Associate Professor Jody Peters
Associate Professor

Jody Peters

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Background

I began my career working in industry for a company which specialised in in vitro diagnostic assays, for both human and veterinary health (AGEN Biomedical). There, I worked as a scientist for almost a decade in numerous departments of the commercialisation pipeline, including manufacturing, product development and research. Following this, I completed a PhD (2010) with the Australian Biosecurity Co-operative Research Centre for Emerging Infectious Disease and have since worked as a virologist at The University of Queensland.

My current research focuses on mosquito-borne virus discovery and the development of innovative vaccine and diagnostic platforms. Together, these research interests have culminated in a greater understanding of the mosquito virome and the development of new approaches for the detection of novel viruses. These include high throughput sequence and antigen-independent assays and the development of suites of unique monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), which in conjunction with deep sequencing platforms, provide comprehensive virus discovery strategies. Using this repertoire, I have been involved in the discovery and extensive genetic and phenotypic characterisation of new mosquito-borne viruses, belonging to more than six viral taxon (including Flaviviridae, Mesoniviridae, Bunyavirales, Reoviridae, Negevirus, Nodaviridae).

Harnessing the unique mosquito-specific growth restriction of the insect-specific flaviviruses that we discovered, my research now focuses on the application of these viruses to the development of novel, safe vaccines and diagnostics for multiple pathogenic flaviviruses.

Availability

Associate Professor Jody Peters is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Biological Sciences Medical microbiology Microbiology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Applied Science, Queensland University of Technology
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

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90 works between 2005 and 2024
All (90) Journal Article (88) Book Chapter (1) Other Outputs (1)

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2024

Journal Article

Synthetic recovery of Yada Yada virus expands insect-specific alphavirus knowledge and facilitates production of chimeric viruses

Bell, Mikaela G., Parry, Rhys H., Lee, Tricia S. E., Habarugira, Gervais, McMahon, Isabella E., Thompson, Madeline A., Modhiran, Naphak, Watterson, Daniel, Batovska, Jana, Lynch, Stacey E., Hall, Roy A., Harrison, Jessica J. and Hobson-Peters, Jody (2024). Synthetic recovery of Yada Yada virus expands insect-specific alphavirus knowledge and facilitates production of chimeric viruses. npj Viruses, 2 (1) 45. doi: 10.1038/s44298-024-00052-2

Synthetic recovery of Yada Yada virus expands insect-specific alphavirus knowledge and facilitates production of chimeric viruses

2024

Journal Article

Unleashing nature’s allies: comparing the vertical transmission dynamics of insect-specific and vertebrate-infecting flaviviruses in mosquitoes

Peterson, Alyssa J., Hall, Roy A., Harrison, Jessica J., Hobson-Peters, Jody and Hugo, Leon E. (2024). Unleashing nature’s allies: comparing the vertical transmission dynamics of insect-specific and vertebrate-infecting flaviviruses in mosquitoes. Viruses, 16 (9) 1499, 1499. doi: 10.3390/v16091499

Unleashing nature’s allies: comparing the vertical transmission dynamics of insect-specific and vertebrate-infecting flaviviruses in mosquitoes

2024

Journal Article

Independent repeated mutations within the alphaviruses Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus indicates convergent evolution and past positive selection in ancestral populations despite ongoing purifying selection

Pyke, Alyssa T, Wilson, Daniel J, Michie, Alice, Mackenzie, John S, Imrie, Allison, Cameron, Jane, Doggett, Stephen L, Haniotis, John, Herrero, Lara J, Caly, Leon, Lynch, Stacey E, Mee, Peter T, Madzokere, Eugene T, Ramirez, Ana L, Paramitha, Devina, Hobson-Peters, Jody, Smith, David W, Weir, Richard, Sullivan, Mitchell, Druce, Julian, Melville, Lorna, Robson, Jennifer, Gibb, Robert, van den Hurk, Andrew F and Duchene, Sebastian (2024). Independent repeated mutations within the alphaviruses Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus indicates convergent evolution and past positive selection in ancestral populations despite ongoing purifying selection. Virus Evolution, 10 (1) veae080. doi: 10.1093/ve/veae080

