Dr Claire von Mollendorf is a medical epidemiologist currently working as a senior research fellow in the New Vaccines and Asia-Pacific Research Groups at the Murdoch Children’s Research Unit (MCRI). She has been with MCRI since 2017 and is an investigator on a number of projects in Mongolia. She is also the co-principal investigator on a Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) funded COVID-19 vaccine booster study. Dr von Mollendorf has an honorary appointment as a Senior Fellow within the University of Melbourne, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Department of Paediatrics.
Dr von Mollendorf is the project manager for a National Health & Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence for Pneumococcal Disease Control in the Asia-Pacific (CRE-PDC) which aims to address research gaps related to pneumococcal conjugate vaccine use in the Asia-Pacific region. It also focuses on building research and leadership capacity for early career researchers in the region.
Prior to 2017 she worked in different research areas, including women's health, HIV and pneumococcal research, in South Africa. Her passion and involvement in research has spanned over an 20 year period and has included adults and children, some vulnerable groups and ranged from clinical trials to observational studies. She also has an interest in the impact of environmental pollution on health.
Dr Claire von Mollendorf is a medical epidemiologist currently working as a senior research fellow in the New Vaccines and Asia-Pacific Research Groups at the Murdoch Children’s Research Unit (MCRI). She has been with MCRI since 2017 and is an...
Dr Claire von Mollendorf is a medical epidemiologist currently working as a senior research fellow in the New Vaccines and Asia-Pacific Research Groups at the Murdoch Children’s Research Unit (MCRI). She has been with MCRI since 2017 and is an investigator on a number of projects in Mongolia. She is also the co-principal investigator on a Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) funded COVID-19 vaccine booster study. Dr von Mollendorf has an honorary appointment as a Senior Fellow within the University of Melbourne, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Department of Paediatrics.
Dr von Mollendorf is the project manager for a National Health & Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence for Pneumococcal Disease Control in the Asia-Pacific (CRE-PDC) which aims to address research gaps related to pneumococcal conjugate vaccine use in the Asia-Pacific region. It also focuses on building research and leadership capacity for early career researchers in the region.
Prior to 2017 she worked in different research areas, including women's health, HIV and pneumococcal research, in South Africa. Her passion and involvement in research has spanned over an 20 year period and has included adults and children, some vulnerable groups and ranged from clinical trials to observational studies. She also has an interest in the impact of environmental pollution on health.
Top Publications
Hume-Nixon, M, Graham, H, Russell, F, Mulholland, K, Gwee, A, Duke, T, Graham, H, Graham, S, Gray, A, Gwee, A, et al.
Review of the role of additional treatments including oseltamivir, oral steroids, macrolides, and vitamin supplementation for children with severe pneumonia in low- and middle-income countries.
Journal of Global Health
12:
10005
2023
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Fagerli, K, Ulziibayar, M, Suuri, B, Luvsantseren, D, Narangerel, D, Batsaikhan, P, Tsolmon, B, Gessner, BD, Dunne, EM, Grobler, AC, et al.
Epidemiology of pneumonia in hospitalized adults ≥18 years old in four districts of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 2015–2019.
The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
30:
100591
2023
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Britz, E, Perovic, O, von Mollendorf, C, von Gottberg, A, Iyaloo, S, Quan, V, Chetty, V, Sriruttan, C, Ismail, NA, Nanoo, A, et al.
The Epidemiology of Meningitis among Adults in a South African Province with a High HIV Prevalence, 2009-2012.
PLOS ONE
11(9)
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e0163036
2023
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Cohen, C, Naidoo, N, Meiring, S, de Gouveia, L, von Mollendorf, C, Walaza, S, Naicker, P, Madhi, SA, Feldman, C, Klugman, KP, et al.
Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes and Mortality in Adults and Adolescents in South Africa: Analysis of National Surveillance Data, 2003 - 2008.
PLOS ONE
10(10)
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e0140185
2023
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Mapuroma, R, Cohen, C, Kuonza, L, Musekiwa, A, Tempia, S, Tshangela, A, von Mollendorf, C.
Healthcare seeking behaviour for common infectious syndromes among people in three administrative regions of Johannesburg, South Africa, 2015: a cross-sectional study.
Pan African Medical Journal
33:
159
2023
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