Dr Gregory Walker

Lecturer

PhD (Virology), 2022, University of New South Wales

B Biomedical Science (Hons), 2015, University of Newcastle

Medicine & Health

School of Biomedical Sciences

I am a Lecturer and virologist based at the Virology Research Laboratory (Prince of Wales Hospital Randwick), University of New South Wales. My research focuses on 1) viral detection and diagnostics, 2) genomic surveillance of viral epidemics, and 3) serological screening and characterisation of antibody-mediated immunity to viral infections. I am also an Associate Investigator within the Virology theme of the Environmental Determinants of Islet Autoimmunity (ENDIA) Study, following 1,500 mother-infant pairs with a first-degree relative with type 1 diabetes across Australia (ENDIA Study).

Research capabilities of myself and the lab include:

- Whole genome sequencing and genomic analysis of respiratory viruses (RSV, Influenzavirus, and SARS-CoV-2). Applications include molecular epidemiology and phylogenetics, monitoring viral evolution and transmission, identifying emerging variants, surveillance approaches such as wastewater-based detection, and assessing mutations associated with vaccine, monoclonal antibody and antiviral escape.

- Serological screening and immune profiling, including the development and application of assays (e.g. PhIP-Seq) to detect and and characterise virus-specific antibodies. This includes assessment of antibody binding, neutralising activity and cross-reactivity, cohort screening, and evaluation of immune responses to infection, vaccination and emerging viral variants.

- Isolation, culture, and phenotypic characterisation of viral isolates (including variants of SARS-CoV-2 under PC3 containment). These capabilities support investigation of viral replication, screening of novel therapeutic candidates, neutralisation sensitivity, antiviral susceptibility, and the functional significance of mutations identified through genomic surveillance.

I am interested in developing collaborative research programs and contributing virological expertise and laboratory capacity to investigator-led studies, translational projects and externally funded research.

Related news:

COVID not likely to trigger islet autoimmunity in Australian children

COVID-19 and Islet Autoimmunity

Rapid lab analysis informs global guidelines on COVID-19 vaccination and treatment

Pasteurisation inactivates COVID-19 virus in human milk new research finds

E-mail

gregory.walker@unsw.edu.au

Location

Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick

Journal articles | 2026

Akhtar Z; Notaras A; Tawfiq E; Kunasekaran M; MacIntyre CR; Rawlinson W; Walker GJ, 2026, 'Epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus within a New South Wales-based multi-centre health district between 2018 and 2024 in Australia', Pathology, 58, pp. 97 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2025.06.011

Journal articles | 2026

Herkes JMS; Foster CSP; Michie A; Bartlett AW; Rawlinson WD; Walker GJ, 2026, 'Genomic Surveillance of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Sydney Reveals Rebound in Postpandemic Viral Diversity', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofag192

Journal articles | 2026

MacIntyre CR; Notaras A; Bari N; Doolan C; Mahmoud MMA; Honeyman D; de Araujo Aquino AFV; Seppelt I; Nicholls M; Turville S; Aggarwal A; Kunasekaran M; Gresham R; Walker G; Sevendal A; Rawlinson W; Emmen IE; O'Connor SL; O'Connor DH; de Silva C, 2026, 'Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in aerosol and surface samples in high acuity hospital settings during community epidemic waves – implications for risk-based infection control', Respiratory Medicine, 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2026.108712

Journal articles | 2025

Foster CSP; Walker GJ; Jean T; Wong M; Brassil L; Isaacs SR; Lyu Y; Turville S; Kelleher A; Rawlinson WD, 2025, 'Long-term serial passaging of SARS-CoV-2 reveals signatures of convergent evolution', Journal of Virology, 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jvi.00363-25

Journal articles | 2025

Foster CSP; Walker GJ; Jean T; Wong M; Isaacs SR; Lyu Y; Rawlinson W, 2025, 'Whole-genome sequencing data from long-term serial passaging of 11 SARS-CoV-2 isolates', Microbiology Resource Announcements, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mra.01090-25

