Dr Nila Dharan

Senior Research Fellow

MD FRACP PhD

Medicine & Health

The Kirby Institute

Nila Dharan is an Infectious Diseases physician with a research focus on international infectious diseases and public health. She completed her medical training in Internal Medicine and specialist training in Infectious Diseases in the United States and completed a research fellowship with the Epidemic Intelligence Service at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She has clinical and public health research experience in the areas of HIV, influenza and tuberculosis.

In 2021, she completed a PhD in the area of HIV comorbidities and aging, aimed at understanding the spectrum of comorbidities among persons living with HIV in Australia, and understanding��aging-related genetic changes in people with HIV. Her current research is focused on several areas including biological ageing and clinical comorbidities in people with HIV.

Phone

+61 (2) 9385 0967

E-mail

ndharan@kirby.unsw.edu.au

Journal articles | 2026

Behrouzfar K; Han WM; Perera R; Li J; Scull KE; Howlett K; Bloch M; Baker DA; Eu B; Bowden-Reid E; Smith DE; Hoy JF; Woolley I; Finlayson R; Templeton DJ; Matthews GV; Costello J; Dawson MA; Dawson SJ; Polizzotto MN; Petoumenos K; Dharan NJ; Yeh P; Dawson SJ; Dawson MA; Sinclair B; Templeton DJ; O’Bryan J; Woolley I; Price S; Hoy JF; Acklom K; Lau H; Eu B; Vincent T; Han WM, 2026, 'Mosaic chromosomal alterations are suppressed in older adults with HIV', Communications Biology, 9,

Journal articles | 2026

Donoghoe MW; Sazzad HMS; Han WM; Bloch M; Baker DA; Eu B; Bowden-Reid E; Smith DE; Hoy JF; Woolley IJ; Finlayson R; Templeton DJ; Matthews GV; Costello J; Dawson MA; Dawson SJ; Polizzotto MN; Agbosu E; Kelleher AD; Petoumenos K; Phetsouphanh C; Yeh P; Dharan NJ; Donoghoe MW; Han WM; Bloch M; Vincent T; Baker DA; Eu B; Lau H; Smith DE; Acklom K; Hoy JF; Price S; Woolley I; O’Bryan J; Finlayson R; Templeton DJ; Sinclair B; Matthews G; Costello J; Dawson MA; Dawson SJ; Polizzotto MN; Kelleher AD; Petoumenos K; Yeh P; Dharan NJ, 2026, 'Gut health is associated with clonal haematopoiesis in older adults with and without HIV: the ARCHIVE longitudinal cohort study', Gut, pp. gutjnl-2025-337620,

Journal articles | 2026

Nyein PP; Borok M; Eriobu N; Kaplan R; Kumarasamy N; Avihingsanon A; Losso MH; Azwa I; Karyana M; Dao S; Cisse M; Andrade Villanueva JF; Lupo S; Cardoso SW; Yunihastuti E; Subronto YW; Fitriah M; Katu S; Brown D; Papot E; Hutchinson J; Kelleher A; Hanson J; Dharan NJ; Petoumenos K; Matthews GV; Losso M; Solari AM; Tavella S; Cooper D; Emery S; Polizzotto M; Law M; Grinsztejn B; Wolff M; Sussmann O; Selvamuthu P; Hadi U; Soo T; Gómez JLM; Madero JS; Ann J; Mohapi L; Ploenchan ; Khusuwan S; Manosuthi W, 2026, 'A Randomized Trial to Compare Dolutegravir Plus Boosted Darunavir Versus Recommended Standard of Care Antiretroviral Regimens in People with HIV-1, Whose First-line Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor Therapy Has Failed: Final 96-week Results of the D2EFT Study', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 81, pp. e568 - e580,

Journal articles | 2026

Nyein PP; Donoghoe MW; Eriobu N; Uche B; Kaplan R; Carey D; Brown D; Kundro M; Dharan NJ; Hanson J; Petoumenos K; Matthews GV, 2026, 'Cardiometabolic impact of dolutegravir as second-line therapy: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial', AIDS, Publish Ahead of Print,

Journal articles | 2026

Nyein PP; Haskelberg H; Martinello M; Lowe M; Goodman-Meza D; Avihingsanon A; Kelleher AD; Rodgers A; Schutte AE; Nnakelu EC; Byakwaga H; Trevillyan J; Losso M; Kumarasamy N; Azwa RISR; Kaplan R; Clifton B; Arnott C; Dharan NJ; Petoumenos K; Matthews GV, 2026, 'Optimizing metabolic management on integrase-based ART (OPTIMAR): study protocol for a 2 × 2 factorial, randomised, double-blind placebo-controlled trial to compare the addition of dapagliflozin versus placebo, and rosuvastatin plus ezetimibe versus pitavastatin, in people with HIV on integrase strand transfer inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy with elevated metabolic risk', Trials, 27,

Journal articles | 2025

Dharan NJ; Sharma S; Arenas-Pinto A; Duprez D; Estrada V; Ha K; Angelica Kundro M; Mngqibisa R; Mugerwa H; Munroe D; Nasreddine R; Peterson TE; Sereti I; Trevillyan JM; Baker JV; Matthews GV; Phillips AN, 2025, 'Early versus deferred antiretroviral therapy initiation and long-term cardiovascular disease outcomes in people with HIV: The START study', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 12,

Journal articles | 2025

Knowlton KU; Siegel LK; Barkauskas CE; Bhagani S; Dharan NJ; Gardner EM; Gottlieb RL; Helleberg M; Highbarger HC; Holland TL; Heerfordt CK; Lazarte S; Leither LM; Lutaakome J; Ardelt M; Mylonakis E; Ong SWX; Scott Overcash J; Taha H; Tien PC; Trautner BW; Vallee D; Weintrob AC; Touloumi G; Babiker A, 2025, 'Passive immunotherapy for adults hospitalized with COVID-19: An individual participant data meta-analysis of six randomized controlled trials', Plos Medicine, 22,

