Dr Ki Wook Kim

Dr Ki Wook Kim

Senior Lecturer
Medicine & Health
School of Clinical Medicine

Dr Ki Wook Kim is a Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) International Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Clinical Medicine (Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health) within the Faculty of Medicine and Health, based at the Prince of Wales Hospital. Dr Kim completed his undergraduate degree, Honours and PhD in Molecular Biology and Genetics at the University of Sydney, for which he investigated the roles and interactions of various microRNAs and RNA silencing component proteins in the model plant, Arabidopsis thaliana. During his PhD, he accumulated extensive training in molecular research and advanced microscopy at various leading institutions including the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, CSIRO and the John Curtin School of Medical Research at ANU. Since 2015, Dr Kim has transitioned to medical research, focusing on the viral causes of type 1 diabetes and human viromics (characterising all viruses infecting humans). He leads the Viruses and Diabetes and the Human Viromics research groups within the UNSW-affiliated Virology Research Laboratory (Prince of Wales Hospital) and co-leads the Virology theme within the Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) Study, following 1,500 mother-infant pairs with a first-degree relative with type 1 diabetes across Australia (https://endia.org.au).

Project

Viral triggers of islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes.

Research Interests

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that affects approximately 140 000 children and adults in Australia and over 16 million people worldwide. It is thought to arise from the complex interplay between genetic predisposition and exposure to various environmental agents. For decades, the involvement of Enteroviruses in the pathogenesis of this disease has been strongly debated.

Dr Kim is interested in further elucidating the molecular events initiated by Enteroviruses that might contribute to the onset of type 1 diabetes, especially those involving the dysregulation of microRNAs. He is also interested in the application of Next-Generation Sequencing technologies to investigate changes in the transcriptome and virome of human pancreatic islets prior to or following the development of type 1 diabetes. 

Qualifications

PhD USyd, BSci (Molecular Biology & Genetics)(Hons I) USyd, GradCert (Bioinformatics) HarvardU.

