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Dr Adrian Marcato

Dr Adrian Marcato

Dr Adrian Marcato

NA | adrian.marcato@unimelb.edu.au

Position:
Epidemiological Research Fellow
Theme(s):
Viral Infectious Diseases
Discipline(s):
Computational Science and Genomics, Public Health
Unit(s):
The University of Melbourne, Department of Infectious Diseases
Lab Group(s):
McVernon Group

Adrian Marcato is an infectious diseases epidemiologist with a particular interest in respiratory diseases and pandemic preparedness. Adrian completed his PhD in Epidemiology at the University of Melbourne, where he led the implementation of the first national and multi-jurisdictional household transmission study of COVID-19 in Australia. Adrian has significantly contributed to the development of global influenza and pan-respiratory virus investigation protocols as part of the World Health Organization’s Unity studies platform, and currently coordinates a local program of work adapting these protocols to context, including consideration of optimal study design, data collection, specimen sampling and statistical analysis.

  • Key Achievements
    • Adrian undertook an internship at the World Health Organization in 2019. In 2021, he also provided support and training workshops for investigators in India undertaking urgent COVID-19 research during the Delta strain outbreak.

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