Independent repeated mutations within the alphaviruses Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus indicates convergent evolution and past positive selection in ancestral populations despite ongoing purifying selection

2024

Journal Article

A chimeric vaccine derived from Australian genotype IV Japanese encephalitis virus protects mice from lethal challenge

Harrison, Jessica J., Nguyen, Wilson, Morgan, Mahali S., Tang, Bing, Habarugira, Gervais, de Malmanche, Henry, Freney, Morgan E., Modhiran, Naphak, Watterson, Daniel, Cox, Abigail L., Yan, Kexin, Yuen, Nicholas K. Y., Bowman, Dylan H., Kirkland, Peter D., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Suhrbier, Andreas, Hall, Roy A., Rawle, Daniel J. and Hobson-Peters, Jody (2024). A chimeric vaccine derived from Australian genotype IV Japanese encephalitis virus protects mice from lethal challenge. npj Vaccines, 9 (1) 134, 134. doi: 10.1038/s41541-024-00903-2

A chimeric vaccine derived from Australian genotype IV Japanese encephalitis virus protects mice from lethal challenge

2023

Journal Article

Development and pre-clinical evaluation of a Zika virus diagnostic for low resource settings

Balea, Rickyle, Pollak, Nina M., Hobson-Peters, Jody, Macdonald, Joanne and McMillan, David J. (2023). Development and pre-clinical evaluation of a Zika virus diagnostic for low resource settings. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14 1214148, 1-10. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1214148

Development and pre-clinical evaluation of a Zika virus diagnostic for low resource settings

2023

Journal Article

A chimeric vaccine protects farmed saltwater crocodiles from West Nile virus-induced skin lesions

Habarugira, Gervais, Harrison, Jessica J., Moran, Jasmin, Suen, Willy W., Colmant, Agathe M. G., Hobson-Peters, Jody, Isberg, Sally R., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle and Hall, Roy A. (2023). A chimeric vaccine protects farmed saltwater crocodiles from West Nile virus-induced skin lesions. npj Vaccines, 8 (1) 93, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41541-023-00688-w

A chimeric vaccine protects farmed saltwater crocodiles from West Nile virus-induced skin lesions

2023

Journal Article

Statement in Support of: “Virology under the Microscope—a Call for Rational Discourse”

Speck, Peter, Mackenzie, Jason, Bull, Rowena A., Slobedman, Barry, Drummer, Heidi, Fraser, Johanna, Herrero, Lara, Helbig, Karla, Londrigan, Sarah, Moseley, Gregory, Prow, Natalie, Hansman, Grant, Edwards, Robert, Ahlenstiel, Chantelle, Abendroth, Allison, Tscharke, David, Hobson-Peters, Jody, Kriiger-Loterio, Robson, Parry, Rhys, Marsh, Glenn, Harding, Emma, Jacques, David A., Gartner, Matthew J., Lee, Wen Shi, McAuley, Julie, Vaz, Paola, Sainsbury, Frank, Tate, Michelle D., Sinclair, Jane ... Young, Paul (2023). Statement in Support of: “Virology under the Microscope—a Call for Rational Discourse”. mSphere, 8 (3), e0016523. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00165-23

Statement in Support of: “Virology under the Microscope—a Call for Rational Discourse”

2023

Journal Article

Statement in Support of: “Virology under the Microscope—a Call for Rational Discourse”

Speck, Peter, Mackenzie, Jason, Bull, Rowena A., Slobedman, Barry, Drummer, Heidi, Fraser, Johanna, Herrero, Lara, Helbig, Karla, Londrigan, Sarah, Moseley, Gregory, Prow, Natalie, Hansman, Grant, Edwards, Robert, Ahlenstiel, Chantelle, Abendroth, Allison, Tscharke, David, Hobson-Peters, Jody, Kriiger-Loterio, Robson, Parry, Rhys, Marsh, Glenn, Harding, Emma, Jacques, David A., Gartner, Matthew J., Lee, Wen Shi, McAuley, Julie, Vaz, Paola, Sainsbury, Frank, Tate, Michelle D., Sinclair, Jane ... Young, Paul (2023). Statement in Support of: “Virology under the Microscope—a Call for Rational Discourse”. mBio, 14 (3), e0081523. doi: 10.1128/mbio.00815-23

