
Overview
Background
Professor Ian Frazer is a clinician scientist, trained as a clinical immunologist in Scotland. As a professor at the University of Queensland, he leads a research group working at TRI in Brisbane, Australia on the immunobiology of epithelial cancers. He is recognised as co-inventor of the technology enabling the HPV vaccines, currently used worldwide to help prevent cervical cancer. He heads a biotechnology company, Jingang Medicine (Aus) Pty Ltd, working on new vaccine technologies, and is a board member of several companies and not for profit organisations. He was the inaugural president of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, and a member of the Australian National Science and Technology Council. He chairs the Australian Medical Research Advisory Board of the Medical Research Future Fund.
He was recognised as Australian of the Year in 2006. He was recipient of the Prime Ministers Prize for Science, and of the Balzan Prize, in 2008, and was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 2012. He was appointed Companion of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2013.
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of Edinburgh
- Bachelor of Medicine Surgery, University of Edinburgh
- Doctoral Diploma of Medicine, University of Melbourne
- Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
- Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Works
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2019
Journal Article
Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals cell type-specific HPV expression in hyperplastic skin lesions
Devitt, Katharina, Hanson, Sarah J., Tuong, Zewen K., McMeniman, Erin, Soyer, H. Peter, Frazer, Ian H. and Lukowski, Samuel W. (2019). Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals cell type-specific HPV expression in hyperplastic skin lesions. Virology, 537, 14-19. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2019.08.007
2019
Journal Article
Microprojection arrays applied to skin generate mechanical stress, induce an inflammatory transcriptome and cell death, and improve vaccine-induced immune responses
Ng, Hwee-Ing, Tuong, Zewen K., Fernando, Germain J. P., Depelsenaire, Alexandra C. I., Meliga, Stefano C., Frazer, Ian H. and Kendall, Mark A. F. (2019). Microprojection arrays applied to skin generate mechanical stress, induce an inflammatory transcriptome and cell death, and improve vaccine-induced immune responses. npj Vaccines, 4 (1) 41, 41. doi: 10.1038/s41541-019-0134-4
2019
Conference Publication
2125. Staphylococcus Species Identification by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopic Techniques: A Cross-Lab Study
Tsutsumi, Tamao, Shah, Alok, Lam, Lisa M T, Schlebusch, Sanmarie, Krueger, Annika, Frazer, Ian, Hugenholtz, Phil, Soyer, H Peter, Morrison, Mark, Hill, Michelle, Sedman, Jacqueline and Ismail, Ashraf (2019). 2125. Staphylococcus Species Identification by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopic Techniques: A Cross-Lab Study. IDWeek 2019, Washington, DC, United States, 2-6 October 2019. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1805
2019
Journal Article
Human papillomavirus infection among head and neck squamous cell carcinomas in southern China
Ni, Guoying, Huang, Kunsong, Luan, Yi, Cao, Zaizai, Chen, Shu, Ma, Bowei, Yuan, Jianwei, Wu, Xiaolian, Chen, Guoqiang, Wang, Tianfang, Li, Hejie, Walton, Shelley, Liu, Fang, Chen, Bobei, Wang, Yuejian, Pan, Xuan, Liu, Xiaosong and Frazer, Ian H. (2019). Human papillomavirus infection among head and neck squamous cell carcinomas in southern China. PLoS ONE, 14 (9) e0221045, e0221045. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221045
2019
Journal Article
Papillomavirus immune evasion strategies target the infected cell and the local immune system
Zhou, Chenhao, Tuong, Zewen Kelvin and Frazer, Ian Hector (2019). Papillomavirus immune evasion strategies target the infected cell and the local immune system. Frontiers in Oncology, 9 682, 682. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2019.00682
2019
Journal Article
The HPV vaccine story
Frazer, Ian H. (2019). The HPV vaccine story. ACS Pharmacology and Translational Science, 2 (3) acsptsci.9b00032, 210-212. doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.9b00032
2019
Journal Article
High-risk human papillomavirus detection in oropharyngeal cancers: comparison of saliva sampling methods
Tang, Kai Dun, Kenny, Liz, Frazer, Ian H. and Punyadeera, Chamindie (2019). High-risk human papillomavirus detection in oropharyngeal cancers: comparison of saliva sampling methods. Head and Neck, 41 (5), 1484-1489. doi: 10.1002/hed.25578
2019
Journal Article
Unlocking the potential of saliva-based test to detect HPV-16-driven oropharyngeal cancer
Tang, Kai Dun, Baeten, Kurt, Kenny, Liz, Frazer, Ian H., Scheper, Gert and Punyadeera, Chamindie (2019). Unlocking the potential of saliva-based test to detect HPV-16-driven oropharyngeal cancer. Cancers, 11 (4) 473, 473. doi: 10.3390/cancers11040473
2019
Journal Article
Pathways to a cancer-free future: a protocol for modelled evaluations to maximize the future impact of interventions on cervical cancer in Australia
