Professor Anthony Cunningham AO
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Director, Westmead Millennium Institute & Centre for Virus Research
C24 - Westmead Hospital |
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Research interests
Research interests focus on viral medicine, especially basic biology, pathogenesis, seroepidemiology, diagnosis and anti-viral treatment of HIV, herpes virus infections.
Current national competitive grants*
2012
Cell type specific biologic responses to HIV infection
Cunningham A, Turville S, Harman A
NHMRC Project Grants ($614,685 over 3 years)
2011
The role of chemokines in establishing HIV latency
Lewin S, Cunningham A, Jaworowski A
NHMRC Project Grant ($10,000 over 3 years)
* Grants administered through the University of Sydney
PhD and Masters' project opportunities
Factors involved in the HIV life cycle
The role of dendritic cells in co-infection with HIV and herpes simplex virus
How do herpes simplex viruses interact with dendritic cells in human skin: clues for vaccine development
Honours project opportunities
Investigating HIV Driven Interferon Stimulated Genes in Macrophages
The Role of Interferon Regulatory Factors in HIV Induction of Interferon in Macrophages
The Role of Interferon Regulatory Factors in HIV Induction of Interferon in Dendritic Cells
Sensing of HIV by Pattern Recognition Receptors in Dendritic Cells and Macrophages