Statement in Support of: “Virology under the Microscope—a Call for Rational Discourse”

2023

Journal Article

Statement in Support of: “Virology under the Microscope—a Call for Rational Discourse”

Speck, Peter, Mackenzie, Jason, Bull, Rowena A., Slobedman, Barry, Drummer, Heidi, Fraser, Johanna, Herrero, Lara, Helbig, Karla, Londrigan, Sarah, Moseley, Gregory, Prow, Natalie, Hansman, Grant, Edwards, Robert, Ahlenstiel, Chantelle, Abendroth, Allison, Tscharke, David, Hobson-Peters, Jody, Kriiger-Loterio, Robson, Parry, Rhys, Marsh, Glenn, Harding, Emma, Jacques, David A., Gartner, Matthew J., Lee, Wen Shi, McAuley, Julie, Vaz, Paola, Sainsbury, Frank, Tate, Michelle D., Sinclair, Jane ... Young, Paul (2023). Statement in Support of: “Virology under the Microscope—a Call for Rational Discourse”. Journal of Virology, 97 (5), e0045123. doi: 10.1128/jvi.00451-23

Statement in Support of: “Virology under the Microscope—a Call for Rational Discourse”

2023

Journal Article

Inactivation of SARS‐CoV ‐2 infectivity in platelet concentrates or plasma following treatment with ultraviolet C light or with methylene blue combined with visible light

Hobson‐Peters, Jody, Amarilla, Alberto A., Rustanti, Lina, Marks, Denese C., Roulis, Eileen, Khromykh, Alexander A., Modhiran, Naphak, Watterson, Daniel, Reichenberg, Stefan, Tolksdorf, Frank, Sumian, Chryslain, Seltsam, Axel, Gravemann, Ute and Faddy, Helen M. (2023). Inactivation of SARS‐CoV ‐2 infectivity in platelet concentrates or plasma following treatment with ultraviolet C light or with methylene blue combined with visible light. Transfusion, 63 (2), 288-293. doi: 10.1111/trf.17238

Inactivation of SARS‐CoV ‐2 infectivity in platelet concentrates or plasma following treatment with ultraviolet C light or with methylene blue combined with visible light

2023

Journal Article

Rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of the four dengue virus serotypes in clinically relevant matrices

Pollak, Nina M., Olsson, Malin, Ahmed, Madeeha, Tan, Javier, Lim, George, Setoh, Yin Xiang, Wong, Judith Chui Ching, Lai, Yee Ling, Hobson-Peters, Jody, Macdonald, Joanne and McMillan, David (2023). Rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of the four dengue virus serotypes in clinically relevant matrices. Microbiology Spectrum, 11 (1) e02796-22, 1-12. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02796-22

Rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of the four dengue virus serotypes in clinically relevant matrices

2023

Journal Article

Statement in Support of: “Virology under the Microscope-a Call for Rational Discourse”

Speck, Peter, Mackenzie, Jason, Bull, Rowena A., Slobedman, Barry, Drummer, Heidi, Fraser, Johanna, Herrero, Lara, Helbig, Karla, Londrigan, Sarah, Moseley, Gregory, Prow, Natalie, Hansman, Grant, Edwards, Robert, Ahlenstiel, Chantelle, Abendroth, Allison, Tscharke, David, Hobson-Peters, Jody, Kriiger-Loterio, Robson, Parry, Rhys, Marsh, Glenn, Harding, Emma, Jacques, David A., Gartner, Matthew J., Lee, Wen Shi, McAuley, Julie, Vaz, Paola, Sainsbury, Frank, Tate, Michelle D., Sinclair, Jane ... Young, Paul (2023). Statement in Support of: “Virology under the Microscope-a Call for Rational Discourse”. Journal of Virology, 97 (5). doi: 10.1128/jvi.00451-23

Statement in Support of: “Virology under the Microscope-a Call for Rational Discourse”

2022

Journal Article

Monoclonal antibodies specific for SARS-CoV-2 spike protein suitable for multiple applications for current variants of concern