Location
Virology Research Laboratory, Clinical Sciences Building Level 3, Prince of Wales Hospital.
  • Book Chapters | 2011
    Kim KW; Eamens AL; Waterhouse PM, 2011, 'RNA Processing Activities of the Arabidopsis Argonaute Protein Family', in Grabowski P (ed.), RNA Processing, InTech Open, http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/22686
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Foster CSP; Bull RA; Tedla N; Santiago F; Agapiou D; Adhikari A; Walker GJ; Shrestha LB; Van Hal SJ; Kim KW; Rawlinson WD, 2023, 'Persistence of a Frameshifting Deletion in SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a for the Duration of a Major Outbreak', Viruses, 15, pp. 522 - 522, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v15020522
    Journal articles | 2023
    Harrison LC; Bandala-Sanchez E; Oakey H; Colman PG; Watson K; Kim KW; Wu R; Hamilton-Williams EE; Stone NL; Haynes A; Thomson RL; Vuillermin PJ; Soldatos G; Rawlinson WD; McGorm KJ; Morahan G; Barry SC; Sinnott RO; Wentworth JM; Couper JJ; Penno MAS, 2023, 'A surge in serum mucosal cytokines associated with seroconversion in children at risk for type 1 diabetes', Journal of Diabetes Investigation, 14, pp. 1092 - 1100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jdi.14031
    Journal articles | 2023
    Isaacs SR; Roy A; Dance B; Ward EJ; Foskett DB; Maxwell AJ; Rawlinson WD; Kim KW; Craig ME, 2023, 'Enteroviruses and risk of islet autoimmunity or type 1 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled observational studies detecting viral nucleic acids and proteins', The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, 11, pp. 578 - 592, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(23)00122-5
    Journal articles | 2023
    Oakey H; Giles LC; Thomson RL; Lê Cao KA; Ashwood P; Brown JD; Knight EJ; Barry SC; Craig ME; Colman PG; Davis EA; Hamilton-Williams EE; Harrison LC; Haynes A; Kim KW; Mallitt KA; McGorm K; Morahan G; Rawlinson WD; Sinnott RO; Soldatos G; Wentworth JM; Couper JJ; Penno MAS, 2023, 'Protocol for a nested case-control study design for omics investigations in the Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity cohort', Annals of Medicine, 55, pp. 2198255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2023.2198255
    Journal articles | 2023
    Speck P; MacKenzie J; Bull RA; Slobedman B; Drummer H; Fraser J; Herrero L; Helbig K; Londrigan S; Moseley G; Prow N; Hansman G; Edwards R; Ahlenstiel C; Abendroth A; Tscharke D; Hobson-Peter J; Kriiger-Loteri R; Parry R; Marsh G; Harding E; Jacques DA; Gartner MJ; Lee WS; McAuley J; Vaz P; Sainsbury F; Tate MD; Sinclair J; Imrie A; Rawlinson S; Harman A; Carr JM; Monson EA; Hibma M; Mahony TJ; Tu T; Center RJ; Shrestha LB; Hall R; Warner M; Ward V; Anderson DE; Eyre NS; Netzler NE; Peel AJ; Revill P; Beard M; Legione AR; Spencer AJ; Idris A; Forwood J; Sarker S; Purcell DFJ; Bartlett N; Deerain JM; Brew BJ; Asgari S; Farrell H; Khromykh A; Tuipulotu DE; Anderson D; Mese S; Tayyar Y; Edenborough K; Uddin JM; Hussain A; Daymond CJI; Agius J; Johnson KN; Shirmast P; Abedinzadeshahri M; MacDiarmid R; Ashley CL; Laws J; Furfaro LL; Burton TD; Johnson SMR; Telikani Z; Petrone M; Roby JA; Samer C; Suhrbier A; Van Der Kamp A; Cunningham A; Donato C; Mahar J; Black WD; Vasudevan S; Lenchine R; Spann K; Rawle DJ; Rudd P; Neil J; Kingston R; Newsome TP; Kim KW; Mak J; Lowry K; Bryant N, 2023, 'Statement in Support of: "Virology under the Microscope - a Call for Rational Discourse"', mSphere, 8, pp. e0016523, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00165-23
    Journal articles | 2023
    Speck P; Mackenzie J; Bull RA; Slobedman B; Drummer H; Fraser J; Herrero L; Helbig K; Londrigan S; Moseley G; Prow N; Hansman G; Edwards R; Ahlenstiel C; Abendroth A; Tscharke D; Hobson-Peters J; Kriiger-Loterio R; Parry R; Marsh G; Harding E; Jacques DA; Gartner MJ; Lee WS; McAuley J; Vaz P; Sainsbury F; Tate MD; Sinclair J; Imrie A; Rawlinson S; Harman A; Carr JM; Monson EA; Hibma M; Mahony TJ; Tu T; Center RJ; Shrestha LB; Hall R; Warner M; Ward V; Anderson DE; Eyre NS; Netzler NE; Peel AJ; Revill P; Beard M; Legione AR; Spencer AJ; Idris A; Forwood J; Sarker S; Purcell DFJ; Bartlett N; Deerain JM; Brew BJ; Asgari S; Farrell H; Khromykh A; Enosi Tuipulotu D; Anderson D; Mese S; Tayyar Y; Edenborough K; Uddin JM; Hussain A; Daymond CJI; Agius J; Johnson KN; Shirmast P; Abedinzadeshahri M; MacDiarmid R; Ashley CL; Laws J; Furfaro LL; Burton TD; Johnson SMR; Telikani Z; Petrone M; Roby JA; Samer C; Suhrbier A; Van Der Kamp A; Cunningham A; Donato C; Mahar J; Black WD; Vasudevan S; Lenchine R; Spann K; Rawle DJ; Rudd P; Neil J; Kingston R; Newsome TP; Kim KW; Mak J; Lowry K; Bryant N, 2023, 'Statement in Support of: "Virology under the Microscope-a Call for Rational Discourse"', mBio, 14, pp. e0081523, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mbio.00815-23