Journal articles | 2025

Nyein PP; Petoumenos K; Borok M; Eriobu N; Kumarasamy N; Avihingsanon A; Azwa I; Dao S; Cisse M; Dharan NJ; Hanson J; Matthews GV, 2025, 'Associations Between Antiretroviral Regimen and Changes in Blood Pressure: Results From the D2EFT Study', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 80, pp. 160 - 163,

Journal articles | 2025

Nyein PP; Petoumenos K; Dharan NJ; Hanson J; Matthews GV, 2025, 'Reply to Dr Martinez: Refining Our Understanding of the Association between Integrase Inhibitor Therapy and Elevations in Blood Pressure', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 80, pp. 927,

Journal articles | 2025

Sábato S; Benet S; Rogers AJ; Murray TA; Skeans M; Mothe B; Paredes R; Mourad A; Kiweewa F; Kamel D; Jain MK; Lutaakome J; Nalubega MG; Sebudde N; Mylonakis E; Braun DL; Hatlen T; Kimuli I; Kitko C; Mugerwa H; Kitonsa J; Kim K; Tien PC; Highbarger J; McCormack AL; Sanchez A; Murray DD; Babiker AG; Davey VJ; Files DC; Gelijns AC; Higgs ES; Kan VL; Matthews GV; Pett SL; Lane HC; Reilly C; Goodman AL; Lundgren JD; Moltó J; Yeo HP; Diong SH; Ong SWX; Chia PY; Young BE; Uche B; Idoko G; Habib Z; Kwaghe V; Eriobu N; Amodeo A; de Lara CT; Grüttner-Durmaz M; West E; Günthard HF; Martí R; Martínez L; Pena AMM; Morales-Rull JL; Borras B; Otero S; Martínez X; del Amo E; Campins M; Ausín C; Gomez J; Padure S; Di Natale M; Fernández-Cruz E; Muñoz J; Roldan M; Legarda A; Balerdi L; Trilla A; Abad E; Martínez A; Badillo J; Expósito M; Theresa N; Mugerwa O; Okoth I; Nabankema E; Kisuule R; Wangi D; Nalaaki M; Lubega G; Kibirige M; Nabaggala P; Nandhego J; Naluyinda H; Tukamwesiga N; Atukunda A; Segawa I; Mbabazi Q; Kirenga B; Nantongo C; Alum PI; Nyiraguhirwa D; Apio F, 2025, 'SARS-Cov-2 vaccination strategies in hospitalized recovered COVID-19 patients: a randomized clinical trial (VATICO Trial)', Scientific Reports, 15,

Journal articles | 2024

Bavinton BR; Dharan NJ, 2024, 'Cost-effectiveness of the expansion of PrEP for HIV infection in the Asia Pacific region', Lancet Global Health, 12, pp. e177 - e178,

Journal articles | 2024

Chang N; Lennard K; Rao A; Elliott M; Dharan N; Wong J, 2024, 'Polymicrobial arcanobacterium haemolyticum intracerebral abscess: A case report and review of the literature', Idcases, 36,

Journal articles | 2024

Han WM; Sazzad HMS; Bloch M; Baker DA; Roth N; Bowden-Reid E; Smith DE; Hoy JF; Woolley I; Finlayson R; Templeton DJ; Matthews GV; Costello J; Dawson MA; Dawson SJ; Polizzotto MN; Petoumenos K; Yeh P; Dharan NJ; Winter D; Baker D; Lau H; Acklom K; Price S; O'Bryan J; Sinclair B; Finlayson R, 2024, 'Age-related clonal hematopoiesis and HIV infection are associated with geriatric outcomes: The ARCHIVE study', Cell Reports Medicine, 5, pp. 101835,

Journal articles | 2024

Jensen TO; Harper K; Gupta S; Liu ST; Dharan NJ; Baker JV; Pett SL; Shaw-Saliba K; Esmail A; Ho MQ; Almasri E; Dewar RL; Lundgren J; Vock DM, 2024, 'Impact of Baseline SARS-CoV-2 Load in Plasma and Upper Airways on the Incidence of Acute Extrapulmonary Complications of COVID-19: A Multicentric, Prospective, Cohort Study', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 79, pp. 1394 - 1403,

Journal articles | 2023

Brown SM; Barkauskas CE; Grund B; Sharma S; Phillips AN; Leither L; Peltan ID; Lanspa M; Gilstrap DL; Mourad A; Lane K; Beitler JR; Serra AL; Garcia I; Almasri E; Fayed M; Hubel K; Harris ES; Middleton EA; Barrios MAG; Mathews KS; Goel NN; Acquah S; Mosier J; Hypes C; Salvagio Campbell E; Khan A; Hough CL; Wilson JG; Levitt JE; Duggal A; Dugar S; Goodwin AJ; Terry C; Chen P; Torbati S; Iyer N; Sandkovsky US; Johnson NJ; Robinson BRH; Matthay MA; Aggarwal NR; Douglas IS; Casey JD; Hache-Marliere M; Georges Youssef J; Nkemdirim W; Leshnower B; Awan O; Pannu S; O'Mahony DS; Manian P; Awori Hayanga JW; Wortmann GW; Tomazini BM; Miller RF; Jensen JU; Murray DD; Bickell NA; Zatakia J; Burris S; Higgs ES; Natarajan V; Dewar RL; Schechner A; Kang N; Arenas-Pinto A; Hudson F; Ginde AA; Self WH; Rogers AJ; Oldmixon CF; Morin H; Sanchez A; Weintrob AC; Cavalcanti AB; Davis-Karim A; Engen N; Denning E; Taylor Thompson B; Gelijns AC; Kan V; Davey VJ; Lundgren JD; Babiker AG; Neaton JD; Lane HC; Tierney J; Vogel SE; McNay LA; Cahill K; Crew P; Sardana R; Segal Raim S; Shaw-Saliba K; Atri N; Miller M; Vallee D; Chung L; Delph Y, 2023, 'Intravenous aviptadil and remdesivir for treatment of COVID-19-associated hypoxaemic respiratory failure in the USA (TESICO): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial', Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 11, pp. 791 - 803,

