Thomas Angelovich

Dr. Thomas Angelovich

Senior Lecturer

Details

Open to

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

About

Dr Thomas Angelovich studies the mechanisms which drive inflammatory diseases in people with HIV and the elderly.

Dr Angelovich researches the mechanisms which drive inflammatory diseases such as neurocognitive disorders and cardiovascular disease in people with HIV and the elderly. By understanding disease progression, Dr Angelovich aims to identify targets for therapeutic intervention and to improve health outcomes for people with HIV.

Academic positions

  • Honorary Fellow
  • University of Melbourne
  • Infectious Diseases at the Peter Doherty Institute
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • 14 Sep 2021 – Present
  • Honorary Fellow
  • Burnet Institute
  • Australia
  • 1 May 2017 – Present

Supervisor projects

  • Investigating the Role of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection on Ovarian Cancer Progression
  • 20 Oct 2025
  • Investigating physicochemical and toxic properties of lipid nanoparticles as prospective drug carriers
  • 23 Jul 2025
  • Defining the effect of HIV/SIV reactivation in the brain following interruption of antiretroviral therapy
  • 6 Feb 2025
  • HIV Transcriptional Regulation in the Brain of Virally Suppressed PWH
  • 3 Apr 2023
  • Characterisation of the HIV reservoir in subtype AE infected individuals on ART
  • 24 Jun 2020
  • Elucidating the Mechanisms Driving the Pathophysiology of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders
  • 14 Dec 2018

Teaching interests

HIV, ageing, Neuroinflammation, Cardiovascular disease.

Research interests

Immunology, Clinical Sciences, Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology, Microbiology, Medical Microbiology, Nanotechnology.
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