Velentzis, Louiza S., Smith, Megan A., Simms, Kate T., Lew, Jie-Bin, Hall, Michaela, Hughes, Suzanne, Yuill, Susan, Killen, James, Keane, Adam, Butler, Katherine, Darlington-Brown, Jessica, Hui, Harriet, Brotherton, Julia M.L., Skinner, Rachel, Brand, Alison, Roeske, Lara, Heley, Stella, Carter, Jonathan, Bateson, Deborah, Frazer, Ian, Garland, Suzanne M., Guy, Rebecca, Hammond, Ian, Grogan, Paul, Arbyn, Marc, Castle, Philip E., Saville, Marion, Armstrong, Bruce K. and Canfell, Karen (2019). Pathways to a cancer-free future: a protocol for modelled evaluations to maximize the future impact of interventions on cervical cancer in Australia. Gynecologic Oncology, 152 (3), 465-471. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.12.019
2019
Conference Publication
The involvement of IFN-gamma and CXCR3 in the CD8(+) T-cell-mediated regression of squamous cell carcinoma
Zeng, Z., Cruz, J. G., Pett, N., Veitch, M., Frazer, I. H. and Wells, J. W. (2019). The involvement of IFN-gamma and CXCR3 in the CD8(+) T-cell-mediated regression of squamous cell carcinoma. 17th International Congress of Immunology (IUIS), Beijing, Peoples R China, 19-23 October 2019. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley.
2018
Journal Article
Recruitment of antigen presenting cells to skin draining lymph node from HPV16E7-expressing skin requires E7-Rb interaction
Kuo, Paula, Teoh, Siok Min, Tuong, Zewen K., Leggatt, Graham R., Mattarollo, Stephen R. and Frazer, Ian H. (2018). Recruitment of antigen presenting cells to skin draining lymph node from HPV16E7-expressing skin requires E7-Rb interaction. Frontiers in Immunology, 9 2896, 2896. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02896
2018
Journal Article
HLA and KIR associations of cervical neoplasia
Bao, Xiao, Hanson, Aimee L., Madeleine, Margaret M., Wang, Sophia S., Schwartz, Stephen M., Newell, Felicity, Pettersson-Kymmer, Ulrika, Hemminki, Kari, Tiews, Sven, Steinberg, Winfried, Rader, Janet S., Castro, Felipe, Safaeian, Mahboobeh, Franco, Eduardo L., Coutlée, François, Ohlsson, Claes, Cortes, Adrian, Marshall, Mhairi, Mukhopadhyay, Pamela, Cremin, Katie, Johnson, Lisa G., Garland, Suzanne M., Tabrizi, Sepehr N., Wentzensen, Nicolas, Sitas, Freddy, Trimble, Cornelia, Little, Julian, Cruickshank, Maggie, Frazer, Ian H. ... Leo, Paul J. (2018). HLA and KIR associations of cervical neoplasia. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 218 (12), 2006-2015. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiy483
2018
Journal Article
Examining the contribution of smoking and HPV towards the etiology of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma using high-throughput sequencing: a prospective observational study
Zammit, Andrew P., Sinha, Rohit, Cooper, Caroline L., Perry, Christopher F. L., Frazer, Ian H. and Tuong, Zewen K. (2018). Examining the contribution of smoking and HPV towards the etiology of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma using high-throughput sequencing: a prospective observational study. PLoS One, 13 (10) e0205406, e0205406. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205406
2018
Journal Article
A natural history of actinic keratosis and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma microbiomes
Wood, David L. A., Lachner, Nancy, Tan, Jean-Marie, Tang, Stephanie, Angel, Nicola, Laino, Antonia, Linedale, Richard, Lê Cao, Kim-Anh, Morrison, Mark, Frazer, Ian H., Soyer, H. Peter and Hugenholtz, Philip (2018). A natural history of actinic keratosis and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma microbiomes. MBio, 9 (5) e01432-18. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01432-18
2018
Journal Article
The projected timeframe until cervical cancer elimination in Australia: a modelling study
Hall, Michaela T., Simms, Kate T., Lew, Jie-Bin, Smith, Megan A., Brotherton, Julia M. l., Saville, Marion, Frazer, Ian H. and Canfell, Karen (2018). The projected timeframe until cervical cancer elimination in Australia: a modelling study. The Lancet. Public health, 4 (1), e19-e27. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(18)30183-X
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2018
Journal Article
An ex vivo human tumour assay reveals distinct patterns of EGFR trafficking in squamous cell carcinoma correlating to therapeutic outcomes
Joseph, Shannon R., Gaffney, Daniel, Barry, Rachael, Hu, Lingbo, Banushi, Blerida, Wells, James W., Lambie, Duncan, Strutton, Geoff, Porceddu, Sandro V., Burmeister, Bryan, Leggatt, Graham R., Schaider, Helmut, Dolcetti, Riccardo, Frazer, Ian H., Saunders, Nicholas A., Foote, Matthew, Soyer, H. Peter and Simpson, Fiona (2018). An ex vivo human tumour assay reveals distinct patterns of EGFR trafficking in squamous cell carcinoma correlating to therapeutic outcomes. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 139 (1), 213-223. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.06.190
2018
Journal Article
Clinically-relevant rapamycin treatment regimens enhance CD8+ effector memory T cell function in the skin and allow their infiltration into cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
