Professor Kent trained as an infectious diseases
physician, immunologist and HIV vaccine scientist in
Melbourne and the USA. As a physician-scientist he
is national leader in developing and testing HIV vaccines
and is internationally recognised in this important
field. He developed and manages a biologically secure
facility to test promising HIV vaccines, one of very
few in the Southern hemisphere. Vaccine concepts tested
in recent years have shown sufficient promise to progress
into human clinical trials. Further, his lab has developed
exciting leads on analysing immune responses and immune
evasion from HIV that provide unique insights into
the usefulness of various immune responses. This in
turn helps guide better vaccine design. Dr Kent’s
group has over 100 scientific publications.
Dr Kent is confident that one day, with sufficient
intellectual capability and effort worldwide, we will
be able to provide protection from HIV and AIDS through
vaccination. Dr Kent remains active in infectious diseases
clinical medicine at the Alfred Hospital and Melbourne
Sexual Health Centre, caring for people with HIV/AIDS
and assisting in the clinical development of new vaccine
strategies. He keeps active hiking, running and leading a large scout
troop.
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