Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre (AID)
The University of Queensland, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
The Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre (AID) combines complementary research at UQ and QIMR Berghofer Institute in partnership for a coordinated approach to infectious diseases research. AID encompasses internationally recognised experts in basic, applied, clinical research and cutting-edge technologies to address important unmet needs in parasite, viral, bacterial and fungal infectious diseases management.
Main objectives
- CONNECT RESEARCHERS
- FOSTER COLLABORATIONS across academia, industry, health, and government for research translation and impact
- CHAMPION RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AND IMPACT through strategic investment and external engagement
- CREATE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES for professional skills and networks
Capabilities
- Fundamentals of pathogens, hosts, and vectors
- Innovation in diagnosis, prevention and treatment, including vaccine and drug development
- Epidemiology, surveillance, and modelling
Aims
- Deliver knowledge on how infectious agents cause disease
- Develop and translate innovations that improve prevention and management of infectious diseases to benefit individuals and communities
- Provide an emergency response resource for emerging infectious diseases and outbreaks
- Website
- https://www.aidrc.org.au/
- Organisation type
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- University research centre – Joint UQ-QIMBR collaborative research centre
- Number of research staff
- 500-700 research staff
- Address
- Building 76, The University of Queensland, Cooper Road, St Lucia QLD 4072
Strengths and capabilities
- Diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites
- Pathogen biology
- Pathogen genomics
- Host-pathogen interactions
- Host immunity
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Arthropod vectors of infection
- Clinical microbiology
- Diagnostics development
- Vaccine development
- Therapeutics development
- Genomic epidemiology
- Clinical trials
- Disease modelling
Facilities and major equipment
- PC2 laboratories
- PC2 animal handling facilities
- PC3 laboratories
- PC3 animal handling facilities
- PC3 insectary
Lead researchers
- Professor Ian Frazer – HPV vaccine co-inventor
- Professor Avril Robertson and Professor Kate Schroder
– co-development and commercialisation of inflammasome inhibitors - Professor Rajiv Khanna AO – Successfully completed ‘first in man’ Phase I clinical trials on adoptive immunotherapy for recurrent glioblastoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma
- Professor Gabrielle Belz – innovative preclinical models that delineate failing innate and adaptive immune functions in chronic infections
Achievements of the centre
- AID researchers aim to combat antimicrobial resistance, like in this study where drug-repurposing breaks antibiotic resistance
- Progression of a recombinant SARS-CoV2 subunit vaccine into clinical trial
- Clinical-basic research collaboration led by AID researchers identified blood gene signatures to differentiate infection type in children assessed for sepsis
- Clinical evaluation of a blood-stage human malaria vaccine candidate
- AID researchers aid in evaluating impact of public health interventions to eliminate filariasis in Samoa
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