Dr Russell John Diefenbach
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Senior Research Officer
C24 - Westmead Hospital |
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Research interests
Dr Russell Diefenbach is an internationally recognized leader in the field of herpes viral transport and assembly
The aim of his recent work has been to determine the protein-protein interactions between molecular motors and structural viral proteins. He has also developed a research program based on elucidating the protein-protein interactions involved in HSV assembly. His work has the overall aim of elucidating novel targets for antivirals and in the design of a minimal non-replicating viral construct which can be used for gene therapy to introduce foreign DNA into human nerves to correct genetic abnormalities. His work has made significant contributions to the field of molecular motors and viral transport using a novel combination of interdisciplinary approaches.
Current national competitive grants*
2010
The fate of single virus particles during infection
Newsome T, Diefenbach R
Australian Research Council Discovery Project ($315,000 over 3 years)
Functional roles of the tegument proteins of herpes simplex virus type 1
Diefenbach R, Fraefel C, Kelly B
NHMRC Project Grant ($445,125 over 3 years)
* Grants administered through the University of Sydney
International links
Switzerland. (Institute of Virology, University of Zurich) Co-chief investigator on NHMRC project grant.