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at Burnet

At Burnet, we are actively working towards a healthier world - one where all people have access to life-changing research and health programs, no matter their status, location or background. Discover our areas of research below.

Research
at Burnet

At Burnet, we are actively working towards a healthier world - one where all people have access to life-changing research and health programs, no matter their status, location or background. Discover our areas of research below.

Technical
Focuses

Our point of difference is our technical breadth – from laboratory-based discoveries to field research, and commercialisation to development programs, we are working towards better health for all people.

Discovery + Translation

We are committed to strengthening health systems in collaboration with Government and non-Government organisations and communities.

Community Engagement

We work in partnership with people and affected communities to bring about sustainable change. 

Epidemiology

Our epidemiological studies help inform policy and practice, and provide evidence-based recommendations to governments on how to reduce or prevent disease.

Health Systems

We are committed to strengthening health systems in collaboration with Government and non-Government organisations and communities. 

Data + Modelling

We are at the forefront of modelling across areas including COVID-19, hepatitis C and B, HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, nutrition, and maternal, newborn and child health.

Implementation

We develop, test, and evaluate new tools, interventions, and programs to address public health needs, with an emphasis on innovation, equity, and sustainability. 

Core
Programs

Three institute-wide interdisciplinary thematic health programs represent the breadth of our technical skill base and foster a collaborative approach to tackling challenging global health issues.

Disease Elimination
PROGRAM
Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness
PROGRAM
Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health
PROGRAM

Flagship Initiatives

Eliminate Hepatitis C Australia (EC Australia)
FLAGSHIP INITIATIVES
Burnet Diagnostics Initiative (BDI)
FLAGSHIP INITIATIVES
Know-C19
FLAGSHIP INITIATIVES
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies (HMHB)
FLAGSHIP INITIATIVES

Communities

We work to achieve better health for vulnerable communities in Australia and internationally.

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COMMUNITY

Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Peoples

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Adolescents + Young People

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Children + Newborns

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Culturally + Linguistically Diverse [CALD]

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Families

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LGBTQIA+

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Working Groups

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Alcohol and Other Drugs Group

Co-Heads: Professor Paul Dietze and Associate Professor Peter Higgs. Alcohol and other drug use is a...

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Burnet Diagnostics Initiative (BDI)

Director: Jennifer Barnes. Scientific Director: Professor Heidi Drummer. Our working group is a comm...

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Diagnostic Markers in Chronic Immune Disorders Group

Head: Dr Raffi Gugasyan. Understanding the role of key signalling molecules that are critical for th...

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Global Adolescent Health Group

Co Heads: Dr Elissa Kennedy and Dr Julie Hennegan. Adolescence as a key developmental stage within t...

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Global Health: policy, practice and community action

Co Heads: Mr Chad Hughes and Ms Lisa Davidson. We translate research into sustainable health solutio...

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Global Women's and Newborn's Health Group

Co-Heads: Professor Caroline Homer and Professor Joshua Vogel. Improving the health and well-being o...

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Latest
Research

Explore our library of peer-reviewed publications with contributions from Burnet researchers.

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"Quick, simple, and friendly": Understanding the acceptability and accessibility of a nurse and peer-led, mobile model of hepatitis C care adjacent to community corrections in Australia.

Griffin S, Walker S, Holmes JA, Reid B, Callus A, Belzer M, Dicka J, Papaluca T, Craigie A, Schroeder S, Lancaster K, Hellard M, Stoové M, Thompson AJ, Winter RJ

  • International Journal of Drug Policy
  • 26 Mar 2025
Hepatitis C
Thou doth protest too much: How the minimum unit price affected retailers' revenue.

Taylor N, Baldwin R, Vieira E, Livingston M

  • Drug and alcohol review
  • 20 Mar 2025
Does parental cohort increase the likelihood of underage alcohol consumption in Australia?

Taylor N, Callinan S, Pennay A, Torney A, Livingston M

  • Drug and alcohol review
  • 09 Mar 2025
A systematic review of adolescent alcohol-related harm trends in high-income countries with declines in adolescent consumption.

Vieira E, Taylor N, Stevely A, Pennay A, Raninen J, Holmes J, Vashishtha R, Livingston M

  • Addiction
  • 05 Mar 2025
Antimicrobials for Neonates: Practitioner Decisions and Diagnostic Certainty.

Spotswood NE, Grace E, Dargaville PA, Beeson JG, Hickey L, Haeusler GM, Bryant PA, Cooper C, Keir AK.

  • Pediatric infectious disease journal
  • 24 Feb 2025
Maternal, Newborn + Child Health
Factors Associated with Timely First-Dose Pentavalent and Measles-Rubella Vaccination: A Cross-Sectional Study in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Dalton M, Pomat W, Danchin M, Homer CSE, Sanderson B, Kiromat P, Robinson LJ, Scoullar MJL, Melepia P, Laman M, James HA, Stanley E, Waramin E, Vaccher S

  • Vaccines
  • 04 Feb 2025