Morgan, Mahali S., Yan, Kexin, Le, Thuy T., Johnston, Ryan A., Amarilla, Alberto A., Muller, David A., McMillan, Christopher L. D., Modhiran, Naphak, Watterson, Daniel, Potter, James R., Sng, Julian D. J., Lor, Mary, Paramitha, Devina, Isaacs, Ariel, Khromykh, Alexander A., Hall, Roy A., Suhrbier, Andreas, Rawle, Daniel J. and Hobson-Peters, Jody (2022). Monoclonal antibodies specific for SARS-CoV-2 spike protein suitable for multiple applications for current variants of concern. Viruses, 15 (1) 139, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/v15010139

Monoclonal antibodies specific for SARS-CoV-2 spike protein suitable for multiple applications for current variants of concern

2022

Journal Article

Rapid molecular assays for the detection of the four dengue viruses in infected mosquitoes

Ahmed, Madeeha, Pollak, Nina M., Hugo, Leon E., van den Hurk, Andrew F., Hobson-Peters, Jody and Macdonald, Joanne (2022). Rapid molecular assays for the detection of the four dengue viruses in infected mosquitoes. Gates Open Research, 6 81, 1-20. doi: 10.12688/gatesopenres.13534.2

Rapid molecular assays for the detection of the four dengue viruses in infected mosquitoes

2022

Journal Article

Arthropod-borne virus surveillance as a tool to study the Australian mosquito virome

Colmant, Agathe M. G., Warrilow, David, Hall-Mendelin, Sonja, Onn, Michael, Hobson-Peters, Jody, Huang, Bixing, Kurucz, Nina, Warchot, Allan, Primmer, Bridgette R., Isberg, Sally, Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle and Hall, Roy A. (2022). Arthropod-borne virus surveillance as a tool to study the Australian mosquito virome. Viruses, 14 (9) 1882, 1-7. doi: 10.3390/v14091882

Arthropod-borne virus surveillance as a tool to study the Australian mosquito virome

2022

Journal Article

Evidence of Infection with Zoonotic Mosquito-Borne Flaviviruses in Saltwater Crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) in Northern Australia

Habarugira, Gervais, Moran, Jasmin, Harrison, Jessica J., Isberg, Sally R., Hobson-Peters, Jody, Hall, Roy A. and Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle (2022). Evidence of Infection with Zoonotic Mosquito-Borne Flaviviruses in Saltwater Crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) in Northern Australia. Viruses, 14 (5) 1106, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/v14051106

Evidence of Infection with Zoonotic Mosquito-Borne Flaviviruses in Saltwater Crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) in Northern Australia

2022

Journal Article

Dermal delivery of a SARS-CoV-2 subunit vaccine induces immunogenicity against variants of concern

McMillan, Christopher L. D., Azuar, Armira, Choo, Jovin J. Y., Modhiran, Naphak, Amarilla, Alberto A., Isaacs, Ariel, Honeyman, Kate E., Cheung, Stacey T. M., Liang, Benjamin, Wurm, Maria J., Pino, Paco, Kint, Joeri, Fernando, Germain J. P., Landsberg, Michael J., Khromykh, Alexander A., Hobson-Peters, Jody, Watterson, Daniel, Young, Paul R. and Muller, David A. (2022). Dermal delivery of a SARS-CoV-2 subunit vaccine induces immunogenicity against variants of concern. Vaccines, 10 (4) 578, 578. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10040578

Dermal delivery of a SARS-CoV-2 subunit vaccine induces immunogenicity against variants of concern

2022

Journal Article

Structural analysis of 3’UTRs in insect flaviviruses reveals novel determinants of sfRNA biogenesis and provides new insights into flavivirus evolution

Slonchak, Andrii, Parry, Rhys, Pullinger, Brody, Sng, Julian D. J., Wang, Xiaohui, Buck, Teresa F., Torres, Francisco J., Harrison, Jessica J., Colmant, Agathe M. G., Hobson-Peters, Jody, Hall, Roy A., Tuplin, Andrew and Khromykh, Alexander A. (2022). Structural analysis of 3’UTRs in insect flaviviruses reveals novel determinants of sfRNA biogenesis and provides new insights into flavivirus evolution. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 1279, 1-16. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-28977-3