Journal articles | 2023

Dharan NJ; Jin F; Vaccher S; Bavinton B; Yeung B; Guy R; Carr A; Zablotska I; Amin J; Read P; Templeton DJ; Ooi C; Martin SJ; Ryder N; Smith DE; McNulty A; Brown K; Price K; Holden J; Grulich AE, 2023, 'Characteristics of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Seroconversions in a Large Prospective Implementation Cohort Study of Oral HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis in Men Who Have Sex with Men (EPIC-NSW)', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 76, pp. E622 - E628,

Journal articles | 2023

Dharan NJ; Sasson SC; Ahlenstiel G; Andersen CR; Bloch M; Buckland G; Hamad N; Han WM; Kelleher AD; Long GV; Matthews GV; Mina MM; Papot E; Petoumenos K; Swaminathan S; Withers B; Yun J; Polizzotto MN, 2023, 'Clinical and laboratory features of COVID-19 illness and outcomes in immunocompromised individuals during the first pandemic wave in Sydney, Australia', Plos One, 18,

Journal articles | 2022

Amin J; Vaccher S; Templeton DJ; Bavinton B; Jin F; Zablotska I; Matthews G; Ogilvie E; Yeung B; Ooi C; Dharan N; Baker DA; Read P; Guy R; Grulich AE, 2022, 'Low Prior Exposure and Incidence of Hepatitis C in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Negative Gay and Bisexual Men Taking Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): Findings from the Expanded PrEP Implementation in Communities–New South Wales Prospective Implementation Study', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 75, pp. 1497 - 1502,

Journal articles | 2022

Hernández Cordero AI; Yang CX; Yang J; Li X; Horvath S; Shaipanich T; MacIsaac J; Lin D; McEwen L; Kobor MS; Guillemi S; Harris M; Lam W; Lam S; Obeidat M; Novak RM; Hudson F; Klinker H; Dharan N; Montaner J; Man SFP; Kunisaki K; Sin DD; Leung JM; Baker JV; Duprez D; Carr A; Hoy J; Dolan M; Telenti A; Grady C; Matthews G; Rockstroh J; Belloso WH; Kagan JM; Wright E; Brew B; Price RW; Robertson K; Cysique L; Connett JE; Niewoehner DE; Endpoint Review Committee ; Lifson A; Davey RT; Gatell JM; Pedersen C; Prineas R; Worley J, 2022, 'The relationship between the epigenetic aging biomarker “grimage” and lung function in both the airway and blood of people living with HIV: An observational cohort study', Ebiomedicine, 83,

Journal articles | 2022

Li J; Lau C; Anderson N; Burrows F; Mirdad F; Carlos L; Pitman AJ; Muthiah K; Darley DR; Andresen D; Macdonald P; Marriott D; Dharan NJ, 2022, 'Multispecies Outbreak of Nocardia Infections in Heart Transplant Recipients and Association with Climate Conditions, Australia', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 28, pp. 2155 - 2164,

Journal articles | 2022

Mylonakis E, 2022, 'Efficacy and Safety of Ensovibep for Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19 A Randomized Controlled Trial', Annals of Internal Medicine, 175, pp. 1266 - 1274,

Journal articles | 2022

Rogers AJ; Wentworth D; Phillips A; Shaw-Saliba K; Dewar RL; Aggarwal NR; Babiker AG; Chang W; Dharan NJ; Davey VJ; Higgs ES; Gerry N; Ginde AA; Hayanga JWA; Highbarger H; Highbarger JL; Jain MK; Kan V; Kim K; Lallemand P; Leshnower BG; Lutaakome JK; Matthews G; Mourad A; Mylonakis E; Natarajan V; Padilla ML; Pandit LM; Paredes R; Pett S; Ramachandruni S; Rehman MT; Sherman BT; Files DC; Brown SM; Matthay MA; Thompson BT; Neaton JD; Lane HC; Lundgren JD, 2022, 'The Association of Baseline Plasma SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Antigen Level and Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19', Annals of Internal Medicine, 175, pp. 1401 - 1410,

Journal articles | 2022

Shivasabesan G; Logan B; Brennan X; Lau C; Vaze A; Bennett M; Gorrie N; Mirdad F; Deveza R; Koo CM; Mccluskey P; Macdonald P; Marriott D; Muthiah K; Dharan NP, 2022, 'Disseminated Aspergillus lentulus Infection in a Heart Transplant Recipient: A Case Report', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 75, pp. 1235 - 1238,

Journal articles | 2021

Bavinton BR; Vaccher S; Jin F; Prestage GP; Holt M; Zablotska-Manos IB; Guy R; Amin J; Templeton DJ; Yeung B; Hammoud MA; Lewis D; Baker D; Dharan N; McNulty AM; Grulich AE, 2021, 'High Levels of Prevention-Effective Adherence to HIV PrEP: An Analysis of Substudy Data from the EPIC-NSW Trial', Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 87, pp. 1040 - 1047,

Journal articles | 2021

Chan C; Fraser D; Vaccher S; Yeung B; Jin F; Amin J; Dharan NJ; Carr A; Ooi C; Vaughan M; Holden J; Power C; Grulich AE; Bavinton BR, 2021, 'Overcoming barriers to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) coverage in Australia among Medicare-ineligible people at risk of HIV: Results from the MI-EPIC clinical trial', Sexual Health, 18, pp. 453 - 459,

