Darren Ong
Darren Ong
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Research Assistant
Research area
Infection, Immunity and Global Health
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Vaccine Immunology
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Darren Ong is a Research Assistant and Infectious Disease Epidemiologist in the Vaccine Immunology Group. He is also a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery student at The Australian National University and an Honorary Clinical Tutor at The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics. He previously coordinated the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence for Pneumococcal Disease Control in the Asia-Pacific and the Asia-Pacific Vaccine Research Network.
His research focuses on vaccine-preventable diseases in the context of global health, including pneumococcal disease, COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus and measles.
His research focuses on vaccine-preventable diseases in the context of global health, including pneumococcal disease, COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus and measles.
Darren Ong is a Research Assistant and Infectious Disease Epidemiologist in the Vaccine Immunology Group. He is also a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery student at The Australian National University and an Honorary Clinical Tutor at The University of...
Darren Ong is a Research Assistant and Infectious Disease Epidemiologist in the Vaccine Immunology Group. He is also a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery student at The Australian National University and an Honorary Clinical Tutor at The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics. He previously coordinated the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence for Pneumococcal Disease Control in the Asia-Pacific and the Asia-Pacific Vaccine Research Network.
His research focuses on vaccine-preventable diseases in the context of global health, including pneumococcal disease, COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus and measles.
His research focuses on vaccine-preventable diseases in the context of global health, including pneumococcal disease, COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus and measles.
Top Publications
- Mazarakis, N, Toh, ZQ, Neal, E, Nguyen, C, Bright, K, Luu, S, Quah, L, Ng, YY, Hart, J, Do, LAH, et al. Immunogenicity and efficacy over 12 months following a fourth dose of a bivalent mRNA or protein-based COVID-19 vaccine: A randomised controlled trial in Australia.. J Infect 106727 2026 view publication
- Ong, DS, Toh, ZQ, Temple, B, Nguyen, CD, Phan, TV, Dai, VTT, Balloch, A, Higgins, RA, Ortika, BD, Beissbarth, J, et al. Serotype-specific immunity and association with pneumococcal carriage following 3+1, 3+0 and 2+1 schedules of 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.. J Infect Dis 2026 view publication
- Viana, JN, Steward, BA, Ong, DS. Reporting of RACE in Australian brain and mental health research: protocol for a scoping review and diversity audit. 2026 view publication
- Battey, J, Jain, A, Ong, D, Vadke, D. A week in Mexico: how to make the most of Melbourne's global learning opportunities. 2026 view publication
- Ong, D, Toh, R, Phan, TV, Licciardi, P. Behind the Paper: Evaluating pneumococcal memory B cells in a low- and middle-income setting and the important role of capacity building. 2026 view publication
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