Journal articles | 2025

Mazigi O; Langley DB; Henry JY; Burnett DL; Sobti M; Walker GJ; Rouet R; Balachandran H; Lenthall H; Jackson J; Ubiparipovic S; Schofield P; Brown SHJ; Schulz SR; Hoffmann M; Pöhlmann S; Post J; Martinello M; Ahlenstiel G; Kelleher A; Rawlinson WD; Turville SG; Bull RA; Stewart AG; Jäck HM; Goodnow CC; Christ D, 2025, 'Affinity maturation endows potent activity onto class 6 SARS-CoV-2 broadly neutralizing antibodies', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2417544121

Journal articles | 2025

Walker GJ; Mallitt KA; Craig ME; Ashwood P; Barry SC; Brown JD; Caguicla J; Davis EA; Hamilton-Williams EE; Harrison LC; Haynes A; Huynh T; Martin G; Mcgorm KJ; Morahan G; Naing Z; Oakey H; Penno MAS; Sevendal A; Sinnott RO; Soldatos G; Thomson RL; Tye-Din J; Vuillermin PJ; Ward EJ; Wentworth JM; Colman PG; Couper JJ; Kim KW; Rawlinson WD, 2025, 'SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Childhood Islet Autoimmunity', JAMA Pediatrics, 179, pp. 568 - 570, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.6848

Journal articles | 2025

Wang X; Sevendal AT; Kamalakkannan A; Stelzer-Braid S; Kim KW; Scotch M; Walker GJ; Rawlinson WD, 2025, 'Influenza epidemiology and co-infections within New South Wales-based multicentre health districts between 2018 and 2023', Pathology, 57, pp. 767 - 774, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2025.02.009

Journal articles | 2024

Horsburgh BA; Walker GJ; Kelleher A; Lloyd AR; Bull RA; Giallonardo FD, 2024, 'Next-Generation Sequencing Methods for Near-Real-Time Molecular Epidemiology of HIV and HCV', Reviews in Medical Virology, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rmv.70001

Journal articles | 2024

Rodrigo C; Walker G; Sevendal ATK; Nguyen C; Stelzer-Braid S; Rawlinson W; Graves S; Gidding HF; Stenos J; Lloyd AR, 2024, 'Acute Q fever in patients with an influenza-like illness in regional New South Wales, Australia', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012385

Journal articles | 2024

Sevendal ATK; Hurley S; Bartlett AW; Rawlinson W; Walker GJ, 2024, 'Systematic Review of the Efficacy and Safety of RSV-Specific Monoclonal Antibodies and Antivirals in Development', Reviews in Medical Virology, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rmv.2576

Journal articles | 2024

Walker G; Rawlinson W, 2024, 'Contextualising COVID-19 in 2024', Microbiology Australia, 45, pp. 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MA24002

Journal articles | 2024

Walker GJ; Foster CSP; Sevendal A; Domazetovska A; Kamalakkannan A; Williams PCM; Kim KW; Condylios A; Stelzer-Braid S; Bartlett AW; Rawlinson W, 2024, 'Clinical, Genomic, and Immunological Characterization of RSV Surge in Sydney, Australia, 2022', Pediatrics, 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-063667

Journal articles | 2024

Wang X; Kim KW; Walker G; Stelzer-Braid S; Scotch M; Rawlinson WD, 2024, 'Genome characterization of influenza A and B viruses in New South Wales, Australia, in 2019: A retrospective study using high-throughput whole genome sequencing', Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/irv.13252

Journal articles | 2024

Wang X; Walker G; Kim KW; Stelzer-Braid S; Scotch M; Rawlinson WD, 2024, 'The resurgence of influenza A/H3N2 virus in Australia after the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions during the 2022 season', Journal of Medical Virology, 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.29922

