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

Search Professor Jody Peters’s works on UQ eSpace

107 works between 2005 and 2025
All (107) Journal Article (101) Book Chapter (2) Other Outputs (4)

41 - 60 of 107 works

2020

Journal Article

A unique relative of Rotifer birnavirus Isolated from Australian mosquitoes

O’Brien, Caitlin A., Pegg, Cassandra L., Nouwens, Amanda S., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Huang, Bixing, Warrilow, David, Harrison, Jessica J., Haniotis, John, Schulz, Benjamin L., Paramitha, Devina, Colmant, Agathe M. G., Newton, Natalee D., Doggett, Stephen L., Watterson, Daniel, Hobson-Peters, Jody and Hall, Roy A. (2020). A unique relative of Rotifer birnavirus Isolated from Australian mosquitoes. Viruses, 12 (9) 1056, 1056. doi: 10.3390/v12091056

A unique relative of Rotifer birnavirus Isolated from Australian mosquitoes

2020

Journal Article

A Zika vaccine generated using the chimeric insect-specific binjari virus platform protects against fetal brain infection in pregnant mice

Hazlewood, Jessamine E., Rawle, Daniel J., Tang, Bing, Yan, Kexin, Vet, Laura J., Nakayama, Eri, Hobson-Peters, Jody, Hall, Roy A. and Suhrbier, Andreas (2020). A Zika vaccine generated using the chimeric insect-specific binjari virus platform protects against fetal brain infection in pregnant mice. Vaccines, 8 (3) 496, 496-12. doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030496

A Zika vaccine generated using the chimeric insect-specific binjari virus platform protects against fetal brain infection in pregnant mice

2020

Journal Article

West Nile Virus: an update on pathobiology, epidemiology, diagnostics, control and “One Health” implications

Habarugira, Gervais, Suen, Willy W., Hobson-Peters, Jody, Hall, Roy A. and Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle (2020). West Nile Virus: an update on pathobiology, epidemiology, diagnostics, control and “One Health” implications. Pathogens, 9 (7) 589, 589-51. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9070589

West Nile Virus: an update on pathobiology, epidemiology, diagnostics, control and “One Health” implications

2020

Journal Article

A yellow fever virus 17D infection and disease mouse model used to evaluate a chimeric Binjari-yellow fever virus vaccine

Yan, Kexin, Vet, Laura J., Tang, Bing, Hobson-Peters, Jody, Rawle, Daniel J., Le, Thuy T., Larcher, Thibaut, Hall, Roy A. and Suhrbier, Andreas (2020). A yellow fever virus 17D infection and disease mouse model used to evaluate a chimeric Binjari-yellow fever virus vaccine. Vaccines, 8 (3) 368, 368-14. doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030368

A yellow fever virus 17D infection and disease mouse model used to evaluate a chimeric Binjari-yellow fever virus vaccine

2020

Journal Article

Antigenic characterization of new lineage II insect-specific flaviviruses in Australian mosquitoes and identification of host restriction factors

Harrison, Jessica J., Hobson-Peters, Jody, Colmant, Agathe M. G., Koh, Joanna, Newton, Natalee D., Warrilow, David, Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Piyasena, Thisun B. H., O’Brien, Caitlin A., Vet, Laura J., Paramitha, Devina, Potter, James R., Davis, Steven S., Johansen, Cheryl A., Setoh, Yin Xiang, Khromykh, Alexander A. and Hall, Roy A. (2020). Antigenic characterization of new lineage II insect-specific flaviviruses in Australian mosquitoes and identification of host restriction factors. mSphere, 5 (3) e00095, 1-19. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00095-20

Antigenic characterization of new lineage II insect-specific flaviviruses in Australian mosquitoes and identification of host restriction factors

2020

Journal Article

Host ESCRT factors are recruited during Chikungunya virus infection and are required during the intracellular viral replication cycle