Journal articles | 2021

Dharan NJ; Yeh P; Bloch M; Yeung MM; Baker D; Guinto J; Roth N; Ftouni S; Ognenovska K; Smith D; Hoy JF; Woolley I; Pell C; Templeton DJ; Fraser N; Rose N; Hutchinson J; Petoumenos K; Dawson SJ; Polizzotto MN; Dawson MA; Vincent T; Rosario R; Lau H; Smith D; Price S; O’Brien J; Tan HTL; Sinclair B; Bascombe F, 2021, 'HIV is associated with an increased risk of age-related clonal hematopoiesis among older adults', Nature Medicine, 27, pp. 1006 - 1011,

Journal articles | 2021

Grulich AE; Jin F; Bavinton BR; Yeung B; Hammoud MA; Amin J; Cabrera G; Clackett S; Ogilvie E; Vaccher S; Vickers T; McNulty A; Smith DJ; Dharan NJ; Selvey C; Power C; Price K; Zablotska I; Baker DA; Bloch M; Brown K; Carmody CJ; Carr A; Chanisheff D; Doong N; Finlayson R; Lewis DA; Lusk J; Martin S; Ooi C; Read P; Ryder N; Smith D; Tuck Meng Soo C; Templeton DJ; Vlahakis E; Guy R, 2021, 'Long-term protection from HIV infection with oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in gay and bisexual men: findings from the expanded and extended EPIC-NSW prospective implementation study', Lancet HIV, 8, pp. e486 - e494,

Journal articles | 2021

Hernandez Cordero AI; Yang CX; Obeidat M; Yang J; Macisaac J; McEwen L; Lin D; Kobor M; Novak R; Hudson F; Klinker H; Dharan N; Man SP; Sin DD; Kunisaki K; Leung J, 2021, 'DNA methylation is associated with airflow obstruction in patients living with HIV', Thorax, 76, pp. 448 - 455,

Journal articles | 2021

Iglesias CPK; Schnegg B; Dharan N; Lao C; Joseph J; Marriott D; Hayward C, 2021, 'LVAD- Antibiotic and Warfarin Alert', The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 40, pp. s523,

Journal articles | 2021

Meredith T; Dharan N; Killen L; Anandabaskaran S; Kim A; Yang T; Marriott D; Hayward C; Macdonald P, 2021, 'Colonic malakoplakia in a dual stem cell and cardiac transplant recipient: A case report and literature review', Transplant Infectious Disease, 23,

Journal articles | 2021

Yang CX; Schon E; Obeidat M; Kobor MS; Mcewen L; Macisaac J; Lin D; Novak RM; Hudson F; Klinker H; Dharan N; Horvath S; Bourbeau J; Tan W; Sin DD; Man SFP; Kunisaki K; Leung JM, 2021, 'Occurrence of Accelerated Epigenetic Aging and Methylation Disruptions in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Before Antiretroviral Therapy', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 223, pp. 1681 - 1689,

Journal articles | 2020

Dharan NJ; Radovich T; Che S; Petoumenos K; Juneja P; Law M; Huang R; McManus H; Polizzotto MN; Guy R; Cronin P; Cooper DA; Gray RT, 2020, 'Comorbidity Medications Are Dispensed to More People Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Compared with the General Population in Australia', AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, 36, pp. 291 - 296,

Journal articles | 2020

Xie YL; Chakravorty S; Armstrong DT; Hall SL; Via LE; Song T; Yuan X; Mo X; Zhu H; Xu P; Gao Q ; Lee M; Lee J; Smith LE; Chen RY; Joh JS; Cho Y; Liu X; Ruan X; Liang L; Dharan N; Cho S; Barry CE; Ellner JJ; Dorman SE; Alland D, 2020, 'Evaluation of a Rapid Molecular Drug-Susceptibility Test for Tuberculosis', New England Journal of Medicine, 377, pp. 1043 - 1054

Journal articles | 2019

Bruno S; Nicole B; Nila DJ; Gail M; James N; Peter MS; Christopher HS, 2019, 'Heart transplantation from hepatitis c-positive donors in the era of direct acting antiviral therapy: A comprehensive literature review', Transplantation Direct, 5,

Journal articles | 2019

Dharan NJ; Neuhaus J; Rockstroh JK; Peters L; Gordin F; Arenas-Pinto A; Emerson C; Marks K; Hidalgo J; Sarmento-Castro R; Stephan C; Kumarasamy N; Emery S; Matthews GV, 2019, 'Benefit of Early versus Deferred Antiretroviral Therapy on Progression of Liver Fibrosis among People with HIV in the START Randomized Trial', Hepatology, 69, pp. 1135 - 1150,

Journal articles | 2019

Dharan NJ; Radovich T; Che S; Petoumenos K; Juneja P; Law M; Huang R; McManus H; Polizzotto MN; Guy R; Cronin P; Cooper DA; Gray RT; Han A, 2019, 'HIV treatment regimens and adherence to national guidelines in Australia: An analysis of dispensing data from the Australian pharmaceutical benefits scheme', BMC Public Health, 19, pp. 13,

Journal articles | 2018

Grulich AE; Guy R; Amin J; Jin F; Selvey C; Holden J; Schmidt HMA; Zablotska I; Price K; Whittaker B; Chant K; Cooper C; McGill S; Telfer B; Yeung B; Levitt G; Ogilvie EE; Dharan NJ; Hammoud MA; Vaccher S; Watchirs-Smith L; McNulty A; Smith DJ; Allen DM; Baker D; Bloch M; Bopage RI; Brown K; Carr A; Carmody CJ; Collins KL; Finlayson R; Foster R; Jackson EY; Lewis DA; Lusk J; O'Connor CC; Ryder N; Vlahakis E; Read P; Cooper DA; Smith D; Ooi C; Martin S; Soo TM; Templeton D; Townson D; Forssman B; Doong N; Han Thai G; Anderson B; MacLeod H; Parkhill N; Cooper D; Finlayson R; Law M, 2018, 'Population-level effectiveness of rapid, targeted, high-coverage roll-out of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men: the EPIC-NSW prospective cohort study', Lancet HIV, 5, pp. e629 - e637,

