Vinod Balasubramaniam

Senior Lecturer, Microbiology, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia vinod.balasubramaniam@monash.edu

Core expertise

Virology and infectious diseases

Biography

Vinod’s research focus is on virology and infectious diseases, and the role host machinery plays in the survival of viruses. He graduated from Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology (AIMST), majoring in biotechnology, in 2007, and during this time published several papers on plant genetic engineering. He gained his PhD working on various host cellular genes infected with avian influenza virus H5N1, and their protein-protein interactions with viral genes.

articles

Man with blisters on his hands from monkeypox.

Could monkeypox (mpox) become the next global pandemic?

As more cases of the virus emerge outside Africa, there are significant concerns about its potential to escalate, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region.

Medicine and health

Bird flu concept. Chicken dragging flu virus.

Could bird flu lead to the next pandemic?

The first case of H5N1 bird flu was reported in Australia last week. Is the world prepared for what could lead to the next pandemic?

Medicine and health

New weapon in influenza battle

Clinical trials of an mRNA vaccine have begun, and researchers expect broadly positive outcomes in the fight against the widespread illness.

Medicine and health

New variant of coronavirus in china, omicron bf 7 jigsaw

COVID-19: What is the BF.7 strain?

The Omicron strain is driving a rapid increase in China, and is quicker to transmit than other variants.

Medicine and health

Monkeypox alarm as cases grow

As the situation evolves, the World Health Organisation expects still more cases of monkeypox will be identified as surveillance expands in non-endemic countries.

Medicine and health

Getting COVID under control

2022 will be the year we finally have all the means, measures, and tools to control the pandemic to a non-lethal state.

Medicine and health