Professor Gail Matthews is Head of the Therapeutic Vaccine and Research Program (TVRP) at the Kirby Institute, UNSW as well as Head of Infectious Diseases at St Vincent’s Hospital.

She has a strong background in HIV, viral hepatitis and strategic therapeutic clinical trials. As head of TVRP she leads several international clinical trials in HIV and COVID-19, as well as national projects in HCV and HBV.

She works clinically as a specialist in HIV, Infectious Diseases and Viral Hepatitis at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney and is an NHMRC Investigator Fellow.