Erin Lousberg

Dr Erin Lousberg

Program Director: UniSA Online Health

School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science

College of Health


Hello! My name is Erin Lousberg, and I have been a lecturer in Clinical Health Sciences in the Biosciences team since 2016. I completed my undergraduate degree here at UniSA in the area of Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, and stayed on to complete my honours and PhD in the Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory in the field of vaccine immunology.
I predominantly teach first-year foundational science courses, including Human Body 1 and Biology B, and I also serve as the course coordinator for ScienceReady, a short course designed to support new science and allied health students in their transition to university. In addition, I am the Program Director for UniSA Online Health, where I support the fully online health degrees Bachelor of Health Sciences and Bachelor of Community Health ensuring that our students receive the best possible education, regardless of location.
I am deeply passionate about teaching and about supporting students throughout their university experience. I understand that transitioning to university life can be challenging, and thus I strive to create a welcoming and supportive environment where every student feels comfortable and encouraged to ask questions—no question is ever too small or too silly! My goal is to help students build the confidence they need to become independent learners and to guide and support them as they navigate their own academic journey.

Cancer Immunology, Innate Immunity, Pathogen Sensing, Transition to University, Teaching Simulations

Year Citation
2023 Lousberg, E., Lagiseti, R., & Thalluri, J. (2023). Assessing the impact of the scienceready preparatory short course on student academic performance. PUPIL: International Journal of Teaching, Education and Learning, 7(3), 76-88.
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2020 Garcia-Valtanen, P., van Diermen, B. A., Lakhan, N., Lousberg, E. L., Robertson, S. A., Hayball, J. D., & Diener, K. R. (2020). Maternal host responses to poly(I:C) during pregnancy leads to both dysfunctional immune profiles and altered behaviour in the offspring. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 84(2), 1-11.
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2016 Diener, K., Robertson, S., Hayball, J., & Lousberg, E. (2016). Multi-parameter flow cytometric analysis of uterine immune cell fluctuations over the murine estrous cycle. Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 113, 61-67.
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2016 Pinget, G., Corpuz, T., Stolp, J., Lousberg, E., Diener, K., Robertson, S., . . . Webster, K. (2016). The majority of murine γδ T cells at the maternal-fetal interface in pregnancy produce IL-17. Immunology and Cell Biology, 94(7), 623-630.
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2013 Diener, K., Al-Dasooqi, N., Lousberg, E., & Hayball, J. (2013). The multifunctional alarmin HMGB1 with roles in the pathophysiology of sepsis and cancer. Immunology and Cell Biology, 91(7), 443-450.
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2012 Wu, Y., Lousberg, E., Moldenhauer, L., Hayball, J., Coller, J., Rice, K., . . . Hutchinson, M. (2012). Inhibiting the TLR4-MyD88 signalling cascade by genetic or pharmacological strategies reduces acute alcohol-induced sedation and motor impairment in mice. British Journal of Pharmacology, 165(5), 1319-1329.
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2011 Lousberg, E., Diener, K., Brown, M., & Hayball, J. (2011). Innate immune recognition of poxviral vaccine vectors. Expert Review of Vaccines, 10(10), 1435-1449.
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2011 Wu, Y., Lousberg, E., Moldenhauer, L., Hayball, J., Robertson, S., Coller, J., . . . Hutchinson, M. (2011). Attenuation of microglial and IL-1 signaling protects mice from acute alcohol-induced sedation and/or motor impairment. Brain Behavior and Immunity, 25(Suppl 1), 155-164.
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2011 Lousberg, E., Diener, K., Fraser, C., Phipps, S., Foster, P., Chen, W., . . . Hayball, J. (2011). Antigen-specific T-cell responses to a recombinant fowlpox virus are dependent on MyD88 and interleukin-18 and independent of toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7)- and TLR9-mediated innate immune recognition. Journal of Virology, 85(7), 3385-3396.
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2010 Fraser, C., Lousberg, E., Guerin, L., Hughes, T., Brown, M., Diener, K., & Hayball, J. (2010). Dasatinib alters the metastatic phenotype of B16-OVA melanoma in vivo. Cancer Biology & Therapy, 10(7), 715-727.
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2010 Fraser, C., Diener, K., Lousberg, E., Both, G., Ward, L., Brown, M., & Hayball, J. (2010). Induction of both cellular and humoral immunity following a rational prime-boost immunization regimen that incorporates recombinant ovine atadenovirus and fowlpox virus. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, 17(11), 1679-1686.
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2010 Lousberg, E., Fraser, C., Tovey, M., Diener, K., & Hayball, J. (2010). Type I interferons mediate the innate cytokine response to recombinant fowlpox virus but not the induction of plasmacytoid dendritic cell-dependent adaptive immunity. Journal of Virology, 84(13), 6549-6563.
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2009 Fraser, C., Lousberg, E., Kumar, R., Hughes, T., Diener, K., & Hayball, J. (2009). Dasatinib inhibits the secretion of TNF-α following TLR stimulation in vitro and in vivo. Experimental Hematology, 37(12), 1435-1444.
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2008 Diener, K., Lousberg, E., Beukema, E., Yu, A., Howley, P., Brown, M., & Hayball, J. (2008). Recombinant fowlpox virus elicits transient cytotoxic T cell responses due to suboptimal innate recognition and recruitment of T cell help. Vaccine, 26(29-30), 3566-3573.
DOI Scopus10 WoS7 Europe PMC7

Courses I teach

  • BIOL 1012 Biology B (2025)
  • BIOL 1047 Human Body 1 (2025)
  • SCPMB 90006 ScienceReady for Health Science Students SC (2025)
  • BIOL 1007 Biology A (2024)
  • BIOL 1012 Biology B (2024)
  • BIOL 1047 Human Body 1 (2024)
  • SCPMB 90006 ScienceReady for Health Science Students SC (2024)

Programs I'm associated with

  • IBNU - Bachelor of Nursing
  • IBMS - Bachelor of Medical Science
  • XBHS - Bachelor of Health Science
  • IBMW - Bachelor of Midwifery

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