Mark Douglas
Professor
BSc(Med)(Hons)/BBS (Hons)/PhD/FRACP
mark.douglas@wimr.org.au
Viral Hepatitis Pathogenesis Group
Currently open to PHD and Honours students in the topic areas of:
Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis C virus
Hepatitis D virus
SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Biography
Associate Professor Mark Douglas is an Infectious Diseases physician and molecular virologist, with a strong research interest in viral hepatitis. He heads the Viral Hepatitis Pathogenesis group at the Storr Liver Centre, Westmead Institute for Medical Research. He is involved in a broad array of projects, ranging from basic molecular pathogenesis to clinical research, including COVID-19. He runs liver clinics for patients with Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, and also treats patients at Westmead Hospital with HIV and a range of Infectious Diseases.
Research interests
Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus, Hepatitis D virus, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
Adjunct roles
Associate Professor, Westmead Clinical School, Research Academic Director - Clinical Science | The University of Sydney |
Senior Staff Specialist, Infectious Diseases | Westmead Hospital (WSLHD) |
Additional information
USYD link – https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/mark-douglas.html
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=f_pUBJgAAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4621-3485
Current grants
NHMRC (Ideas Grant) | 2023-2027 | Optimising treatment of Hepatitis B with novel predictive biomarkers |
NHMRC (Ideas Grant) | 2021-2023 | Inhibiting host TM6SF2 to cure Hepatitis B |
Australian Centre for HIV & Hepatitis Virology Research (ACH4) | 2022-2023 | Building active surveillance systems to track hepatitis C virus epidemiology and antiviral resistance |
Affiliations
Storr Liver Centre, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney at Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, The University of Sydney at Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
Professional Associations and Organisations
2020 to present | The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health | Research Academic Director (Clinical Science) |
2017-2019 | Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) | Chair, Viral Hepatitis Special Interest Group |
2017 | Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) | Convenor, Annual Scientific meeting |
2010-2017 | Australian Centre for Hepatitis Virology | Vice President Sponsorship |
2013 to present | Australian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM) | Member, Viral Hepatitis Clinical Oversight Committee |
Awards and recognition
NHMRC CJ Martin Postdoctoral Fellow (2006-2009) |