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        Vaccine Trials Group

        The mission of the Vaccine Trials Group is to improve the health of the community through immunisation and the prevention of infectious diseases.

        The Vaccine Trials Group (VTG) team of doctors, nurses, researchers, scientists, students and phlebotomists is testing and evaluating the safety and effectiveness of new vaccines for a range of diseases, as well as monitoring vaccines.

        The VTG was established in 2000 to provide a coordinated approach to the development, delivery, assessment and promotion of vaccines, infectious disease and allergy treatments in the community. The team plays a vital role in the development and evaluation of vaccines recommended for children and adults throughout Australia.

        The VTG leads national studies focusing on a range of diseases including influenza,
        pneumococcal, meningococcal, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and whooping cough.

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        If you'd like to get in touch, please contact us by phone or email.

        Phone: 0400 450 240
        Email: vtg@telethonkids.org.au

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        Team

        Leader

        Peter Richmond

        MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP

        Head, Vaccine Trials Group

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        Members

        Jennifer Kent

        RN

        Clinical Research Manager

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        Beth Arrowsmith
        Research Nurse

        Research Nurse

        Sharon Clark
        PhD Student

        PhD Student

        Krist Ewe
        Clinical Research Fellow

        Clinical Research Fellow

        Carolyn Finucane
        Research Nurse

        Research Nurse

        Lorraine Flynn
        Research Nurse

        Research Nurse

        Camille Gibson
        Research Nurse

        Research Nurse

        Heidi Hutton
        Research Assistant

        Research Assistant

        Jan Jones
        Research Assistant

        Research Assistant

        Jane Jones
        Research Nurse

        Research Nurse

        Sonia McAlister
        PhD student

        PhD student

        Fiona McDonald
        Research Nurse

        Research Nurse

        Karen Mitchell
        Executive Assistant

        Executive Assistant

        Lisa Montgomery
        Research Assistant

        Research Assistant

        Jaslyn Ong
        Clinical Research Fellow

        Clinical Research Fellow

        Glady Perez
        Clinical Research Fellow and PhD student

        Clinical Research Fellow and PhD student

        Nikki Schultz
        Laboratory Research Assistant

        Laboratory Research Assistant

        Ushma Wadia
        Clinical Research Fellow

        Clinical Research Fellow

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        Vaccine Trials Group projects

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        Other projects
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        News

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        Superbugs on 7 News

        Superbugs on 7 News

        Prof Tom Snelling on Sunrise

        Protecting children against food allergies

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        Inside Scoop

        What is pneumococcal disease?

        What is pneumococcal disease?

        Guest reporter Jamie gets the inside scoop from Professor Peter Richmond about the latest study designed to protect babies against pneumococcal disease.

        Reports and Findings

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        October 2020

        Preparing for Life: Plasma Proteome Changes and Immune System Development During the First Week of Human Life

        Neonates have heightened susceptibility to infections. The biological mechanisms are incompletely understood but thought to be related to age-specific adaptations in immunity due to resource constraints during immune system development and growth. We present here an extended analysis of our proteomics study of peripheral blood-plasma from a study of healthy full-term newborns delivered vaginally, collected at the day of birth and on day of life (DOL) 1, 3, or 7, to cover the first week of life. The plasma proteome was characterized by LC-MS using our established 96-well plate format plasma proteomics platform.

        Published research Infectious Diseases Allergy & Infectious Diseases Vaccine Trials Group
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        June 2020

        Whole-Cell Pertussis Vaccination and Decreased Risk of IgE-Mediated Food Allergy: A Nested Case-Control Study

        Australian infants who received whole-cell pertussis vaccines were less likely to be diagnosed with food allergy in childhood

        Published research Immunisation Human Immunology Infectious Disease Implementation Research Vaccine Trials Group Food Allergy
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        May 2020

        Plasma cytokine profiles in very preterm infants with late-onset sepsis

        Very preterm infants have a marked innate inflammatory response at the time of late-onset sepsis

        Vaccine Trials Group Neonatal Gut Health, Nutrition and Development Neonatal Infection and Immunity
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        April 2020

        Clinical protocol for a longitudinal cohort study to identify markers of vaccine immunogenicity in newborn infants in the gambia and papua New Guinea

        Immunity is distinct in early life and greater precision is required in our understanding of mechanisms of early life protection to inform development of new pediatric vaccines

        Published research Immunisation Infectious Diseases Vaccine Trials Group
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