Journal articles | 2023

Akerman A; Milogiannakis V; Jean T; Esneau C; Silva MR; Ison T; Fichter C; Lopez JA; Chandra D; Naing Z; Caguicla J; Li D; Walker G; Amatayakul-Chantler S; Roth N; Manni S; Hauser T; Barnes T; Condylios A; Yeang M; Wong M; Foster CSP; Sato K; Lee S; Song Y; Mao L; Sigmund A; Phu A; Vande More AM; Hunt S; Douglas M; Caterson I; Britton W; Sandgren K; Bull R; Lloyd A; Triccas J; Tangye S; Bartlett NW; Darley D; Matthews G; Stark DJ; Petoumenos K; Rawlinson WD; Murrell B; Brilot F; Cunningham AL; Kelleher AD; Aggarwal A; Turville SG, 2023, 'Emergence and antibody evasion of BQ, BA.2.75 and SARS-CoV-2 recombinant sub-lineages in the face of maturing antibody breadth at the population level', Ebiomedicine, 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104545

Journal articles | 2023

Bennett D; Chen X; Walker GJ; Mehdipour M; Stelzer-Braid S; Rawlinson WD; Hibbert DB; Tilley RD; Gooding JJ, 2023, 'Correction: Machine Learning Color Feature Analysis of a High Throughput Nanoparticle Conjugate Sensing Assay (Analytical Chemistry (2023) 95:6 (550-6558) DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c05292)', Analytical Chemistry, 95, pp. 8393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01892

Journal articles | 2023

Bennett D; Chen X; Walker GJ; Stelzer-Braid S; Rawlinson WD; Hibbert DB; Tilley RD; Gooding JJ; Hibbert B, 2023, 'Machine Learning Color Feature Analysis of a High Throughput Nanoparticle Conjugate Sensing Assay', Analytical Chemistry, 95, pp. 6550 - 6558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.2c05292

Journal articles | 2023

Bowden-Reid E; Ledger S; Zhang Y; Di Giallonardo F; Aggarwal A; Stella AO; Akerman A; Milogiannakis V; Walker G; Rawlinson W; Turville S; Kelleher AD; Ahlenstiel C, 2023, 'Novel siRNA therapeutics demonstrate multi-variant efficacy against SARS-CoV-2', Antiviral Research, 217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.antiviral.2023.105677

Journal articles | 2023

Foster CSP; Bull RA; Tedla N; Santiago F; Agapiou D; Adhikari A; Walker GJ; Shrestha LB; Van Hal SJ; Kim KW; Rawlinson WD, 2023, 'Persistence of a Frameshifting Deletion in SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a for the Duration of a Major Outbreak', Viruses, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v15020522

Journal articles | 2023

Rouet R; Henry JY; Johansen MD; Sobti M; Balachandran H; Langley DB; Walker GJ; Lenthall H; Jackson J; Ubiparipovic S; Mazigi O; Schofield P; Burnett DL; Brown SHJ; Martinello M; Hudson B; Gilroy N; Post JJ; Kelleher A; Jäck HM; Goodnow CC; Turville SG; Rawlinson WD; Bull RA; Stewart AG; Hansbro PM; Christ D, 2023, 'Broadly neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 antibodies through epitope-based selection from convalescent patients', Nature Communications, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36295-5

Journal articles | 2022

Aggarwal A; Akerman A; Milogiannakis V; Silva MR; Walker G; Stella AO; Kindinger A; Angelovich T; Waring E; Amatayakul-Chantler S; Roth N; Manni S; Hauser T; Barnes T; Condylios A; Yeang M; Wong M; Jean T; Foster CSP; Christ D; Hoppe AC; Munier ML; Darley D; Churchill M; Stark DJ; Matthews G; Rawlinson WD; Kelleher AD; Turville SG; Ruiz Silva M, 2022, 'SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5: Evolving tropism and evasion of potent humoral responses and resistance to clinical immunotherapeutics relative to viral variants of concern', Ebiomedicine, 84, pp. 104270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104270

