Makutiro Masavuli

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Makutiro is a postdoctoral researcher currently working in the Viral Immunology Group developing safe and effective vaccines against Hepatitis C (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Zika virus and more recently against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

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Appointments

Date Position Institution name
2019 Postdoctoral Researcher The University of Adelaide
2017 - 2018 Research Associate University of Adelaide, Adelaide

Date	Position	Institution name
2019	Postdoctoral Researcher	The University of Adelaide
2017 - 2018	Research Associate	University of Adelaide, Adelaide

Language Competencies

Language	Competency
English	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
French	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Swahili	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2018	University of Adelaide, Adelaide	Australia	PhD
2013	The University Of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Science (Honours)
2012	The University Of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science)

Research Interests

Infectious Diseases Vaccinology

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Journals

Year	Citation
2020	Gummow, J., Masavuli, M., Mekonnen, Z. A., Li, Y., Wijesundara, D. K., Shrestha, A. C., . . . Grubor-Bauk, B. (2020). Safety profile of a multi-antigenic DNA vaccine against hepatitis C virus. Vaccines, 8(1), 1-15. DOI Scopus3 WoS2 Europe PMC3
2020	Mekonnen, Z. A., Masavuli, M. G., Yu, W., Gummow, J., Whelan, D. M., Al-Delfi, Z., . . . Grubor-Bauk, B. (2020). Enhanced T cell responses induced by a necrotic dendritic cell vaccine, expressing HCV NS3. Front Microbiol, 11, 559105-1-559105-13. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2019	Mekonnen, Z. A., Grubor-Bauk, B., Masavuli, M. G., Shrestha, A. C., Ranasinghe, C., Bull, R. A., . . . Wijesundara, D. K. (2019). Toward DNA-based T-cell mediated vaccines to target HIV-1 and hepatitis C virus: approaches to elicit localized immunity for protection. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 9(APR), 1-8. DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC1
2019	Shrestha, A. C., Wijesundara, D. K., Masavuli, M. G., Mekonnen, Z. A., Gowans, E. J., & Grubor-Bauk, B. (2019). Cytolytic perforin as an adjuvant to enhance the immunogenicity of DNA vaccines. Vaccines, 7(2), 14 pages. DOI Scopus5 WoS5 Europe PMC2
2019	Masavuli, M. G., Wijesundara, D. K., Underwood, A., Christiansen, D., Earnest-Silveira, L., Bull, R., . . . Grubor-Bauk, B. (2019). A hepatitis C virus DNA vaccine encoding a secreted, oligomerized form of envelope proteins is highly immunogenic and elicits neutralizing antibodies in vaccinated mice. Frontiers in immunology, 10(MAY), 1-19. DOI Scopus15 WoS15 Europe PMC11
2019	Mekonnen, Z. A., Grubor-Bauk, B., English, K., Leung, P., Masavuli, M. G., Shrestha, A. C., . . . Wijesundara, D. K. (2019). Single-dose vaccination with a hepatotropic adeno-associated virus efficiently localizes T cell immunity in the liver with the potential to confer rapid protection against Hepatitis C virus. Journal of Virology, 93(19), e00202-19-1-e00202-19-19. DOI Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC4
2019	Grubor-Bauk, B., Wijesundara, D. K., Masavuli, M., Abbink, P., Peterson, R. L., Prow, N. A., . . . Gowans, E. J. (2019). NS1 DNA vaccination protects against Zika infection through T cell-mediated immunity in immunocompetent mice.. Sci Adv, 5(12), eaax2388. DOI Scopus17 WoS14 Europe PMC12
2017	Masavuli, M., Wijesundara, D., Torresi, J., Gowans, E., & Grubor-Bauk, B. (2017). Preclinical development and production of virus-like particles as vaccine candidates for hepatitis C. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8(DEC), 11 pages. DOI Scopus16 WoS11 Europe PMC9
—	Garcia Valtanen, P., Hope, C. M., Masavuli, M. G., Yeow, A., Balachandran, H., Mekonnen, Z. A., . . . Grubor-Bauk, B. (n.d.). 'One Year Later' - SARS-CoV-2-Specific Immunity in Mild Cases of COVID-19.