Jung, Ji-Won, Veitch, Margaret, Bridge, Jennifer A., Overgaard, Nana H., Cruz, Jazmina L., Linedale, Richard, Franklin, Michael E., Saunders, Nicholas A., Simpson, Fiona, Frazer, Ian H., Steptoe, Raymond J. and Wells, James W. (2018). Clinically-relevant rapamycin treatment regimens enhance CD8+ effector memory T cell function in the skin and allow their infiltration into cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. OncoImmunology, 7 (9) e1479627, 1-16. doi: 10.1080/2162402X.2018.1479627
2018
Journal Article
Detection of HPV E7 transcription at single-cell resolution in epidermis
Lukowski, S. W., Tuong, Z. K., Noske, K., Senabouth, A., Nguyen, Q. H., Andersen, S. B., Soyer, H. P., Frazer, I. H. and Powell, J. E. (2018). Detection of HPV E7 transcription at single-cell resolution in epidermis. The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 138 (12), 2558-2567. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.06.169
2018
Journal Article
Safety, tolerability, acceptability and immunogenicity of an influenza vaccine delivered to human skin by a novel high-density microprojection array patch (Nanopatch™)
Fernando, Germain J. P., Hickling, Julian, Jayashi Flores, Cesar M., Griffin, Paul, Anderson, Christopher D., Skinner, S. Rachel, Davies, Cristyn, Witham, Katey, Pryor, Melinda, Bodle, Jesse, Rockman, Steve, Frazer, Ian H. and Forster, Angus H. (2018). Safety, tolerability, acceptability and immunogenicity of an influenza vaccine delivered to human skin by a novel high-density microprojection array patch (Nanopatch™). Vaccine, 36 (26), 3779-3788. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.05.053
2018
Journal Article
HPV16E7 Induced Hyperplasia Promotes CXCL9/10 Expression and Induces CXCR3+ T cell Migration to Skin
Kuo, Paula, Tuong, Zewen K, Teoh, Siok Min, Frazer, Ian H, Mattarollo, Stephen and Leggatt, Graham R (2018). HPV16E7 Induced Hyperplasia Promotes CXCL9/10 Expression and Induces CXCR3+ T cell Migration to Skin. The Journal of investigative dermatology, 138 (6), 1348-1359. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.12.021
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The role of IL34 in HPV-mediated epithelial cancers
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Graham Leggatt, Professor David Hume, Dr Janin Chandra
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Doctor Philosophy
The Role of Bacterially Induced Inflammation in Squamous Cell Carcinoma Development
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Phil Hugenholtz, Professor Mark Morrison, Dr Debottam Sinha, Dr Janin Chandra
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Doctor Philosophy
The role of IL34 in HPV-mediated epithelial cancers
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Graham Leggatt, Professor David Hume, Dr Janin Chandra
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Doctor Philosophy
The role of IL34 in HPV-mediated epithelial cancers
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Graham Leggatt, Professor David Hume, Dr Janin Chandra
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Doctor Philosophy
Spatial Multi-Omics Analysis of HPV-Positive Head and Neck Cancer: Tumour Oncogenesis and Discovery of Targeted Therapies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Quan Nguyen, Associate Professor James Wells, Dr Jazmina Gonzalez Cruz
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Doctor Philosophy
Spatial Multi-Omics Analysis of HPV-Positive Head and Neck Cancer: Tumour Oncogenesis and Discovery of Targeted Therapies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Quan Nguyen, Associate Professor James Wells, Dr Jazmina Gonzalez Cruz
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Doctor Philosophy
Assessment of predictors of response to checkpoint blockades in cancer patients.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ahmed Mehdi, Dr Janin Chandra, Dr Bree Tillett
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
The Role of Bacterially Induced Inflammation in Squamous Cell Carcinoma Development
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Phil Hugenholtz, Professor Mark Morrison, Dr Debottam Sinha, Dr Janin Chandra
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
The role of the skin microbiota in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Morrison
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Modulation of Immune Responses by HPV-Induced Epithelial Hyperplasia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Graham Leggatt, Dr Janin Chandra
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Association of Local Immune Suppression in Skin with HPV-Induced Epithelial Hyperplasia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Graham Leggatt
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2017
Master Philosophy
Aetiology of Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma - An Exploration utilising Next Generation Sequencing
Principal Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Mechanisms of 2,4-Dinitrochlorobenzene-induced acute inflammation in Human Papillomavirus type 16 E7 oncoprotein expressing skin
Principal Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Mechanisms of immunoregulation in human papillomavirus-associated epithelial hyperplasia: of mice and (wo)men