    Journal articles | 2023
    Speck P; Mackenzie J; Bull RA; Slobedman B; Drummer H; Fraser J; Herrero L; Helbig K; Londrigan S; Moseley G; Prow N; Hansman G; Edwards R; Ahlenstiel C; Abendroth A; Tscharke D; Hobson-Peters J; Kriiger-Loterio R; Parry R; Marsh G; Harding E; Jacques DA; Gartner MJ; Lee WS; McAuley J; Vaz P; Sainsbury F; Tate MD; Sinclair J; Imrie A; Rawlinson S; Harman A; Carr JM; Monson EA; Hibma M; Mahony TJ; Tu T; Center RJ; Shrestha LB; Hall R; Warner M; Ward V; Anderson DE; Eyre NS; Netzler NE; Peel AJ; Revill P; Beard M; Legione AR; Spencer AJ; Idris A; Forwood J; Sarker S; Purcell DFJ; Bartlett N; Deerain JM; Brew BJ; Asgari S; Farrell H; Khromykh A; Tuipulotu DE; Anderson D; Mese S; Tayyar Y; Edenborough K; Uddin JM; Hussain A; Daymond CJI; Agius J; Johnson KN; Shirmast P; Abedinzadeshahri M; MacDiarmid R; Ashley CL; Laws J; Furfaro LL; Burton TD; Johnson SMR; Telikani Z; Petrone M; Roby JA; Samer C; Suhrbier A; Van Der Kamp A; Cunningham A; Donato C; Mahar J; Black WD; Vasudevan S; Lenchine R; Spann K; Rawle DJ; Rudd P; Neil J; Kingston R; Newsome TP; Kim KW; Mak J; Lowry K; Bryant N, 2023, 'Statement in Support of: “Virology under the Microscope-a Call for Rational Discourse”', Journal of Virology, 97, pp. e0045123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00451-23
    Journal articles | 2023
    Wu R; Mumtaz M; Maxwell AJ; Isaacs SR; Laiho JE; Rawlinson WD; Hyöty H; Craig ME; Kim KW, 2023, 'Respiratory infections and type 1 diabetes: Potential roles in pathogenesis', Reviews in Medical Virology, 33, pp. e2429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rmv.2429
    Journal articles | 2022
    Foster CSP; Stelzer-Braid S; Deveson IW; Bull RA; Yeang M; Au JP; Ruiz Silva M; van Hal SJ; Rockett RJ; Sintchenko V; Kim KW; Rawlinson WD, 2022, 'Assessment of Inter-Laboratory Differences in SARS-CoV-2 Consensus Genome Assemblies between Public Health Laboratories in Australia', Viruses, 14, pp. 185 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v14020185
    Journal articles | 2022
    Gavin PG; Kim KW; Craig ME; Hill MM; Hamilton-Williams EE, 2022, 'Multi-omic interactions in the gut of children at the onset of islet autoimmunity', Microbiome, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40168-022-01425-6
    Journal articles | 2022
    Hall M; Oakey H; Penno MAS; McGorm K; Anderson AJ; Ashwood P; Colman PG; Craig ME; Davis EA; Harris M; Harrison LC; Haynes A; Morbey C; Sinnott RO; Soldatos G; Vuillermin PJ; Wentworth JM; Thomson RL; Couper JJ, 2022, 'Mental Health During Late Pregnancy and Postpartum in Mothers With and Without Type 1 Diabetes: The ENDIA Study', Diabetes Care, 45, pp. 1082 - 1090, http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc21-2335
    Journal articles | 2022
    Kim KW; Wang X; Adhikari A; Yeang M; Jenkins F; Naing Z; Walker GJ; Foster CSP; Stelzer-Braid S; Deveson I; Craig ME; Tedla N; Bull RA; Martinello M; Pinto AN; Chan R; Turville S; Rawlinson WD; van Hal S, 2022, 'Persistent high-level shedding of cultivable SARS-CoV-2 Delta virus 33 days after onset of COVID-19 in a hospitalized patient with pneumonia', Journal of Medical Virology, 94, pp. 4043 - 4046, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.27832
    Journal articles | 2022
    Stelzer-Braid S; Yeang M; Britton PN; Kim KW; Varadhan H; Andrews PI; Briest R; Branley J; Balgahom R; Burrell R; Gehrig N; Newcombe J; Kesson A; Kok J; Maley M; Van Hal S; MacIntyre CR; Craig ME; Ferson MJ; Rawlinson WD, 2022, 'Circulation of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) causing respiratory illness in New South Wales, Australia, between August 2018 and November 2019', Pathology, 54, pp. 784 - 789, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2022.03.007
