Dr Chansavath Phetsouphanh
Dr Chan Phetsouphanh completed his PhD in 2014 at UNSW. He then embarked on a postdoctoral position at the Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research at the University of Oxford (2015-2018), working on the role of MAIT cells and Cytotoxic CD4 T cells during HIV infection.Ìý He continued his postdoctoral training in Oxford at The Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (2018-2020). Since rejoining UNSW, he works as a Senior Lecturer within the Immuno-Virology and Pathogenesis Program (IVPP) at the Kirby Institute. His projects involve investigating T-cell responses following viral infections, evaluating the drivers of Long COVID, and harnessing immunopeptidomics for HIV eradication. He has keen interests in infectious diseases, immunotherapy, T-cell biology, and immunopeptidomics.
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2023-PresentÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýFounding member and co-chair of Kirby Institute Early and Mid-Career Academic Network (KEMCAN)
2023-PresentÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Co-lead of LGBTQI+ Network under Medicine & Health Equity and Diversity Committee (MHEDIC)
2022-PresentÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Chair of Kirby Institute Laboratory Advisory Committee
2021-PresentÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Kirby Institute Equity and Diversity Committee (KEDIC)
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Engagement with Media
In print
Forum: ABC News
Topic: How does the SARS-CoV-2 virus cause long COVID? Here are some leading theories
Interviewer name: Smith B
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Publication date: 9 December 2022
Forum: Science Magazine
Topic: CLUES TO LONG COVID
Interviewer name: Couzin-Frankel J
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Publication date: 16 June 2022
Forum: Forbes
Topic: New Clues To Long Covid: Prolonged Inflammatory Response
Interviewer name: Haseltine W
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Publication date: 25 January 2022
Forum: The Sydney Morning Herald
Topic: Long COVID: Hit to immune system lingers for months after infection
Interviewer name: Carroll L
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Publication date: 14 January 2022
Forum: National Geographic
Topic: Is Long COVID Forever? A new study gives clues.
Interviewer name: Mishra, Sanjay
URL: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/long-covid-inflammation-immune-recover
Publication date: 02 March 2024
Forum: Slate Magazine
Topic: What is COVID actually doing to our immune system?
Interviewer name: Requarth T
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Publication date: 31 January 2023
On camera
Program: Global News Canada
Topic: New research sheds light on long COVID
Network: Corus Entertainment
Interviewer name: Yourex-West H
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First broadcast date: 30 January 2022
My Research Supervision
Primary supervisor of 1 PhD student:ÌýProject- Harnessing Immunopeptidomics for HIV eradication
Co-supervising 1 PhD student: Project- Immune signatures of Acute Tuberculosis infection
Primary supervisor of 1 Honours student (SMBS):ÌýProject- Characterising the immune profile of long COVID
My Teaching
1 Honours student (SMBS) supervised to completion with 1st Class Honours (Term 2 2023-Term 1 2024).Ìý