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Helen Marshall
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Born
Helen Siobhan Marshall

1962 (age 61–62)
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide
OccupationMedical researcher
SpouseDavid Misan

Helen Siobhan Marshall (born 1962) is an Australian medical researcher who is Professor of Vaccinology at the University of Adelaide. She was named the South Australian of the Year for 2022.

Early life and education

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Marshall's mother was a nurse and her father a general practitioner.[1][2] She completed her schooling at Pembroke School, Adelaide in 1979.[3]

Marshall graduated from the University of Adelaide with an MBBS in 1988.[4] She returned to the university for postgraduate studies, receiving a Masters in Public Health in 2004 and a Doctorate of Medicine in 2011.[4] She has also completed an international Advanced Vaccinology Course at the Pasteur Institute in France.[5]

Career

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As a medical student, Marshall worked for a time in Western Samoa, which she has said has "guided her interest" in vaccinology.[6][7][1] She then undertook paediatric training at the Women's and Children's Hospital in Adelaide, where she saw the impact of serious infections from diseases without vaccines available.[7]

Marshall focused on research in vaccinology, public health and infectious diseases.[7] She is Professor of Vaccinology in the Adelaide Medical School and Deputy Director, Clinical and Translational Research for the Robinson Research Institute at the University of Adelaide.[5] She is also a Senior Medical Practitioner and Medial Director for Vaccinology and Immunology Research Trials Unit at the Women's and Children's Hospital.[5]

Marshall was awarded NHMRC Career Development Fellowships in 2011 and 2015, and a Practitioner Fellowship in 2019.[5] She has published over 211 peer-reviewed papers and been awarded 17 research grants totalling more than $33 million.[8] She has been a member of Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation and continues to provide vaccination evaluations for the group, and she is an advisor to the World Health Organization.[1]

Marshall's research focus throughout her career has been on development of vaccines for meningococcal disease.[9][10] She conducted a three-year large scale study of over 42,000 people across South Australia, the largest study of its kind and one that has been called a "game-changer", which will inform global research and understanding about the disease.[11][8]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Marshall provided advice to the state's Health Minister Stephen Wade and Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier[9] and was cited as one of Australia's leading vaccination experts.[12][13][1] Commencing in September 2020, Marshall was co-investigator at the University of Sydney in a Phase I Human Trial of a novel DNA-based COVID-19 vaccine developed by BioNet and Technovalia that could be administered without using a needle.[14] She is also part of a University of Queensland research team seeking to improve primary health care services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples[15] and is leading a study to provide free meningococcal B vaccinations to Northern Territory residents as she studies whether the vaccine can also provide protection against gonorrhoea.[1]

In October 2021, Marshall was named South Australian of the Year for her work in public health and infectious diseases, making her the state's nominee for Australian of the Year.[9][6] She was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2022 Australia Day Honours.[16]

Awards and honours

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Personal life

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During her paediatric training, Marshall married fellow doctor David Misan. They have three children.[2]

Selected publications

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Scholia has a profile for Helen Marshall (Q60584190).

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Meet the SA professor influencing global vaccination". SA Life. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Kirby, Tony (April 2020). "Helen Marshall". The Lancet. 20 (4): 422. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30189-4. PMID 32222214. S2CID 214716457.
  3. ^ "Pembroke Global Citizens – Professor Helen Marshall". Pembroke College.
  4. ^ a b c "Professor Helen Marsh". The University of Adelaide.
  5. ^ a b c d "Professor Helen Marshall". University of Adelaide.
  6. ^ a b Hansen, Sharon (21 October 2021). "Dedicated South Aussies named as state's new Australians of the Year". Murray Valley Standard. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d Luu, Michael (25 January 2022). "Australian of the Year 2022 finalists share their inspirational life journeys". ABC News. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  8. ^ a b "South Australia's nominees for the 2022 Australian of the Year Awards". Port Lincoln Times. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  9. ^ a b c "Vaccine expert crowned SA's 2022 Australian of the Year". In Daily. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  10. ^ Wade, Stephen (16 July 2021). "Life-saving Meningococcal B Vaccination Program Continues Indefinitely". Premier of South Australia. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  11. ^ "SA delivers game-changing vaccine research". In Daily. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  12. ^ Milton, Joseph (23 July 2021). "Aussie teen (COVID) vaccine". Cosmos Magazine. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Helen Marshall". Australian Academy of Science.
  14. ^ "Partnership to test SARS-CoV2 DNA vaccine in healthy Australians". The University of Sydney. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Disease 'surveillance network' to improve Indigenous health care". The University of Queensland. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Australia Day 2022: Full list of South Australian honours". The Advertiser. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  17. ^ "29 new Fellows elected". Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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