    Journal articles | 2021
    Faulkner CL; Luo YX; Isaacs S; Rawlinson WD; Craig ME; Kim KW, 2021, 'The virome in early life and childhood and development of islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies', Reviews in Medical Virology, 31, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rmv.2209
    Journal articles | 2021
    Foster CSP; Stelzer-Braid S; Deveson I; Bull R; Yeang M; Phan-Au J; Silva MR; van Hal S; Rockett R; Sintchenko V; Kim KW; Rawlinson W, 2021, 'Assessment of inter-laboratory differences in SARS-CoV-2 consensus genome assemblies between public health laboratories in Australia', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.19.21262296
    Journal articles | 2021
    Hope CM; Huynh D; Wong YY; Oakey H; Perkins GB; Nguyen T; Binkowski S; Bui M; Choo AYL; Gibson E; Huang D; Kim KW; Ngui K; Rawlinson WD; Sadlon T; Couper JJ; Penno MAS; Barry SC, 2021, 'Optimization of blood handling and peripheral blood mononuclear cell cryopreservation of low cell number samples', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22, pp. 9129 - 9129, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22179129
    Journal articles | 2021
    Isaacs S; Foskett D; Maxwell A; Ward E; Faulkner C; Luo J; Rawlinson W; Craig M; Kim KW, 2021, 'Viruses and Type 1 Diabetes: From Enteroviruses to the Virome', , http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints202106.0574.v1
    Journal articles | 2021
    Isaacs SR; Foskett DB; Maxwell AJ; Ward EJ; Faulkner CL; Luo JYX; Rawlinson WD; Craig ME; Kim KW, 2021, 'Viruses and type 1 diabetes: From enteroviruses to the virome', Microorganisms, 9, pp. 1519 - 1519, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9071519
    Journal articles | 2021
    Kim KW; Deveson IW; Pang CNI; Yeang M; Naing Z; Adikari T; Hammond JM; Stevanovski I; Beukers AG; Verich A; Yin S; McFarlane D; Wilkins MR; Stelzer-Braid S; Bull RA; Craig ME; van Hal SJ; Rawlinson WD, 2021, 'Respiratory viral co-infections among SARS-CoV-2 cases confirmed by virome capture sequencing', Scientific Reports, 11, pp. 3934, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83642-x
    Journal articles | 2020
    Bull RA; Adikari TN; Ferguson JM; Hammond JM; Stevanovski I; Beukers AG; Naing Z; Yeang M; Verich A; Gamaarachchi H; Kim KW; Luciani F; Stelzer-Braid S; Eden JS; Rawlinson WD; van Hal SJ; Deveson IW, 2020, 'Analytical validity of nanopore sequencing for rapid SARS-CoV-2 genome analysis', Nature Communications, 11, pp. 6272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20075-6
    Journal articles | 2020
    Kim KW; Allen DW; Briese T; Couper JJ; Barry SC; Colman PG; Cotterill AM; Davis EA; Giles LC; Harrison LC; Harris M; Haynes A; Horton JL; Isaacs SR; Jain K; Lipkin WI; McGorm K; Morahan G; Morbey C; Pang ICN; Papenfuss AT; Penno MAS; Sinnott RO; Soldatos G; Thomson RL; Vuillermin P; Wentworth JM; Wilkins MR; Rawlinson WD; Craig ME, 2020, 'Higher frequency of vertebrate-infecting viruses in the gut of infants born to mothers with type 1 diabetes', Pediatric Diabetes, 21, pp. 271 - 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pedi.12952
    Journal articles | 2020
    Kim KW; Deveson I; Pang CN; Yeang M; Naing Z; Adikari T; Hammond J; Stevanovski I; Beukers A; Verich A; Yin S; McFarlane D; Wilkins M; Stelzer-Braid S; Bull R; Craig M; Hal SV; Rawlinson W, 2020, 'Respiratory viral co-infections among SARS-CoV-2 cases confirmed by virome capture sequencing', , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-105996/v1
    Journal articles | 2019
    Craig ME; Kim KW; Isaacs SR; Penno MA; Hamilton-Williams EE; Couper JJ; Rawlinson WD, 2019, 'Early-life factors contributing to type 1 diabetes', Diabetologia, 62, pp. 1823 - 1834, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00125-019-4942-x
    Journal articles | 2019
    Kim KW; Allen DW; Briese T; Couper JJ; Barry SC; Colman PG; Cotterill AM; Davis EA; Giles LC; Harrison LC; Harris M; Haynes A; Horton JL; Isaacs SR; Jain K; Lipkin WI; Morahan G; Morbey C; Pang ICN; Papenfuss AT; Penno MAS; Sinnott RO; Soldatos G; Thomson RL; Vuillermin PJ; Wentworth JM; Wilkins MR; Rawlinson WD; Craig ME, 2019, 'Distinct gut virome profile of pregnant women with type 1 diabetes in the ENDIA study', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz025
