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  • 2016 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science

Overview

William D. Rawlinson is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Oncology. The scientist's research topics mainly cover SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, COVID-19 clinical research studies, cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, respiratory viral infections research, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, and herpesvirus infections and treatments.

Recent notable papers authored by Rawlinson include:

  • Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variants BA.1 to BA.5: Implications for immune escape and transmission, 2022, Reviews in Medical Virology
  • Global disparities in SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Analytical validity of nanopore sequencing for rapid SARS-CoV-2 genome analysis, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Tracking the international spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineages B.1.1.7 and B.1.351/501Y-V2 with grinch, 2021, Wellcome Open Research
  • Tracking the international spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineages B.1.1.7 and B.1.351/501Y-V2, 2021, Wellcome Open Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rawlinson are:

  • Gregory J. Walker
  • Stuart Turville
  • Rowena A. Bull
  • Anthony D. Kelleher
  • Zin Naing

Publications by Rawlinson appear regularly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Pathology, SSRN Electronic Journal, Microbiology Australia, and Reviews in Medical Virology.

They have also contributed to book publications, including a title published by Frontiers Media: "Recent highlights in the development of therapeutic antiviral strategies" (2023).

Rawlinson was awarded the title of Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Congenital cytomegalovirus infection in pregnancy and the neonate: consensus recommendations for prevention, diagnosis, and therapy.

    William D. Rawlinson;Suresh B. Boppana;Karen B. Fowler;David W Kimberlin

  • Analysis of the complete DNA sequence of murine cytomegalovirus.

    William D. Rawlinson;Helen E. Farrell;Barclay G. Barrell

  • The role of particle size in aerosolised pathogen transmission: A review

    Jan Gralton;Euan Tovey;Mary Louise McLaws;William D. Rawlinson

  • Integrons and gene cassettes in the enterobacteriaceae.

    Peter A. White;Christopher J. McIver;William D. Rawlinson

  • Enterovirus infection and type 1 diabetes mellitus: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational molecular studies.

    Wing-Chi G Yeung;William D Rawlinson;Maria E Craig

  • Emergence of a New Norovirus Genotype II.4 Variant Associated with Global Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis

    Rowena A. Bull;Elise T. V. Tu;Christopher J. McIver;William D. Rawlinson

  • Evolution of the SARS‐CoV‐2 omicron variants BA.1 to BA.5: Implications for immune escape and transmission

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  • Evidence of a large, international network of HCV transmission in HIV-positive men who have sex with men

    Thijis van de Laar;Oliver Pybus;Sylvia Bruisten;David Brown

  • Rapid evolution of pandemic noroviruses of the GII.4 lineage.

    Rowena A. Bull;John-Sebastian Eden;William D. Rawlinson;Peter A. White

  • Norovirus recombination in ORF1/ORF2 overlap.

    Rowena A. Bull;Grant S. Hansman;Leighton E. Clancy;Mark M. Tanaka

  • A Mouse Cytomegalovirus Glycoprotein Retains MHC Class I Complexes in the ERGIC/cis-Golgi Compartments

    Heike Ziegler;Regine Thäle;Pero Lucin;Walter Muranyi

  • Emergence and spread of oseltamivir-resistant A(H1N1) influenza viruses in Oceania, South East Asia and South Africa.

    Aeron C. Hurt;Joanne Ernest;Yi-Mo Deng;Pina Iannello

  • Recombination within the Pandemic Norovirus GII.4 Lineage

    John Sebastian Eden;Mark M. Tanaka;Maciej F. Boni;William D. Rawlinson

  • Analytical validity of nanopore sequencing for rapid SARS-CoV-2 genome analysis.

    Rowena A. Bull;Thiruni N. Adikari;James M. Ferguson;Jillian M. Hammond

  • Characterisation of two new gene cassettes, aadA5 and dfrA17

    Peter A White;Christopher J McIver;Yi-Mo Deng;William D Rawlinson

  • Identification and characterization of a G protein-coupled receptor homolog encoded by murine cytomegalovirus.

    Nicholas J. Davis-Poynter;Dania M. Lynch;Hassan Vally;Geoffrey R. Shellam

  • Diagnosis of and Screening for Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pregnant Women

    S. C. Munro;B. Hall;L. R. Whybin;L. Leader

  • Universal Newborn Screening for Congenital CMV Infection: What Is the Evidence of Potential Benefit?

    Michael J. Cannon;Paul D. Griffiths;Van Aston;William D. Rawlinson

  • Potential role for interleukin-28B genotype in treatment decision-making in recent hepatitis C virus infection.

    Jason Grebely;Kathy Petoumenos;Margaret Hellard;Margaret Hellard;Gail V. Matthews;Gail V. Matthews

  • Epidemics of Gastroenteritis during 2006 Were Associated with the Spread of Norovirus GII.4 Variants 2006a and 2006b

    Elise T.-V. Tu;Rowena A. Bull;Gail E. Greening;Joanne Hewitt

  • The contrasting phylodynamics of human influenza B viruses

    Dhanasekaran Vijaykrishna;Edward C. Holmes;Udayan Joseph;Mathieu Fourment

  • Hepatitis and death following vaccination with 17D-204 yellow fever vaccine

    Raymond C Chan;David J Penney;Dianne Little;Ian W Carter

  • Asthma Exacerbations in Children Associated with Rhinovirus but not Human Metapneumovirus Infection

    William D Rawlinson;Zubair Waliuzzaman;Ian W Carter;Yvonne C Belessis

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria E. Craig
Maria E. Craig University of New South Wales
Peter A. White
Peter A. White University of New South Wales
Gregory J. Dore
Gregory J. Dore University of New South Wales
Andrew R. Lloyd
Andrew R. Lloyd University of New South Wales
John M. Kaldor
John M. Kaldor University of New South Wales
Gail V. Matthews
Gail V. Matthews University of New South Wales
Dominic E. Dwyer
Dominic E. Dwyer University of Sydney
Euan R. Tovey
Euan R. Tovey Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Angela C. Webster
Angela C. Webster University of Sydney
Margaret Hellard
Margaret Hellard Burnet Institute

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