Dr. David Tscharke

Biography

David Tscharke began his research career at the University of Adelaide and the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science in Adelaide, focusing on the interactions between the immune system and the herpes simplex virus (HSV). After obtaining his PhD, he pursued postdoctoral positions at Oxford University and Imperial College London, working on projects related to viral pathogenesis and vaccine design. He then moved to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD, where he concentrated on understanding how the immune system recognizes viruses and the role of vaccines. Upon returning to Australia, he worked at QIMR Brisbane, where he started his own lab and took on undergraduate teaching in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Australian National University in 2006. Over the years, he has received several awards, including the Young Tall Poppy Award and the NHMRC Career Development Award. In 2016, he transitioned his laboratory to the John Curtin School of Medical Research, taking on the title of NHMRC Senior Research Fellow and subsequently becoming the Head of the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at JCSMR. His current research focuses on understanding the latent phase of infection with HSV and gaining new insights into how the immune system recognizes and responds to viruses and vaccines.

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