Torii, Shiho, Orba, Yasuko, Sasaki, Michihito, Tabata, Koshiro, Wada, Yuji, Carr, Michael, Hobson-Peters, Jody, Hall, Roy A., Takada, Ayato, Fukuhara, Takasuke, Matsuura, Yoshiharu, Hall, William W and Sawa, Hirofumi (2020). Host ESCRT factors are recruited during Chikungunya virus infection and are required during the intracellular viral replication cycle. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 295 (23), jbc.RA119.012303-7957. doi: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.012303

Host ESCRT factors are recruited during Chikungunya virus infection and are required during the intracellular viral replication cycle

2020

Journal Article

Protective efficacy of a chimeric insect-specific flavivirus vaccine against West Nile virus

Vet, Laura J., Setoh, Yin Xiang, Amarilla, Alberto A., Habarugira, Gervais, Suen, Willy W., Newton, Natalee D., Harrison, Jessica J., Hobson-Peters, Jody, Hall, Roy A. and Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle (2020). Protective efficacy of a chimeric insect-specific flavivirus vaccine against West Nile virus. Vaccines, 8 (2) 258, 258. doi: 10.3390/vaccines8020258

Protective efficacy of a chimeric insect-specific flavivirus vaccine against West Nile virus

2020

Journal Article

Arthritogenic alphavirus vaccines: serogrouping versus cross-protection in mouse models

Nguyen, Wilson, Nakayama, Eri, Yan, Kexin, Tang, Bing, Le, Thuy T., Liu, Liang, Cooper, Tamara H., Hayball, John D., Faddy, Helen M., Warrilow, David, Allcock, Richard J. N., Hobson-Peters, Jody, Hall, Roy A., Rawle, Daniel J., Lutzky, Viviana P., Young, Paul, Oliveira, Nidia M., Hartel, Gunter, Howley, Paul M., Prow, Natalie A. and Suhrbier, Andreas (2020). Arthritogenic alphavirus vaccines: serogrouping versus cross-protection in mouse models. Vaccines, 8 (2) 209, 209. doi: 10.3390/vaccines8020209

Arthritogenic alphavirus vaccines: serogrouping versus cross-protection in mouse models

2020

Journal Article

NS4/5 mutations enhance flavivirus Bamaga virus infectivity and pathogenicity in vitro and in vivo

Colmant, Agathe M. G., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Vet, Laura J., O’Brien, Caitlin A., Bowen, Richard A., Hartwig, Airn E., Davis, Steven, Piyasena, Thisun B. H., Habarugira, Gervais, Harrison, Jessica J., Hobson-Peters, Jody and Hall, Roy A. (2020). NS4/5 mutations enhance flavivirus Bamaga virus infectivity and pathogenicity in vitro and in vivo. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14 (3) e0008166, 1-28. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008166

NS4/5 mutations enhance flavivirus Bamaga virus infectivity and pathogenicity in vitro and in vivo

2020

Journal Article

Mosquito-independent transmission of West Nile virus in farmed saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus)

Habarugira, Gervais, Moran, Jasmin, Colmant, Agathe M G, Davis, Steven S., O'Brien, Caitlin A., Hall-Mendelin, Sonja, McMahon, Jamie, Hewitson, Glen, Nair, Neelima, Barcelon, Jean, Suen, Willy W., Melville, Lorna, Hobson-Peters, Jody, Hall, Roy A., Isberg, Sally R. and Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle (2020). Mosquito-independent transmission of West Nile virus in farmed saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus). Viruses, 12 (2) 198, 198. doi: 10.3390/v12020198

Mosquito-independent transmission of West Nile virus in farmed saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus)

2020

Journal Article

Novel monoclonal antibodies against Australian strains of negeviruses and insights into virus structure, replication and host -restriction