Structural analysis of 3’UTRs in insect flaviviruses reveals novel determinants of sfRNA biogenesis and provides new insights into flavivirus evolution

2022

Journal Article

The chimeric Binjari-Zika vaccine provides long-term protection against ZIKA virus challenge

Hazlewood, Jessamine E., Tang, Bing, Yan, Kexin, Rawle, Daniel J., Harrison, Jessica J., Hall, Roy A., Hobson-Peters, Jody and Suhrbier, Andreas (2022). The chimeric Binjari-Zika vaccine provides long-term protection against ZIKA virus challenge. Vaccines, 10 (1) 85, 85. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10010085

The chimeric Binjari-Zika vaccine provides long-term protection against ZIKA virus challenge

2021

Journal Article

Developing a stabilizing formulation of a live chimeric dengue virus vaccine dry coated on a high-density microarray patch

Choo, Jovin J. Y., McMillan, Christopher L. D., Fernando, Germain J. P., Hall, Roy A., Young, Paul R., Hobson-Peters, Jody and Muller, David A. (2021). Developing a stabilizing formulation of a live chimeric dengue virus vaccine dry coated on a high-density microarray patch. Vaccines, 9 (11) 1301, 1301. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9111301

Developing a stabilizing formulation of a live chimeric dengue virus vaccine dry coated on a high-density microarray patch

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    Yada Yada: a new chimeric system to combat alphaviral disease of livestock
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    New vaccines and diagnostics to control viral disease in farmed crocodiles
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    ChimerDx - Next generation rapid diagnostics using chimeric viral antigens
    Australia's Economic Accelerator Seed Grants
    Open grant
  • 2022
    Exploitation of insect-specific viruses for bioprocessing
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Chimeric insect-specific viruses for laboratory and point-of-care diagnosis of emergent viral disease
    Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Chimeric insect-specific viruses as novel vaccines for mosquito-borne diseases
    NHMRC Development Grant
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Noncoding RNAs of insect-specific flaviviruses: biogenesis and functions
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    High resolution structural determination of pathogenic flaviviruses by cryo-EM using a chimeric platform
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2020
    Chimeric insect-specific flaviviruses: a new generation of diagnostics and vaccines against mosquito-borne viral disease
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Inactivation of Yellow Fever virus in plasma and in platelet concentrates following treatment with the THERAFLEX pathogen inactivation technologies
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Hitchhikers from the jungle: assessment of evolution, emergence potential and public health implications of rare and divergent dengue viruses (grant administered by Qld Health)
    Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Viral Reduction of Flavivirus Transmission
    Western Australia Department of Health
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Inactivation of Zika virus in plasma and in platelet concentrates following treatment with the THERAFLEX pathogen inactivation technologies
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Effect of the THERAFLEX UV-Platelets system on the infectivity of Chikungunya and Ross River viruses
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Jody Peters is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mechanisms of host restriction underpinning the safety and efficacy of novel chimeric flaviviral vaccines

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Alexander Khromykh, Dr Natalee Newton

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Recombinant chimeric insect-specific viruses as novel antigens for diagnostic platforms

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Naphak Modhiran

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Engineering chimeric viruses as protective and safe vaccines against mosquito-borne viral disease

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Alexander Khromykh, Dr Andrii Slonchak

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Recombinant insect-specific alphaviruses as novel antigens for vaccine and diagnostic purposes

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Naphak Modhiran

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Integration of innovative platform technologies for the diagnosis of flaviviral infections

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Christopher Howard

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Development and optimisation of bioprocesses for scale-up manufacture of chimeric antigens for flavivirus vaccines and diagnostics

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor David Muller

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Structural and functional characterisation of an orphan family of opioid peptides

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Mehdi Mobli

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Yellow Fever Virus Structure and Antigenicity

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Paul Young, Dr Naphak Modhiran, Professor Daniel Watterson

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigation of factors affecting the maternal transmission of Insect-specific viruses by mosquitoes

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigation of factors affecting the maternal transmission of Insect-specific viruses by mosquitoes

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Insect-specific viruses as tools for the downregulation of mosquito vector competence for arboviruses

    Associate Advisor

Completed supervision

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