Vicki Athanasopoulos

Vicki Athanasopoulos is a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR), Australian National University. She holds a BSc (Hons) and PhD from the University of Melbourne. Her research focuses on understanding genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying autoimmune diseases, particularly lupus, with an emphasis on precision therapies for Indigenous populations.

Education:

• BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences, University of Melbourne
• PhD in Immunology, University of Melbourne

Research Interests: Genetic variants in autoimmune diseases, protein function impacts of mutations, biochemical pathways in lupus, and tailoring therapies using multi-omics approaches. Her work integrates next-generation sequencing and functional genomics to identify disease-causing variants and develop targeted treatments.

Key Projects:

• "Improving genetic diagnosis of autoimmune/autoinflammatory diseases via multi-omics" (2023-2027)
• "Personalised medicine in autoimmunity using AI" (2023-2027)
• TLR7 mutation studies in lupus (2020-2022)

Labs/Teams: Senior Fellow in The Jiang Group - Personalised Medicine and Autoimmunity.