Mark Douglas

Professor

BSc(Med)(Hons)/BBS (Hons)/PhD/FRACP

mark.douglas@wimr.org.au

The Storr Liver Centre

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)

Mark Douglas

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)

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)