Journal articles | 2018

Huang R; Petoumenos K; Gray RT; McManus H; Dharan N; Guy R; Cooper DA, 2018, 'National characteristics and trends in antiretroviral treatment in Australia can be accurately estimated using a large clinical cohort', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 100, pp. 82 - 91,

Journal articles | 2018

Pett SL; Kunisaki KM; Wentworth D; Griffin TJ; Kalomenidis I; Nahra R; Sanchez RM; Hodgson SW; Ruxrungtham K; Dwyer D; Davey RT; Wendt CH; Lundgren J; Jansson P; Pearson M; Aagaard B; Hudson F; Bennet R; Pacciarini F; Angus B; Paton N; Collaco Moraes Y; Cooper D; Emery S; Courtney-Rogers D; Robson R; Gordin F; Sanchez A; Standridge B; Vjecha M; Moricz A; Delfino M; Belloso W; Losso M; Tillmann K; Touloumi G; Gioukari V; Anagnostou O; La Rosa A; Saenz MJ; Lopez P; Herrero P; Portas B; Kaewon P; Ubolyam S; Brekke K; Campbell M; Denning E; DuChene A; Engen N; George M; Harrison M; Neaton JD; Nelson R; Quan SF; Schultz T; Baxter J; Brown S; Hoover M; Beigel J; Dewar R; Gover E; McConnell R; Metcalf J; Natarajan V; Rehman T; Voell J; Dwyer DE; Kok J; Uyeki T; Munroe D; Paez A; Bertrand M; Temesgen Z; Rizza S; Wolfe C; Carbonneau J; Novak R; Schwarber M; Polenakovik H; Clark L; Patil N; Riska P; Omotosho J; Faber L; Markowitz N; Glesby M; Ham K; Parenti D; Simon G; Coburn P; Freiberg M; Koerbel G; Dharan N; Paez-Quinde M; Gunter J; Beilke M; Lu Z; Gunderson E; Baker J, 2018, 'Increased indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase activity is associated with poor clinical outcome in adults hospitalized with influenza in the INSIGHT FLU003Plus study', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 5,

Journal articles | 2017

Beigel JH; Bao Y; Beeler J; Manosuthi W; Slandzicki A; Dar SM; Panuto J; Beasley RL; Perez-Patrigeon S; Suwanpimolkul G; Losso MH; McClure N; Bozzolo DR; Myers C; Holley HP; Hoopes J; Lane HC; Hughes MD; Davey RT; Winnie M; Dinh DV; Seethala R; Garcia H; Pouzar J; Seep M; Riffer E; Bart B; Hoppers M; Rowe H; Wolfe C; Desantis D; Baynton B; Markowitz N; Stearns ZA; Cho J; Goisse M; Wolf TA; Kay J; Dharan N; Fitzgibbons W; Woodruff M; Bell T; Lenzmeier T; Schooley R; Elie MC; Winokur P; Finberg R; Hurt C; Tebas P; Sattler FR; Ampajwala M; Batts D; Bloch M; Moore R; Dwyer D; Romo-Garcia J; Patrigeon SP; Zulueta APR; Chetchotisakd P; Ruxrungtham K; Avihingsanon A; Ratanasuwan W; Lupo S; Trape L; Macias LM; Lopardo G; Barcelona L; Mykietuk A; Alzogaray MF, 2017, 'Oseltamivir, amantadine, and ribavirin combination antiviral therapy versus oseltamivir monotherapy for the treatment of influenza: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised phase 2 trial', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 17, pp. 1255 - 1265,

Journal articles | 2017

Dharan NJ; Cooper DA, 2017, 'Long-term durability of HIV viral load suppression', Lancet HIV, 4, pp. e279 - e280,

Journal articles | 2017

Dharan NJ; Cooper DA, 2017, 'Reducing medical comorbidities associated with long-term HIV infection: Beyond optimizing antiretroviral therapy regimens', AIDS, 31, pp. 2547 - 2549,

Journal articles | 2016

Dharan NJ; Blakemore R; Sloutsky A; Kaur D; Alexander RC; Ghajar M; Musser KA; Escuyer VE; Rowlinson MC; Crowe S; Laniado-Laborin R; Valli E; Nabeta P; Johnson P; Alland D, 2016, 'Performance of the G4 Xpert® MTB/RIF assay for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampin resistance: A retrospective case-control study of analytical and clinical samples from high- and low-tuberculosis prevalence settings', BMC Infectious Diseases, 16,

Journal articles | 2016

Knight GM; Dharan NJ; Fox GJ; Stennis N; Zwerling A; Khurana R; Dowdy DW, 2016, 'Bridging the gap between evidence and policy for infectious diseases: How models can aid public health decision-making', International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 42, pp. 17 - 23,

Journal articles | 2015

Dharan NJ; Amisano D; Mboowa G; Ssengooba W; Blakemore R; Kubiak RW; Armstrong DT; Jones M; Manabe YC; Joloba ML; Ellner JJ; Dorman SE; Alland D, 2015, 'Improving the sensitivity of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay on sputum pellets by decreasing the amount of added sample reagent: A laboratory and clinical evaluation', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 53, pp. 1258 - 1263,

Journal articles | 2015

Koper C; Dharan N; Singh B; Chew D; Swaminathan S; Hodder S, 2015, 'Attitudes Among Men and Women Regarding Pre-exposure Prophylaxis to Prevent HIV Acquisition in an Urban HIV-Prevalent Setting in the United States', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2,