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Antje Blumenthal
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
LANGERHANS CELLS IN SKIN EXPRESSING HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPE 16 E7
Principal Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
CD4+ T cells provide help to CD8+ T cells in immune recall responses in skin
Principal Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Augmenting CD8+ T cell-mediated cutaneous immunotherapy in a murine model system
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Graham Leggatt
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Role of dendritic epidermal T cells in skin graft rejection
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Graham Leggatt
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Human Papillomavirus 16 E7 Inhibits the ability of IFN-γ in Enhancement of MHC Class I Antigen Presentation and CTL Lysis by Affecting IRF-1 Expression in Keratinocytes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Graham Leggatt
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Studies on mechanisms of skin graft rejection
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Geoffrey Hill
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
IMMUNE RESPONSE TO PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Graham Leggatt
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2002
Doctor Philosophy
DETERMINING CTL CHARACTERISTICS WHICH CORRELATE WITH TUMOUR REGRESSION IN VIVO
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Graham Leggatt
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Local Delivery Of Immunotherapeutic Antibodies To Skin Cancers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jazmina Gonzalez Cruz, Associate Professor Graham Leggatt
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding CD4+ T cell responses to HPV16 E7 antigen in a mouse model of precancerous skin
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kelvin Tuong, Dr Janin Chandra
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
The role of CD8+ T cells in the regression of squamous cell carcinoma
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jazmina Gonzalez Cruz, Associate Professor James Wells
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Uncovering novel regulators of CD8+ T-cell function in the skin
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor James Wells
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating CD8+ T-cell function in skin and squamous cell carcinoma following systemic suppression with rapamycin and tacrolimus.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Fiona Simpson, Associate Professor James Wells
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Characterisation of RP105's divergent functions in macrophage responses to mycobacteria and LPS
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Antje Blumenthal
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Contributions of Wnt signalling to immune responses during acute bacterial infection
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Antje Blumenthal
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
The effects of the balance of Type I and Type II NKT cells on CD8 T cells and Tumour Therapy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Graham Leggatt
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Interactions among Control Beliefs, Illness Severity, Biological Factors and a Psychological Preparation for Heart Surgery: Predictors of Health Outcomes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Kenneth Pakenham
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
Treatment of Cervical Cancer using RNA-Interference Against Human Papillomavirus Oncogenes
Associate Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
Regulation of squamous differentiation by the E2F family transcription factors
Associate Advisor
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
DENDRITIC CELL IMMUNOTHERAPY BASED ON HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ranjeny Thomas
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
IDENTIFICATION AND CLONING OF GENES ASSOCIATED WITH SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA IN HUMAN SKIN TUMOURS
Associate Advisor
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
THE ROLE OF AP2 IN SQUAMOUS DIFFERENTIATION
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Peripheral Mechanisms of CD8+ T Cell Tolerance in H-2b K14E7 Transgenic Mice
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Graham Leggatt
Media
Enquiries
Contact Professor Ian Frazer directly for media enquiries about:
- Allergy
- Autoimmune disease
- Cancer - immunity
- Cancer - vaccines to prevent
- Cervical cancer vaccine
- Education - medical
- Genital wart virus disease
- Host-virus interactions
- Immunity
- Immunodeficiency
- Immunology
- Medical education
- Papillomavirus vaccines
- Pathology
- Transplantation immunology
- Tumour immunology
- Tumour vaccines
- Vaccines
- Viral infection
- Viral vaccines
- Viruses
- Warts - genital
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