Journal articles | 2022

Aggarwal A; Stella AO; Walker G; Akerman A; Esneau C; Milogiannakis V; Burnett DL; McAllery S; Silva MR; Lu Y; Foster CSP; Brilot F; Pillay A; Van Hal S; Mathivanan V; Fichter C; Kindinger A; Hoppe AC; Munier ML; Amatayakul-Chantler S; Roth N; Coppola G; Symonds GP; Schofield P; Jackson J; Lenthall H; Henry JY; Mazigi O; Jäck HM; Davenport MP; Darley DR; Matthews GV; Khoury DS; Cromer D; Goodnow CC; Christ D; Robosa R; Starck DJ; Bartlett NW; Rawlinson WD; Kelleher AD; Turville SG; Ruiz Silva M, 2022, 'Platform for isolation and characterization of SARS-CoV-2 variants enables rapid characterization of Omicron in Australia', Nature Microbiology, 7, pp. 896 - 908, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41564-022-01135-7

Journal articles | 2022

Hodgkins C; Buckton LK; Walker GJ; Crossett B; Cordwell SJ; Horvath AR; Rawlinson WD, 2022, 'Simultaneous monitoring of eight human respiratory viruses including SARS-CoV-2 using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry', Scientific Reports, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16250-y

Journal articles | 2022

Homaira N; Binks M; Walker G; Larter N; Clark K; Campbell M; McHugh L; Briggs N; Nyiro J; Stelzer-Braid S; Hu N; Macartney K; Snelling T; Omer SB; Rawlinson W; Andrews R; Jaffe A, 2022, 'Transplacental transfer of RSV antibody in Australian First Nations infants', Journal of Medical Virology, 94, pp. 782 - 786, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.27383

Journal articles | 2022

Kim KW; Wang X; Adhikari A; Yeang M; Jenkins F; Naing Z; Walker GJ; Foster CSP; Stelzer-Braid S; Deveson I; Craig ME; Tedla N; Bull RA; Martinello M; Pinto AN; Chan R; Turville S; Rawlinson WD; van Hal S, 2022, 'Persistent high-level shedding of cultivable SARS-CoV-2 Delta virus 33 days after onset of COVID-19 in a hospitalized patient with pneumonia', Journal of Medical Virology, 94, pp. 4043 - 4046, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.27832

Journal articles | 2022

Walker GJ; Stelzer-Braid S; Shorter C; Honeywill C; Wynn M; Willenborg C; Barnes P; Kang J; Pierse N; Crane J; Howden-Chapman P; Rawlinson WD, 2022, 'Viruses associated with acute respiratory infection in a community-based cohort of healthy New Zealand children', Journal of Medical Virology, 94, pp. 454 - 460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.25493

Journal articles | 2021

Burnett DL; Jackson KJL; Langley DB; Aggrawal A; Stella AO; Johansen MD; Balachandran H; Lenthall H; Rouet R; Walker G; Saunders BM; Singh M; Li H; Henry JY; Jackson J; Stewart AG; Witthauer F; Spence MA; Hansbro NG; Jackson C; Schofield P; Milthorpe C; Martinello M; Schulz SR; Roth E; Kelleher A; Emery S; Britton WJ; Rawlinson WD; Karl R; Schäfer S; Winkler TH; Brink R; Bull RA; Hansbro PM; Jäck HM; Turville S; Christ D; Goodnow CC, 2021, 'Immunizations with diverse sarbecovirus receptor-binding domains elicit SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies against a conserved site of vulnerability', Immunity, 54, pp. 2908 - 2921.e6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2021.10.019

