- Honorary Fellow at Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of Melbourne
Dave is a passionate advocate of public engagement by scientists (especially on social media) and has been involved in a number of organisations such as the Australian Society of Medical Research and the Australian Academy of Science.
He is also a vocal proponent of evidence-based medicine and has written extensively on the topic, including on issues surrounding HPV vaccination. His current role is as the Director of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the Victorian Cytology Service where he is preparing for the primary HPV-based National Cervical Screening Program beginning in 2017.
Experience
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2014–presentHonorary Fellow, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Univeristy of Melbourne
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2012–2014Research Officier, The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health
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2009–2011Research Fellow, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Univeristy of Melbourne
Education
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2011Monash University, PhD in Molecular Virology
Publications
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2016Human papillomavirus vaccination and primary ovarian insufficiency: an association based on ideology rather than evidence., Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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2015Clinical trials: Crowdfunded trials doubly scrutinized, Nature
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2015Properties of HIV-1 associated cholesterol in addition to raft formation are important for virus infection., Virus Research
Contact Dave for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- X (formerly Twitter): @mrhawkes
- Article Feed
- ORCID
- Joined
