Stephen Locarnini
Infectious Diseases
Doherty Institute
Australia
Biography
Professor Stephen Locarnini is a medical virologist whose interest is the molecular pathogenesis of the hepatitis viruses. He is Divisional Head, Research and Molecular Development at the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL) where he has worked since 1989. He was Director of Laboratory Services from 1990 to 1993 and the Founding Director of VIDRL in 1993. He is also Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Reference Laboratory for Hepatitis B.
Research Interest
Hepatitis