Journal articles | 2014

Dharan NJ; Sokolow LZ; Cheng PY; Gargiullo P; Gershman K; Lynfield R; Morin C; Thomas A; Meek J; Farley MM; Arnold KE; Reingold A; Craig AS; Schaffner W; Bennett NM; Zansky S; Baumbach J; Lathrop S; Kamimoto L; Shay DK, 2014, 'Child, household, and caregiver characteristics associated with hospitalization for influenza among children 6-59 months of age: An emerging infections program study', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 33, pp. e141 - e150,

Journal articles | 2014

Lynfield R; Davey R; Dwyer DE; Losso MH; Wentworth D; Cozzi-Lepri A; Herman-Lamin K; Cholewinska G; David D; Kuetter S; Ternesgen Z; Uyeki TM; Lane HC; Lundgren J; Neaton JD, 2014, 'Outcomes of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus infection: Results from two international cohort studies', Plos One, 9,

Journal articles | 2012

Dharan NJ; Fry AM; Kieke BA; Coleman L; Meece J; Vandermause M; Gubareva LV; Klimov AI; Belongia EA, 2012, 'Clinical and virologic outcomes in patients with oseltamivir-resistant seasonal influenza A (H1N1) infections: Results from a clinical trial', Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 6, pp. 153 - 158,

Journal articles | 2011

Jaeger JL; Patel M; Dharan N; Hancock K; Meites E; Mattson C; Gladden M; Sugerman D; Doshi S; Blau D; Harriman K; Whaley M; Sun H; Ginsberg M; Kao AS; Kriner P; Lindstrom S; Jain S; Katz J; Finelli L; Olsen SJ; Kallen AJ, 2011, 'Transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza a (H1N1) virus among healthcare personnel-Southern California, 2009', Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 32, pp. 1149 - 1157,

Journal articles | 2010

Dharan NJ; Beekmann SE; Fiore A; Finelli L; Uyeki TM; Polgreen PM; Fry AM, 2010, 'Influenza antiviral prescribing practices during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 influenza seasons in the setting of increased resistance to oseltamivir among circulating influenza viruses', Antiviral Research, 88, pp. 182 - 186,

Journal articles | 2010

Dharan NJ; Gubareva LV; Klimov AI; Fiare AE; Bresee JS; Fry AM, 2010, 'Antiviral treatment of patients with oseltamivir-resistant and oseltamivir-susceptible seasonal influenza A (H1N1) infection during the 2007-2008 influenza season in the United States', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 50, pp. 621 - 622,

Journal articles | 2009

Dawood FS; Jain S; Finelli L; Shaw MW; Lindstrom S; Garten RJ; Gubareva LV; Xu X; Bridges CB; Uyeki TM, 2009, 'Emergence of a Novel Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus in Humans', The New England Journal of Medicine, 360, pp. 2605 - 2615,

Journal articles | 2009

Deyde VM; Okomo-Adhiambo M; Sheu TG; Wallis TR; Fry A; Dharan N; Klimov AI; Gubareva LV, 2009, 'Pyrosequencing as a tool to detect molecular markers of resistance to neuraminidase inhibitors in seasonal influenza A viruses', Antiviral Research, 81, pp. 16 - 24,

Journal articles | 2009

Dharan NJ; Gubareva LV; Meyer JJ; Margaret ; Okomo-Adhiambo ; McClinton RC; Marshall SA; George KS; Epperson S; Brammer L; Klimov AI; Bresee JS; Fry AM, 2009, 'Infections with oseltamivir-resistant influenza A(H1N1) virus in the united states', JAMA, 301, pp. 1034 - 1041,

Journal articles | 2009

Dharan NJ; Patton M; Siston AM; Morita J; Ramirez E; Wallis TR; Deyde V; Gubareva LV; Klimov AI; Bresee JS; Fry AM, 2009, 'Outbreak of antiviral drug-resistant influenza A in long-term care facility, Illinois, USA, 2008', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 15, pp. 1973 - 1976,

Journal articles | 2009

Harriman K; Rosenberg J; Robinson S; Bernier B; Bentz R; Waller K; Weltman A; Jansen M; Halverson L; Borlaug G; Finelli L; Lindstrom S; Klimov A; Swerdlow DL; Olsen SJ; Wise ME; Jaeger J; Patel MK; Palekar R; Sugerman D; Dharan N, 2009, 'Novel influenza A (H1N1) virus infections in three pregnant women - United states, april-may 2009', Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 58

Journal articles | 2009

Jain S; Kamimoto L; Bramley AM; Schmitz AM; Benoit SR; Louie J; Sugerman DE; Druckenmiller JK; Ritger KA; Chugh R; Jasuja S; Deutscher M; Chen S; Walker JD; Duchin JS; Lett S; Soliva S; Wells EV; Swerdlow D; Uyeki TM; Fiore AE; Olsen SJ; Fry AM; Bridges CB; Finelli L, 2009, 'Hospitalized Patients with 2009 H1N1 Influenza in the United States, April–June 2009', The New England Journal of Medicine, 361, pp. 1935 - 1944,

Journal articles | 2009

Jamieson DJ; Honein MA; Rasmussen SA; Williams JL; Swerdlow DL; Biggerstaff MS; Lindstrom S; Louie JK; Christ CM; Bohm SR; Fonseca VP; Ritger KA; Kuhles DJ; Eggers P; Bruce H; Davidson HA; Lutterloh E; Harris ML; Burke C; Cocoros N; Finelli L; MacFarlane KF; Shu B; Olsen SJ; Chavez G; Harriman K; Winter K; Aragon D; Comstock N; Cosgrove S; Kenfield J; Sadlowski J; Arnold K; Drenzek CL; Quinlisk P; Von Stein D; Sugg T; Heisey-Grove D; Soliva S; Lett S; Sharangpani R; Vagasky S; Wells EV; Noyes K; Anand M; Backenson B; Hunter J; McDonald C; Burnsed L; McDonald C; Waller K; Mersereau P; Goldbaum G; Davis M; Smith B; Walker J; Wing R; Marfin A; Nelson M; Barnes N; Barzilay EJ; Berman L; Brantley MD; Bridges C; Dharan N; Emery S; Fiore A; Gross D; Kendrick J; Klimov A; Menon M; O’Reilly CE; Patel M; Uyeki T; Villanueva J; Wu KH, 2009, 'H1N1 2009 influenza virus infection during pregnancy in the USA', Lancet, 374, pp. 451 - 458,