Journal articles | 2021

Rouet R; Mazigi O; Walker GJ; Langley DB; Sobti M; Schofield P; Lenthall H; Jackson J; Ubiparipovic S; Henry JY; Abayasingam A; Burnett D; Kelleher A; Brink R; Bull RA; Turville S; Stewart AG; Goodnow CC; Rawlinson WD; Christ D, 2021, 'Potent SARS-CoV-2 binding and neutralization through maturation of iconic SARS-CoV-1 antibodies', Mabs, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19420862.2021.1922134

Journal articles | 2021

Tea F; Stella AO; Aggarwal A; Darley DR; Pilli D; Vitale D; Merheb V; Lee FXZ; Cunningham P; Walker GJ; Fichter C; Brown DA; Rawlinson WD; Isaacs SR; Mathivanan V; Hoffmann M; Pöhlman S; Mazigi O; Christ D; Rockett RJ; Sintchenko V; Hoad VC; Irving DO; Dore GJ; Gosbell IB; Kelleher AD; Matthews GV; Brilot F; Turville SG, 2021, 'SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies: Longevity, breadth, and evasion by emerging viral variants', PLoS Medicine, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003656

Journal articles | 2021

Walker GJ; Davis R; Naing Z; McEntee B; Lu Y; Denadija T; Rawlinson WD, 2021, 'Serological Detection of SARS-CoV-2 IgG Using Commercially Available Enzyme Immunoassays on Dried Blood Spots Collected from Patients', Microbiology Spectrum, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/Spectrum.01245-21

Journal articles | 2021

Walker GJ; Naing Z; Stella AO; Yeang M; Caguicla J; Ramachandran V; Isaacs SR; Agapiou D; Bull RA; Stelzer-Braid S; Daly J; Gosbell IB; Hoad VC; Irving DO; Pink JM; Turville S; Kelleher AD; Rawlinson WD, 2021, 'Sars coronavirus-2 microneutralisation and commercial serological assays correlated closely for some but not all enzyme immunoassays', Viruses, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13020247

Journal articles | 2020

Kok CC; Ramachandran V; Egilmezer E; Ray S; Walker GJ; Rawlinson WD, 2020, 'Serological testing for infectious diseases markers of donor specimens from 24 h after death show no significant change in outcomes from other specimens', Cell and Tissue Banking, 21, pp. 171 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10561-020-09810-x

Journal articles | 2020

Rouet R; Mazigi O; Walker G; Langley D; Sobti M; Schofield P; Lenthall H; Jackson J; Ubiparipovic S; Henry J; Abayasingam A; Burnett D; Kelleher A; Brink R; Bull R; Turville S; Stewart A; Goodnow C; Rawlinson W; Christ D, 2020, 'Potent SARS-CoV-2 binding and neutralization through maturation of iconic SARS-CoV-1 antibodies', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.14.422791

Journal articles | 2020

Stelzer-Braid S; Walker GJ; Aggarwal A; Isaacs SR; Yeang M; Naing Z; Ospina Stella A; Turville SG; Rawlinson WD, 2020, 'Virus isolation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) for diagnostic and research purposes', Pathology, 52, pp. 760 - 763, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2020.09.012

Journal articles | 2020

Tea F; Stella AO; Aggarwal A; Darley DR; Pilli D; Vitale D; Merheb V; Lee FXZ; Cunningham P; Walker GJ; Brown DA; Rawlinson WD; Isaacs SR; Mathivanan V; Hoffman M; Pöhlmann S; Dwyer DE; Rockett R; Sintchenko V; Hoad VC; Irving DO; Dore GJ; Gosbell IB; Kelleher AD; Matthews GV; Brilot F; Turville SG, 2020, 'SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies; longevity, breadth, and evasion by emerging viral variants', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.19.20248567

Journal articles | 2020

Van Bockel D; Munier CML; Turville S; Badman SG; Walker G; Stella AO; Aggarwal A; Yeang M; Condylios A; Kelleher AD; Applegate TL; Vallely A; Whiley D; Rawlinson W; Cunningham P; Kaldor J; Guy R, 2020, 'Evaluation of commercially available viral transport medium (VTM) for SARS-CoV-2 inactivation and use in point-of-care (POC) testing', Viruses, 12, pp. 1208, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v12111208

