Lorena E. Brown
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Biography
Lorena Brown is a Professor at the University of Melbourne and at Hokkaido University. She is a Lecturer in Virology to students of Science and Medicine and also heads a laboratory dedicated to understanding and controlling influenza. Her work is focused on researching and evaluating new vaccines designed to combat both seasonal and highly lethal avian strains of influenza, including vaccines that induce cross-reactive T cell responses. Along with a combined expertise in immunology and basic virology, her teamed is skilled in molecular virology techniques, which are used to understand the detailed replication of influenza virus and disease pathogenesis.
Abstract
Abstract : Inducing cross-reactive responses