Julian Druce
Microbiology and Immunology
Doherty Institute
Australia
Biography
Dr Julian Druce is the Senior Medical Scientist in the Virus Identification Laboratory of the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL). His laboratory has responsibility for detection of viruses affecting humans including respiratory viruses, herpes viruses, enteroviruses, flaviviruses, alphaviruses, pox viruses and many more. His work practices span Biosafety levels 2, 3 and 4 and he operates laboratories at all these levels. His laboratory is designated as one of three World Health Organization (WHO) National Influenza Centre (NIC) laboratories, a WHO Regional Measles Reference Laboratory, and houses the National High Security Quarantine Laboratory (NHSQL) for diagnosis of high level pathogens causing viral haemorrhagic fever.
Research Interest
Emerging Infections
