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Dr Rhys Parry
Contact details are only visible to registered journalists. To register click hereARC DECRA Fellow (School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences)
The University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Expertise
Emerging viruses, mosquito-borne viruses, arboviruses, West Nile virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, dengue virus, RNA vaccinesself-amplifying RNA, mRNA technology, virus evolution, virus mutation, pandemic preparedness, viral genomics, metagenomics, zoonotic diseases, bioinformatics, vaccine design, RNA therapeutics, virus outbreak, infectious diseases, mosquito season, climate change and mosquitoes, Japanese encephalitis Australia, West Nile virus Australia, vaccine safety, mRNA vaccines, emerging pathogens, biosecurity, vector-borne disease, One Health, virus spillover, zoonosis, public health response, viruses including hantavirus
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Previous media experience
Experienced media commentator and public speaker. Have provided expert commentary for Australian and international media outlets on emerging viruses and vaccine science. Regular presenter at national and international scientific meetings and university seminar series.
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Biography
Dr Rhys Parry is a molecular virologist and ARC DECRA Fellow at The University of Queensland. His research focuses on emerging RNA viruses, including mosquito-borne viruses such as West Nile virus and Japanese encephalitis virus, as well as on the development of next-generation RNA vaccines and therapeutics.He combines laboratory virology with genomics and bioinformatics to understand how viruses evolve, spread and adapt to new hosts. His work also explores how modified nucleotides can improve RNA vaccine design and pandemic preparedness.
Dr Parry has published widely in international journals and regularly comments on infectious disease and vaccine science.
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Male
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9238-1952
Last updated: 11 Jun 2026