Colmant, Agathe M. G., O'Brien, Caitlin A., Newton, Natalee D., Watterson, Daniel, Hardy, Joshua, Coulibaly, Fasséli, Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Warrilow, David, Huang, Bixing, Paramitha, Devina, Harrison, Jessica J., Hall, Roy A. and Hobson-Peters, Jody (2020). Novel monoclonal antibodies against Australian strains of negeviruses and insights into virus structure, replication and host -restriction. Journal of General Virology, 101 (4), 440-452. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.001388

Novel monoclonal antibodies against Australian strains of negeviruses and insights into virus structure, replication and host -restriction

2019

Journal Article

A recombinant platform for flavivirus vaccines and diagnostics using chimeras of a new insect-specific virus

Hobson-Peters, Jody, Harrison, Jessica J., Watterson, Daniel, Hazlewood, Jessamine E., Vet, Laura J., Newton, Natalee D., Warrilow, David, Colmant, Agathe M. G., Taylor, Carmel, Huang, Bixing, Piyasena, Thisun B. H., Chow, Weng Kong, Setoh, Yin Xiang, Tang, Bing, Nakayama, Eri, Yan, Kexin, Amarilla, Alberto A., Wheatley, Sarah, Moore, Peter R., Finger, Mitchell, Kurucz, Nina, Modhiran, Naphak, Young, Paul R., Khromykh, Alexander A., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Suhrbier, Andreas and Hall, Roy A. (2019). A recombinant platform for flavivirus vaccines and diagnostics using chimeras of a new insect-specific virus. Science Translational Medicine, 11 (522) eaax7888, 1-15. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aax7888

A recombinant platform for flavivirus vaccines and diagnostics using chimeras of a new insect-specific virus

2019

Journal Article

Chimeric viruses of the insect-specific flavivirus Palm Creek with structural proteins of vertebrate-infecting flaviviruses identify barriers to replication of insect-specific flaviviruses in vertebrate cells

Piyasena, Thisun B H, Newton, Natalee D, Hobson-Peters, Jody, Vet, Laura J, Setoh, Yin X, Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Khromykh, Alexander A and Hall, Roy A (2019). Chimeric viruses of the insect-specific flavivirus Palm Creek with structural proteins of vertebrate-infecting flaviviruses identify barriers to replication of insect-specific flaviviruses in vertebrate cells. The Journal of general virology, 100 (11), 1580-1586. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.001326

Chimeric viruses of the insect-specific flavivirus Palm Creek with structural proteins of vertebrate-infecting flaviviruses identify barriers to replication of insect-specific flaviviruses in vertebrate cells

2019

Journal Article

Author Correction: Infectious DNAs derived from insect-specific flavivirus genomes enable identification of pre- and post-entry host restrictions in vertebrate cells

Piyasena, Thisun B. H., Setoh, Yin X., Hobson-Peters, Jody, Newton, Natalee D., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, McLean, Breeanna J., Vet, Laura J., Khromykh, Alexander A. and Hall, Roy A. (2019). Author Correction: Infectious DNAs derived from insect-specific flavivirus genomes enable identification of pre- and post-entry host restrictions in vertebrate cells. Scientific Reports, 9 (1) 8431, 8431. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-44657-7

Author Correction: Infectious DNAs derived from insect-specific flavivirus genomes enable identification of pre- and post-entry host restrictions in vertebrate cells

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2019

Journal Article

Determinants of Zika virus host tropism uncovered by deep mutational scanning

Setoh, Yin Xiang, Amarilla, Alberto A., Peng, Nias Y. G., Griffiths, Rebecca E., Carrera, Julio, Freney, Morgan E., Nakayama, Eri, Ogawa, Shinya, Watterson, Daniel, Modhiran, Naphak, Nanyonga, Faith Elizabeth, Torres, Francisco J., Slonchak, Andrii, Periasamy, Parthiban, Prow, Natalie A., Tang, Bing, Harrison, Jessica, Hobson-Peters, Jody, Cuddihy, Thom, Cooper-White, Justin, Hall, Roy A., Young, Paul R., Mackenzie, Jason M., Wolvetang, Ernst, Bloom, Jesse D., Suhrbier, Andreas and Khromykh, Alexander A. (2019). Determinants of Zika virus host tropism uncovered by deep mutational scanning. Nature Microbiology, 4 (5), 876-887. doi: 10.1038/s41564-019-0399-4