Journal articles | 2020

Walker G; Clifford V; Bansal N; Stella AO; Turville S; Stelzer-Braid S; Klein L; Rawlinson W, 2020, 'SARS-CoV-2 in human milk is inactivated by Holder pasteurization but not cold storage', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.18.20134395

Journal articles | 2020

Walker G; Naing Z; Stella AO; Yeang M; Caguicla J; Ramachandran V; Isaacs S; Agapiou D; Bull R; Stelzer-Braid S; Daly J; Gosbell I; Hoad V; Irving D; Pink J; Turville S; Kelleher A; Rawlinson W, 2020, 'SARS Coronavirus-2 microneutralisation and commercial serological assays correlated closely for some but not all enzyme immunoassays', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.07.20245696

Journal articles | 2020

Walker GJ; Clifford V; Bansal N; Stella AO; Turville S; Stelzer-Braid S; Klein LD; Rawlinson W, 2020, 'SARS-CoV-2 in human milk is inactivated by Holder pasteurisation but not cold storage', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56, pp. 1872 - 1874, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15065

Journal articles | 2018

Egilmezer E; Walker GJ; Bakthavathsalam P; Peterson JR; Gooding JJ; Rawlinson W; Stelzer-Braid S, 2018, 'Systematic review of the impact of point-of-care testing for influenza on the outcomes of patients with acute respiratory tract infection', Reviews in Medical Virology, 28, pp. e1995, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rmv.1995

Journal articles | 2018

Theis T; Lau KA; Gray JL; Oxenford CJ; Walker GJ; Rawlinson WD, 2018, 'Proficiency testing for the detection of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus demonstrates global capacity to detect Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus', Journal of Medical Virology, 90, pp. 1827 - 1833, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.25266
Preprints | 2026

Aggarwal A; Ognenovska S; Ison T; Fichter C; Milogiannakis V; Afzal M; Ospina Stella A; Asarnow D; Morgan AL; Waters S; Boecking T; Ng B; Esneau C; Bartlett N; Naik A; Pöhlmann S; Hoffmann M; Bröer S; Bröer A; Johansen MD; Brink R; Burrell LM; Patel SK; Ellis S; Wehrhahn M; Martinez E; Ginn A; Churchill MJ; Angelovich TA; Rawlinson W; Yeang M; Walker G; Foster C; Kok J; Sintchenkov V; Rocket R; Asquith W; Parry R; Sng JD; Neely G; Moreno C; Loo L; Spence M; Jackson C; Kelleher AD; Park Y-J; Gibson C; Merz B; Stewart C; Brilot F; Khromykh AA; Veesler D; Menachery VD; Turville SG, 2026, Proteolytic control of the SARS-CoV-2 furin cleavage site defines the phenotypic evolution from the pandemic to endemic state, http://dx.doi.org/10.64898/2026.09.23.753140

Preprints | 2023

Walker G; Foster C; Sevendal A; Domazetovska A; Kamalakkannan A; Williams PCM; Kim KW; Condylios A; Stelzer-Braid S; Bartlett A; Rawlinson W, 2023, Genomic and Immunological Characterisation Shows Increased Respiratory Syncytial Virus Cases Not Due to Waning Antibody Mediated Immunity, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4515871

Preprints | 2022

Aggarwal A; Stella A; Walker G; Akerman A; Milogiannakis V; Brilot F; Amatayakul-Chantler S; Roth N; Coppola G; Schofield P; Jackson J; Lenthall H; Mazigi O; Langley D; Lu Y; Forster C; McAllery S; Mathivanan V; Fitcher C; Hoppe AC; Munier CML; Jack H-M; Cromer D; Darley D; Matthews G; Christ D; Khoury D; Davenport M; Rawlinson W; Kelleher A; Turville S, 2022, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron: evasion of potent humoral responses and resistance to clinical immunotherapeutics relative to viral variants of concern, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1207364/v1