    Journal articles | 2019
    Kim KW; Horton JL; Pang CNI; Jain K; Leung P; Isaacs SR; Bull RA; Luciani F; Wilkins MR; Catteau J; Lipkin WI; Rawlinson WD; Briese T; Craig ME, 2019, 'Higher abundance of enterovirus A species in the gut of children with islet autoimmunity', Scientific Reports, 9, pp. 1749, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-38368-8
    Journal articles | 2018
    Allen DW; Kim KW; Rawlinson WD; Craig ME, 2018, 'Maternal virus infections in pregnancy and type 1 diabetes in their offspring: Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies', Reviews in Medical Virology, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rmv.1974
    Journal articles | 2018
    Isaacs SR; Kim KW; Cheng JX; Bull RA; Stelzer-Braid S; Luciani F; Rawlinson WD; Craig ME, 2018, 'Amplification and next generation sequencing of near full-length human enteroviruses for identification and characterisation from clinical samples', Scientific Reports, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30322-y
    Journal articles | 2016
    Isaacs SR; Wang J; Kim KW; Yin C; Zhou L; Mi QS; Craig ME, 2016, 'MicroRNAs in Type 1 Diabetes: Complex Interregulation of the Immune System, β Cell Function and Viral Infections', Current Diabetes Reports, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11892-016-0819-2
    Journal articles | 2016
    Kim KW; Ho A; Alshabee-Akil A; Hardikar AA; Kay TWH; Rawlinson WD; Craig ME, 2016, 'Coxsackievirus B5 infection induces dysregulation of microRNAs predicted to target known type 1 diabetes risk genes in human pancreatic islets', Diabetes, 65, pp. 996 - 1003, http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/db15-0956
    Journal articles | 2012
    Eamens AL; Kim KW; Curtin SJ; Waterhouse PM, 2012, 'DRB2 is required for microRNA biogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana', PLoS ONE, 7, pp. e35933 - e35933, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035933
    Journal articles | 2012
    Eamens AL; Kim KW; Waterhouse PM, 2012, 'DRB2, DRB3 and DRB5 function in a non-canonical microRNA pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana', Plant Signaling and Behavior, 7, pp. 1224 - 1229, http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/psb.21518
  • Preprints | 2022
    Foster CSP; Bull RA; Tedla N; Santiago F; Agapiou D; Adhikari A; Walker GJ; Shrestha LB; van Hal SJ; Kim KW; Rawlinson WD, 2022, Persistence of a SARS-CoV-2 variant with a frameshifting deletion for the duration of a major outbreak, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.09.06.22279658
    Preprints | 2020
    Bull R; Adikari T; Ferguson J; Hammond J; Stevanovski I; Beukers A; Naing Z; Yeang M; Verich A; Gamaarachchi H; Kim KW; Luciani F; Stelzer-Braid S; Eden J-S; Rawlinson W; van Hal S; Deveson I, 2020, Analytical validity of nanopore sequencing for rapid SARS-CoV-2 genome analysis, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.04.236893
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Horton JL; Kim KW; Pang CN; Jain K; Leung P; Isaacs SR; Bull RA; Luciani F; Wilkins MR; Lipkin WI; Rawlinson WD; Briese T; Craig ME, 2017, 'Virome-Capture Sequencing of the Gut and Plasma Virome in Children with Islet Autoimmunity', in DIABETES, AMER DIABETES ASSOC, pp. LB51 - LB52, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000463087200190&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Kim KW; Allen DW; Briese T; Pang CN; Jain K; Horton JL; Isaacs SR; Wilkins MR; Couper J; Penno MAS; Harrison LC; Morahan G; Harris M; Cotterill AM; Morbey C; Barry SC; Haynes A; Davis E; Colman P; Giles L; Dodd J; Wentworth J; Sinnott R; Papenfuss TA; Vuillermin P; Lipkin WI; Rawlinson WD; Craig ME, 2017, 'Gut Virome Dynamics during Pregnancy in Mothers with Type 1 Diabetes', in DIABETES, AMER DIABETES ASSOC, pp. LB51 - LB51, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000463087200189&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Preprints |
    Isaacs SR; Roy A; Dance B; Ward EJ; Foskett DB; Maxwell AJ; Rawlinson W; Kim KW; Craig ME, Enterovirus Infection and Risk of Islet Autoimmunity and Type 1 Diabetes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Molecular Studies, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4308770