Journal articles | 2009

Nguyen HT; Dharan NJ; Le MTQ; Nguyen NB; Nguyen CT; Hoang DV; Tran HN; Bui CT; Dang DT; Pham DN; Nguyen HT; Phan TV; Dennis DT; Uyeki TM; Mott J; Nguyen YT, 2009, 'National influenza surveillance in Vietnam, 2006-2007', Vaccine, 28, pp. 398 - 402,

Journal articles | 2008

Brammer L; Epperson S; Dhara R; Wallis T; Finelli L; Gubareva L; Bresee J; Klimov A; Cox N; Dharan N, 2008, 'Update: Influenza activity - United States, September 30, 2007-February 9, 2008', Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 57, pp. 179 - 183

Journal articles |

Dwyer DE; Lynfield R; Losso MH; Davey RT; Cozzi-Lepri A; Wentworth D; Uyeki TM; Gordin F; Angus B; Qvist T; Emery S; Lundgren J; Neaton JD, 'Comparison of the Outcomes of Individuals With Medically Attended Influenza A and B Virus Infections Enrolled in 2 International Cohort Studies Over a 6-Year Period: 2009-2015', OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 4,
Conference Abstracts | 2022

Hernandez Cordero AI; Yang C; Yang J; MacIsaac J; Lin D; Kobor M; Tedaldi E; Ekenberg C; Dharan N; Man SFP; Sin DD; Kunisaki KM; Leung JM, 2022, 'Genetic Architecture of the Epigenome Reveals New Associations for Lung Function in HIV', in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, AMER THORACIC SOC, CA, San Francisco, Vol. 205, presented at International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society (ATS), CA, San Francisco, 13 May 2022 - 18 May 2022

Preprints |

Dawson M; Dharan N; Yeh P; Bloch M; Yeung M; Baker D; Guinto J; Roth N; Ftouni S; Ognenovska K; Smith D; Hoy J; Woolley I; Pell C; Templeton D; Fraser N; Rose N; Hutchinson J; Petoumenos K; Dawson S-J; Polizzotto M, Age-related clonal haematopoiesis is more prevalent in older adults with HIV: the ARCHIVE study,

Preprints |

Dharan NJ; Sasson SC; Ahlenstiel G; Andersen CR; Bloch M; Buckland G; Hamad N; Han WM; Kelleher AD; Long GV; Matthews GV; Mina MM; Papot E; Petoumenos K; Swaminathan S; Withers B; Yun J; Polizzotto MN, Clinical and laboratory features of COVID-19 illness and outcomes in immunocompromised individuals during the first pandemic wave in Sydney, Australia,

Preprints |

Dharan NJ; Yeh P; Bloch M; Yeung M; Baker D; Guinto J; Roth N; Ftouni S; Ognenovska K; Smith D; Hoy JF; Woolley I; Pell C; Templeton DJ; Fraser N; Rose N; Hutchinson J; Petoumenos K; Dawson S-J; Polizzotto MN; Dawson MA; Group FTAS, Age-related clonal haematopoiesis is more prevalent in older adults with HIV: the ARCHIVE study,

Preprints |

Nyein PP; Haskelberg H; Martinello M; Lowe M; Goodman-Meza D; Avihingsanon A; Kelleher AD; Rodgers A; Schutte AE; Nnakelu EC; Byakwaga H; Trevillyan J; Losso M; Kumarasamy N; Azwa RISR; Kaplan R; Clifton B; Arnott C; Dharan NJ; Petoumenos K; Matthews GV, Optimizing Metabolic Management on Integrase-based ART (OPTIMAR): study protocol for a 2x2 factorial, randomised, double-blind placebo-controlled trial to compare the addition of dapagliflozin versus placebo, and rosuvastatin plus ezetimibe versus pitavastatin, in people with HIV on integrase strand transfer inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy with elevated metabolic risk,

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2017: NHMRC post graduate scholarship (CIA; $104,000). Evaluating the burden and aetiology of medical comorbidities among people with HIV in Australia: towards the optimal management of the ageing HIV population.��
2019-2020: Department of Health and Ageing (Led application, awarded to Kirby Institute; $110,000).��Evaluating and comparing the effects of aging on quality of life among older adults with and without HIV.
2020: Gilead Fellowship Australia (CIA; $60,000).��Evaluating and comparing aging and quality of life among older adults with and without HIV: a substudy of the ARCHIVE prospective cohort
2020-2021: Department of Health and Ageing (Led application, awarded to Kirby Institute; $60,000).��Evaluating and comparing aging and quality of life among older adults with and without HIV: a substudy of the ARCHIVE prospective cohort.
2023-2027: NHMRC Investigator Grant (CIA; $655,150).��Understanding the impact of chronic viral infections on biological ageing processes and associated clinical outcomes.��
2023-2027:��Medical Research Future Fund – International Clinical Trials Collaboration (CIB;��$1,993,166.40). Strategies and Treatments for Respiratory Infections and Viral Emergencies (STRIVE).
2023-2027:��Medical Research Future Fund – Clinical Trials Activity (CIL; $2,971,763.69. Modulation of stem cell differentiation in individuals with high-risk clonal haematopoiesis - the MOSAIC trial.
2023-2027: NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohorts (CIG; $1,032510). Improving the long-term health in people living with HIV: the RESPOND study.��
2024: Royal Australasian College of Physicians��Sir Roy McCaughey Research Establishment Fellowship (CIA;��$75,000).��Microbial translocation and the risk of clonal haematopoiesis in chronic HIV infection.
2025: University of New South Wales Cardiovascular and Vascular Medicine Theme Seed Grant (Co-PI; $30,000).��OPTIMAR-Heart Study: Assessing the impact of SGLT2 inhibitors on epicardial adipose tissue in HIV positive patients on integrase-based anti-retroviral therapies.��
2026-2028��MRFF Early to Mid-Career Researchers (CIA;��$979,355.60). From gut to brain: the impact of gut health and clonal haematopoiesis on neurocognitive decline and frailty in ageing people living with HIV