Determinants of Zika virus host tropism uncovered by deep mutational scanning

2019

Journal Article

Clean bill of health? Towards an understanding of health risks posed by urban ibis

Maute, Kimberly, Webb, Cameron, Phalen, David, Martin, John, Hobson-Peters, Jody, Major, Richard E. and French, Kristine (2019). Clean bill of health? Towards an understanding of health risks posed by urban ibis. Journal of Urban Ecology, 5 (1) juz006. doi: 10.1093/jue/juz006

Clean bill of health? Towards an understanding of health risks posed by urban ibis

2018

Journal Article

The taxonomy of an Australian nodavirus isolated from mosquitoes

Warrilow, David, Huang, Bixing, Newton, Natalee D., Harrison, Jessica J., Johnson, Karyn N., Chow, Weng Kong, Hall, Roy A. and Hobson-Peters, Jody (2018). The taxonomy of an Australian nodavirus isolated from mosquitoes. PLoS One, 13 (12) e0210029, 1-9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210029

The taxonomy of an Australian nodavirus isolated from mosquitoes

2018

Journal Article

The recently identified flavivirus Bamaga virus is transmitted horizontally by Culex mosquitoes and interferes with West Nile virus replication in vitro and transmission in vivo

Colmant, Agathe M. G., Hall-Mendelin, Sonja, Ritchie, Scott A., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Harrison, Jessica J., Newton, Natalee D., O’Brien, Caitlin A., Cazier, Chris, Johansen, Cheryl A., Hobson-Peters, Jody, Hall, Roy A. and van den Hurk, Andrew F. (2018). The recently identified flavivirus Bamaga virus is transmitted horizontally by Culex mosquitoes and interferes with West Nile virus replication in vitro and transmission in vivo. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12 (10) e0006886, e0006886. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006886

The recently identified flavivirus Bamaga virus is transmitted horizontally by Culex mosquitoes and interferes with West Nile virus replication in vitro and transmission in vivo

2018

Journal Article

Discovery of a novel iflavirus sequence in the eastern paralysis tick Ixodes holocyclus

O'Brien, Caitlin A., Hall-Mendelin, Sonja, Hobson-Peters, Jody, Deliyannis, Georgia, Allen, Andy, Lew-Tabor, Ala, Rodriguez-Valle, Manuel, Barker, Dayana, Barker, Stephen C. and Hall, Roy A. (2018). Discovery of a novel iflavirus sequence in the eastern paralysis tick Ixodes holocyclus. Archives of Virology, 163 (9), 1-7. doi: 10.1007/s00705-018-3868-9

Discovery of a novel iflavirus sequence in the eastern paralysis tick Ixodes holocyclus

2018

Journal Article

Newly discovered mosquito viruses help control vector-borne viral diseases

Hall, Roy A. and Hobson-Peters, Jody (2018). Newly discovered mosquito viruses help control vector-borne viral diseases. Microbiology Australia, 39 (2), 72-75. doi: 10.1071/MA18020

Newly discovered mosquito viruses help control vector-borne viral diseases

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    Yada Yada: a new chimeric system to combat alphaviral disease of livestock
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    ChimerDx - Next generation rapid diagnostics using chimeric viral antigens
    Australia's Economic Accelerator Seed Grants
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    New vaccines and diagnostics to control viral disease in farmed crocodiles
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 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

    Combatting alphaviral disease through the development of chimeric vaccine and diagnostic candidates

    Principal Advisor

  • 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

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

    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

    Integration of innovative diagnostic technologies for the detection of flaviviral infections

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Christopher Howard

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Developing and optimizing bioprocesses for scale-up of their Chimeric antigen for flavivirus vaccines and diagnosis.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor David Muller

  • 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: 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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