Prof Lorena Brown
Professorial Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
University of Melbourne
lorena@unimelb.edu.au
Techniques/Expertise
Evaluation of influenza replication in vivo and in vitroCreation of hybrid and mutant viruses by reverse genetics and classical reassortment
Evaluation of influenza vaccine efficacy
Evaluation of heterosubtypic immunity
Evaluation of influenza virulence determinants
Innate inhibitors of influenza in animals and young babies
Collaborations
Dr Ashley MansellDr Katherine Kedzierska
Dr Deborah Middleton
Dr Jodie McVernon
Prof David Jackson
Dr Ian Barr
Dr Steve Rockman
Dr Rose Ffrench
Dr Fasseli Coulibaly
Prof Anne Kelso
Prof Peter Doherty
Dr Weisan Chen
Disease Models
Infection of mice and ferrets with influenza virus, including H5N1Genetically Modified Organisms
Mutant influenza viruses created by reverse geneticsOther Lab Members
Dr Brad Gilbertson, Postdoctoral FellowDr Julie McAuley, Postdoctoral Fellow
Ms Sanja Trifkovic, PhD student
Mr Rob Allen, PhD student
Ms Patricia Hoi Yee, PhD student
Mr Jesse Bodle, MSc student
Mr Charley Mackenzie, Research Assistant
Mrs Emily Fairmaid, Research Assistant
Mr Michael Marazita, Technical Assistant
