Investigators: Alma Fulurija, Amy Baker, David Hendrickx, Glenn Pearson, Jonathan Carapetis, Katharine Noonan, Lee-Ann Fowler
External collaborators: Andrew Steer (Murdoch Children's Research Institute), Matthew Parnaby (Murdoch Children's Research Institute), Olivier Skov (Murdoch Children's Research Institute)
The Australian Strep A Vaccine Initiative (ASAVI) is an Australian-led global initiative with the goal of reducing the disease burden caused by Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) infection through effective vaccination. The program is co-directed by Professor Jonathan Carapetis at The Kids Research Institute Australia in partnership with Prof. Andrew Steer at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.
ASAVI will play a leading role in the global effort to develop a Strep A vaccine and will work closely with public health organisations, industry and academic partners and the International Strep A Consortium (known as SAVAC) and headquartered at the International Vaccine Institute in Seoul). ASAVI has been awarded a $35 million grant from the Australian Government to accelerate the development of a Strep A vaccine.
