Research Activities
Dr. Hayward is a molecular virologist and computational biologist
working within the Retroviral Biology and Antivirals research laboratory
(RBA). His research involves the identification and characterisation of
novel retroviruses in Australian mammals such as bats, and the
immunological interface between bats and viruses. He is also involved in
research focussed on the microbiome within the female reproductive
tract and the metabolites that they produce, with respect to their
impact on sexually transmitted infections.
Dr. Hayward is a lecturer in molecular virology at Monash University
and post-graduate supervisor of PhD and Honours students within the RBA.
Techniques/Expertise
Bioinformatics/Computational biology, Molecular biology, Microbiology, Virology, Innate Immunology