2021 – present
UNSW Medicine Elevate Program (Cohort leader; support A to B academic promotion of ECAs within the Medicine & Health Faculty)
2021 – 2022
UNSW SWCH Research Advisory Committee: ECA representative for the Paediatrics Discipline (competitive selection)
2021 – present
NSW Health Pathology Research Forum Organising Group (responsible for securing plenary speaker: world-leading virologist Prof. Ian Lipkin)
2021 – present
Australian Diabetes Society Expert Reference Group (for Research Advisory)
2021 – present
UNSW MEDIC Cultural Diversity Working Group (Interim Cultural Diversity Co-Champion July 2022 to Jan 2023)
2021 – present
NSW Health Pathology East Sustainability Site Champion (Green Team)
2020 – present
UNSW Medicine Early Career Academic Network Committee (Chair 2020/2021)
2020 – present
UNSW SWCH Paediatric Infectious Diseases Strategy Committee
2020 – present
UNSW SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Response Research Group
2018 – present
ENDIA Study Research Symposium Organising Committee
2018 – present
ENDIA Study QC Working Group
2017 – present
Randwick Paediatrics Research Committee (Sydney Children’s Hospital Network)
2018 – 2019
JDRF Future Research Leaders Study Steering Committee
2015, 2016, 2023
UNSW & POWH Virology Research Laboratory Seminar Series Organiser

My Research Supervision

In 2022:

  • 3 x PhD candidates (2 x School of Clinical Medicine; 1 x School of Medical Sciences)
  • 1 x 4th Year Medical Honours student (2 x committed in 2023)

My Teaching

  • Research-led teaching within the Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health
  • Guest Lecturer and meet the scientists panellist for MICR3061 (BABS)
  • 13 Honours/ILP students supervised to completion (100% 1st Class/Distinction ILP)
  • UNSW Career Discovery Mentoring Program Mentor