Preprints | 2022

Akerman A; Milogiannakis V; Jean T; Esneu C; Silva MR; Ison T; Fitcher C; Lopez JA; Chandra D; Naing Z; Caguicla J; Li D; Walker G; Amatayakul-Chantler S; Roth N; Manni S; Hauser T; Barnes T; Condylios A; Yeang M; Wong M; Foster C; Lee S; Song Y; Mao L; Sigmund A; Phu A; Vande More AM; Hunt S; Douglas M; Caterson I; Sandgren KJ; Bull RA; Lloyd AR; Triccas J; Tangye SG; Bartlett NW; Darley DR; Matthews G; Starck D; Rawlinson W; Brilot F; Cunningham AL; Kelleher A; Aggarwal A; Turville S, 2022, Emergence and Antibody Evasion of BQ and BA.2.75 SARS-CoV-2 Sublineages in the Face of Maturing Antibody Breadth at the Population Level, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4295993

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Aggarwal A; Akerman A; Milogiannakis V; Silva MR; Walker G; Kidinger A; Angelovich T; Waring E; Amatayakul-Chantler S; Roth N; Coppola G; Yeang M; Jean T; Foster C; Hoppe AC; Munier CML; Darley D; Churchill M; Starck D; Christ D; Matthews G; Rawlinson W; Kelleher AD; Turville S, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5: Evolving tropism and evasion of potent humoral responses and resistance to clinical immunotherapeutics relative to viral variants of concern, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.07.22277128

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Aggarwal A; Fichter C; Milogiannakis V; Ison T; Silva MR; Esneau C; Bartlett N; Burrell LM; Patel SK; Churchill M; Angelovich T; Walker G; Rawlinson W; Yeang M; Kok J; Sintchenkov V; Chandra D; Kindinger A; Akerman A; Parry R; Sng JD; Neely G; Moreno C; Loo L; Kelleher AD; Brilot F; Khromykh A; Turville SG, TMPRSS2 activation of Omicron lineage Spike glycoprotein is regulated by Collectrin-like domain of ACE2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.09.22.558930

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Aggarwal A; Stella A; Akerman A; Walker G; Milogiannakis V; McAllery S; Esneau C; Silva MR; Lu Y; Forster C; Hal SV; Mathivanan V; Fitcher C; Hoppe AC; Munier CML; Darley D; Matthews G; Starck D; Robosa R; Bartlett N; Rawlinson W; Kelleher A; Turville S, Rapid isolation and resolution immune evasion and viral fitness across contemporary SARS-CoV-2 variants, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1210846/v1

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Akerman A; Milogiannakis V; Jean T; Esneau C; Silva MR; Ison T; Fitcher C; Lopez JA; Chandra D; Naing Z; Caguicla J; Li D; Walker G; Amatayakul-Chantler S; Roth N; Manni S; Hauser T; Barnes T; Condylios A; Yeang M; Wong M; Foster CSP; Sato K; Lee S; Song Y; Mao L; Sigmund A; Phu A; More AMV; Hunt S; Douglas M; Caterson I; Sandgren K; Bull R; Lloyd A; Triccas J; Tangye S; Bartlett NW; Darley D; Matthews G; Stark DJ; Rawlinson WD; Murrell B; Brilot F; Cunningham AL; Kelleher AD; Aggarwal A; Turville SG, Emergence and antibody evasion of BQ, BA.2.75 and SARS-CoV-2 recombinant sublineages in the face of maturing antibody breadth at the population level, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.06.22283000