2003: Hubert International Research Fellowship, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA

2008: Joint Program Committee Award in the area of Epidemiology of Infection for abstract "Oseltamivir-resistant influenza A(H1N1) in the United States, 2007-2008", presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

2010: Special Citation for Fellows-in-Training for abstract "Child and household risk factors for hospitalization with laboratory-confirmed influenza among children aged 6-59 months - United States 2005-2008", presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

2019: Kirby Institute (University of New South Wales) Emerging Investigator Award��

2021: University of New South Wales 2021 Medicine and Health Early Career Academic Network Best Research Paper Award for Clinical Medicine and Science

2022: Kirby Institute Postgraduate Student Prize

2025: Australasian Society for HIV and Sexual Health Medicine Early Career Award for Oral Presentation. Category: Discovery and Translational Science

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My research is focused on understanding the burden and pathophysiology of comorbidities and biological ageing processes in people with HIV.��

International��

2019-2021:��Endpoint Review Committee Charter (ERC Charter) for A Prospective Observational Cohort Study on HIV Infection and Risk Related Coinfections/Comorbidities in Indonesia (INA-PROACTIVE)

2023-present: HIV and Aging Working Group, AIDS Clinical Trials Group

2023-present: Aging in People Living with HIV Working Group, RESPOND Network

2025-present: NeuroHIV Aging and Advocacy Group

2026-present: Global Geroscience Network

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National��

2009-2010:��Combination Influenza Antiviral Therapy Focus Group, National Institutes of Health

2022-2024: Advocacy and Policy Committee, Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases

2025-present: HIV Clinical Track Committee, Australian HIV&AIDS Conference, Australian Society for HIV Medicine

2026-present�� Interaction Checker Subcommittee, Australian Society of HIV and Sexual Health Medicine

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Institutional��

2013-2016: Institutional Biosafety Committee, New Jersey Medical School

2014-2016: Department of Medicine Research Advisory Committee, New Jersey Medical School

2019-2020:��Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee, St. Vincent’s Hospital Sydney

2019-2020: HIV Clinical Trials Committee, St. Vincent’s Hospital Sydney

2019-2020: Clinical Research Committee, St. Vincent’s Hospital Sydney

2020-2021: Post-graduate Student Representative, Strategic Advisory Committee, Kirby Institute, 91ɫ��Ƭ – Sydney

2022-2024: Co-Chair (2024) and Communications lead (2023), 91ɫ��Ƭ Medicine and Health Early��Career Academic Network Committee

2021-2025: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Committee, Kirby Institute, 91ɫ��Ƭ – Sydney

2021-present: Global Health Committee, Kirby Institute, 91ɫ��Ƭ – Sydney

2022-present: Clinical Trials Research Advisory Committee, Kirby Institute, 91ɫ��Ƭ – Sydney

2023-present: Infectious Diseases Research Lead, Institute for Academic Medicine, Royal Prince��Alfred Hospital

2025-present: Member, Ageing Futures Institute, 91ɫ��Ƭ – Sydney

2026-present: Member, Women in Research Network

2026-present: Organising Committee Member, Triple I EMCR Symposium

2026-present: Committee Member, Human Research Ethics Committee, 91ɫ��Ƭ – Sydney

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Professional Society Memberships

2011-2018: Infectious Diseases Society of America

2012-2015:��International AIDS Society

2015-2018:��American Society of Microbiology

2021-2023: International Immunocompromised Host Society

2017-present:��Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine

2020-present:��Australasian Society of Infectious Diseases

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Media

2014: “Hot Topic: A Potentially Deadly Virus Comes to the U.S.” in Rutgers Today, May 23, 2014.

2014: "Flu vaccine may not protect against dangerous strain of virus" in NJ Advance Media/NJ.com (interviewed by Star Ledger), December 4, 2014.

2014: Featured in “Researchers discuss influenza vaccine” in The Daily Targum, December 7, 2014.

2014: Featured in “Spreading more than cheer: Holiday fliers 100 times more likely to catch germs on a plane” in the NJ Advance Media/NJ.com (interviewed by Star Ledger), December 22, 2014.

2021: Featured in “Older people with HIV are twice as likely to develop ageing-related genetic changes” in Aged Care Insite, July 22, 2021.

2022: Contributor to “For patients taking PrEP, poor adherence drives HIV seroconversions” in Physician’s Weekly, October 3, 2022. Available at: .

2022: Featured in “HIV seroconversions tied to poor PrEP adherence” in Healio, November 3, 2022. Available at: .

2022: Featured speaker on podcast for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Emerging Infectious Diseases series titled “Outbreak of Nocardia Infections in Heart Transplant Recipients and Association with Climate Conditions, Australia”, December 8, 2022. Available at: .

My Research Supervision

One PhD student, one honours student, one��year 4 medical student (Research Project, Notre Dame) as primary supervisor. In my clinical role (RPA Hospital, Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology), I supervise multiple Advanced Trainees, Basic Physician Trainees and Medical Students on research projects.��

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