based HIV Rapid Testing Evaluation Report - Stage 1.
  Ryan K, Leitinger D, Pedrana A, Wilkinson A, Stoové M
  Report for the Centre for Population Health, Burnet Institute: Melbourne, Australia. 2014 Jul

2011 (1)

• The hepatitis B e antigen suppresses IL-1beta-mediated NF-kappaB activation in hepatocytes.
  Wilson R, Warner N, Ryan K, Selleck L, Colledge D, Rodgers S, Li K, Revill P, Locarnini S
  J Viral Hepat. 2011 Oct; 18(10):e499-e507

News Articles (7)

2019 (3)

• Later HIV diagnoses for women
• Burnet Travel Awards
• Burnet at Midsumma

2017 (1)

• Burnet Travel Awards

2016 (1)

• PRONTO! expansion welcomed

2015 (2)

• Burnet Travel Awards
• Leading young HIV researchers present at WAD 2015