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Foster CSP; Bull RA; Tedla N; Santiago F; Agapiou D; Adhikari A; Walker GJ; Shrestha LB; van Hal SJ; Kim KW; Rawlinson WD, Persistence of a SARS-CoV-2 variant with a frameshifting deletion for the duration of a major outbreak, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.09.06.22279658

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Foster CSP; Walker GJ; Jean T; Wong M; Brassil L; Isaacs SR; Lyu Y; Turville S; Kelleher A; Rawlinson WD, Long-term serial passaging of SARS-CoV-2 reveals signatures of convergent evolution, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.02.565396

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Rouet R; Henry JY; Johansen MD; Sobti M; Balachandran H; Langley DB; Walker G; Lenthall H; Jackson J; Ubiparipovic S; Mazigi O; Schofield P; Burnett DL; Brown SHJ; Martinello M; Hudson B; Gilroy N; Post JJ; Kelleher A; Jäck H-M; Goodnow CC; Turville SG; Rawlinson WD; Bull RA; Stewart AG; Hansbro PM; Christ D, Broadly neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 antibodies through epitope-based selection from convalescent patients, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.19.512954

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Rouet R; Mazigi O; Walker GJ; Langley DB; Sobti M; Schofield P; Lenthall H; Jackson J; Ubiparipovic S; Henry JY; Abayasingam A; Burnett D; Kelleher A; Brink R; Bull RA; Turville S; Stewart AG; Goodnow CC; Rawlinson WD; Christ D, Potent SARS-CoV-2 binding and neutralization through maturation of iconic SARS-CoV-1 antibodies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.14.422791

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Tea F; Stella AO; Aggarwal A; Darley DR; Pilli D; Vitale D; Merheb V; Lee FXZ; Cunningham P; Walker GJ; Brown DA; Rawlinson WD; Isaacs SR; Mathivanan V; Hoffman M; Pöhlmann S; Dwyer DE; Rockett R; Sintchenko V; Hoad VC; Irving DO; Dore GJ; Gosbell IB; Kelleher AD; Matthews GV; Brilot F; Turville SG, SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies; longevity, breadth, and evasion by emerging viral variants, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.19.20248567

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Walker GJ; Clifford V; Bansal N; Stella AO; Turville S; Stelzer-Braid S; Klein LD; Rawlinson W, SARS-CoV-2 in human milk is inactivated by Holder pasteurization but not cold storage, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.18.20134395

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Walker GJ; Davis R; Naing Z; McEntee B; Lu Y; Denadija T; Rawlinson WD, Serological detection of SARS-CoV-2 IgG using commercially available immunoassays on dried blood spots collected from patients, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.11.21261877

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Walker GJ; Naing Z; Stella AO; Yeang M; Caguicla J; Ramachandran V; Isaacs SR; Agapiou D; Bull RA; Stelzer-Braid S; Daly J; Gosbell IB; Hoad VC; Irving DO; Pink JM; Turville S; Kelleher AD; Rawlinson WD, SARS Coronavirus-2 microneutralisation and commercial serological assays correlated closely for some but not all enzyme immunoassays, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.07.20245696

NHMRC Investigator (EL1), 2024-2028. CIA, $662,040.

Characterising viruses that promote the development of type 1 diabetes. NHMRC European Partnership, 2024-2027. CID (CIA-Kim), $499,999

Epidemiology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus and other respiratory viruses. GSK Supported Study, 2023-2025. CIA, $95,654

Viral genetic determinants of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) underlying clinical disease severity in pediatric infection. Thrasher Research Fund, 2023. CIA, US$25,000.

JDRF Australia (Breakthrough T1D) Career Support and Travel Grant 2025. $4000.

My Research Supervision

Completions

1x PhD student (School of Biomedical Sciences), 2022-2024, Genomic characterisation of influenza viruses

3x Honours students (2023-2025)

Current

1x PhD student (School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences), 2024- , Characterising the anti-viral antibody repertoire in children at risk of T1D in the ENDIA cohort

1x Honours student, 2026