Prof Ian Barr
Honorary Professorial Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
384 Scholarly works
4 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Influenza
DOI: 10.1038/s41572-026-00727-52026
Journal article
Atypical B cells and inflammatory profiles delineate immunity to influenza vaccination in First Nations and non-Indigenous people with chronic multimorbidity
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-73988-z2026
Journal article
Multiomic analysis identifies glutaminolysis-dependent metabolic enhancement of immune memory utilised for vaccine development
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-74866-42026
Journal article
COVID-19 disruption and rebound of respiratory syncytial virus hospital burden in Australia: A national interrupted time-series analysis
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2026.1033372024
Research grants (international)
(CRA With Melbourne Health and Aus Bio) Development of a Novel Long Acting Pan-Influenza Antiviral Drug
2020
Research Grant
“Immunity Passport” to COVID19
2019
Research Grant
Understanding Heterogeneity in Influenza Vaccine Responses and the Effects of Prior Exposures Through Infection and Vaccination
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2026
Journal article
Pre-existing systemic and nasal antibodies against avian H5 influenza A viruses vary according to childhood imprinting.
DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01892-262026
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Report on influenza viruses received and tested by the Melbourne WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza during 2025
DOI: 10.33321/cdi.2026.50.0542026
Journal article
Immunogenicity of high-dose recombinant influenza vaccine versus standard-dose egg-grown and cell-grown vaccines among frequently and infrequently vaccinated young adults in Singapore: a randomised, controlled, double-blind, single-centre, phase 4 clinical trial
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(26)00062-92026
Journal article
Results From the Third and Fourth WHO External Quality Assessments for the Molecular Detection of Respiratory Syncytial Virus
DOI: 10.1111/irv.703022026
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Epistasis facilitates the long-term antigenic evolution of the influenza B virus hemagglutinin.
DOI: 10.64898/2026.07.22.7399942026
Journal article
Ecology of Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus H7 in Wild Birds in South-Eastern Australia Prior to Emergence of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza H7 in Poultry
DOI: 10.1111/irv.70285
RECENT PROJECTS
2023
Research contracts (non-grants)
LEX45063: Development of a Bioluminescence Imager for Ferret