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2017	Masavuli, M. G., Wijesundara, D. K., Grubor-Bauk, B., & Gowans, E. J. (2017). Novel DNA vaccine formulations encoding secreted HCV-E1/E2 fused to the IMX313 oligomerisation domain are immunogenic in mice. Poster session presented at the meeting of 12th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology.
2017	Masavuli, M. G., Wijesundara, D. K., Grubor-Bauk, B., & Gowans, E. J. (2017). Novel DNA vaccine formulations encoding secreted HCV-E1/E2 fused to the IMX313 oligomerisation domain are immunogenic in mice. Poster session presented at the meeting of Adelaide Immunology Retreat. Nuriootpa.
2017	Masavuli, M. G., Wijesundara, D. K., Grubor-Bauk, B., & Gowans, E. J. (2017). Novel DNA vaccine formulations encoding secreted HCV-E1/E2 fused to the IMX313 oligomerisation domain are immunogenic in mice. Poster session presented at the meeting of Florey Postgraduate Research Conference.
2017	Masavuli, M. G., Wijesundara, D. K., Grubor-Bauk, B., & Gowans, E. J. (2017). Enhancing the immunogenicity of HCV vaccines by fusing E1/E2 to the IMX313P multimerization technology. Poster session presented at the meeting of 24th International Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus and Related Viruses. Hyannis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA.
2017	Masavuli, M. G., Wijesundara, D. K., Grubor-Bauk, B., & Gowans, E. J. (2017). Novel DNA vaccines encoding secreted HCV-E1/E2 fused to the IMX313 oligomerisation domain are immunogenic in mice. Poster session presented at the meeting of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH) Research Day. Adeleide, Australia.
2017	Masavuli, M. G., Wijesundara, D. K., Grubor-Bauk, B., & Gowans, E. J. (2017). Enhancing the immunogenicity of HCV vaccines by fusing E1/E2 to the IMX313P oligomerisation technology. Poster session presented at the meeting of 9th Australasian Virology Society Meeting.
2016	Masavuli, M. G., Wijesundara, D. K., Grubor-Bauk, B., & Gowans, E. J. (2016). A novel DNA-based virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine against hepatitis C.. Poster session presented at the meeting of Florey Postgraduate Research Conference.
2016	Masavuli, M. G., Wijesundara, D. W., Grubor-Bauk, B., & Gowans, E. J. (2016). A DNA-based virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine against the hepatitis C virus. Poster session presented at the meeting of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH) Research Day. Adelaide.
2015	Masavuli, M. G., Grubor-Bauk, B. G., Wijesundara, D. K., & Gowans, E. J. (2015). A novel DNA-based virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine for hepatitis C virus. Poster session presented at the meeting of Florey Postgraduate Research Conference. AdelaIide.
2015	Masavuli, M. G., Wijesundara, D. K., grubor-bauk, B., & gowans, E. G. (2015). A novel DNA-based virus-like particle vaccine for hepatitis C virus. Poster session presented at the meeting of The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH) Research Day 2015. Adelaide.

Theses

Year	Citation
2018	Masavuli, M. G. (2018). Novel DNA Vaccine Formulations Against Hepatitis C Virus. (PhD Thesis).
2013	Masavuli, M. G. (2013). Characterisation of leukocytes from IL-5 transgenic mice during Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infection.. (Undergraduate Dissertation).

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2021	Co-Supervisor	Development of mouse models of Zika Virus infection in pregnancy to evaluate the efficacy of novel DNA vaccine candidates.	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Dawn Margaret Whelan

Email: makutiro.masavuli@adelaide.edu.au

Makutiro Masavuli

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

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