Contact details:
GEELONG VIC 3220 AUSTRALIA
Biography
Dr Glenn Marsh is a Principal Research Scientist within the Dangerous Pathogens Team at CSIRO based at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness. He is a molecular virologist trained to work at the highest levels of biocontainment and has experience working with a vast range of different viruses including Hendra, Nipah and Ebola viruses. His research focused is pathogen discovery/characterisation, molecular determinants of pathogenicity and development of animal models for preclinical vaccine and therapeutic assessments.
The past few years, the research has focused on vaccine efficacy testing of several candidate Nipah virus vaccines in both pigs and ferrets (a surrogate for human infections) and testing of vaccine to prevent COVID-19.
Professional Areas
Current Roles
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Principal Research Scientist
Dangerous Pathogens
Academic Qualifications
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2005
PhD
RMIT University -
1998
BachAppSci(Biology/Biotechnology)
RMIT University
Professional Experiences
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2013
Senior Research Scientist and Team Leader
CSIRO -
2010-2013
Research Scientist
CSIRO -
2007-2010
Postdoctroal Fellow
CSIRO -
2004-2007
Postdoctroal Fellow
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
Achievements and Awards
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2014
Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research
Australian Museum -
2013
Julius Career Development Award
CSIRO -
2013
Chairman's Medal - HeV Research team
CSIRO