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ProfessorNicholas Wood

Professor

Faculty of Medicine and Health

Orcid identifier0000-0002-3830-5307 (opens in a new tab)⁠
  • Professor
    Faculty of Medicine and Health

RESEARCH INTERESTs

maternal and neonatal vaccination

refugee health

immunisation adverse events

vaccine effectiveness

clinical vaccine trials

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    Phase 2 clinical study for a next-generation, needle-free COVID-19 vaccine - Vaxxas Pty Ltd
    Department of Industry, Science and Resources1 Apr 2023
    People funded by this grant:
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    Biomarkers for adverse events of special interest following COVID-19 vaccines
    NSW Health6 Jun 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • Wood NJ
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    Winter Plan for The Childrens Hospital at Westmead and Sydney Childrens Hospital, Randwick Opportunistic Influenza Vaccination for Patients and Families
    NSW Health1 Jan 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • Wood NJ
  • GRANT
    A national, multi-centre study evaluating Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) associated with ChAdOx1 (AZD1222) and other SARS-CoV-2 vaccines (viral vector and m-RNA)
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Nov 2021 - 31 Oct 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Tran H,
    • Phan TG,
    • Monagle P,
    • Wood NJ,
    • Passam F
  • GRANT
    COVID-19 Schools and Early Childhood Education and Care Services Transmission Investigation Project Continuation
    NSW Health4 May 2021
    People funded by this grant:
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    Immune responses following SARS C0V-2 vaccines in Australian children
    Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases (Sydney ID)1 Jan 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Wood NJ
  • GRANT
    Novel DNA based COVID-19 vaccine: A phase 1/1b trial for Australia
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Jan 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Marshall H,
    • van den Biggelaar A,
    • Richmond P,
    • Wood NJ,
    • Dwyer D
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    Randomised controlled trial of mixed whole-cell/acellular pertussis vaccination versus acellular-only vaccination ofinfants
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2019
    People funded by this grant:
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    Efficacy and safety of vaccination in at risk pregnant women and impact on infant immune responses to vaccines
    Department of Health (Federal)1 Jan 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Wood NJ,
    • Hyett J,
    • Ogle R,
    • Chua S,
    • McGee T
  • GRANT
    MRFF Next Generation Clinical Researchers Program - VACCINE SAFETY RESEARCH in understudied and at risk groups: critical knowledge to inform practice and policy.
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Jan 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Wood NJ
  • GRANT
    Neuroimmunology and neuroInflammation: from Biomarker and Pathogenesis to patient diagnosis and improvement of clinical outcome
    DVC Research1 Jan 2018
    People funded by this grant:
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    Reducing vaccine preventable diseases in children: using national active hospital-based surveillance to evaluate and improve immunisation program performance
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Sep 2016 - 31 Dec 2019
    People funded by this grant:
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    A novel Hepatitis B virus genotype in Indigenous Australians: impact on vaccine efficacy and clinical outcomes
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    • Wood NJ
  • GRANT
    Clinical CDF Level 1 - Immunisation safety and adverse events: Improving our understanding of causes and management
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2014
    People funded by this grant:
    • Wood NJ
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    Febrile seizures following vaccination in children: How common are they and what is the long term clinical outcome
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    • Buttery J,
    • Barton B,
    • Wood NJ,
    • Crawford N,
    • Gold M
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    Q fever: How common is it and how can we best prevent it Research to inform Q fever vaccine policy in Australia and Internationally
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Durrheim D,
    • Nissen M,
    • McIntyre P,
    • Bosward K,
    • Wood NJ
  • GRANT
    A multi-centre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of 10 valent-pneumococcal-Protein D conjugate vaccine in reducing respiratory exacerbations in children aged 18 months with suppurative lung disease
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Grady K-A,
    • Wood NJ
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    CRE - Immunisation in under studied and special risk populations:closing the gap in knowledge through a multidisciplinary approach
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2012
    People funded by this grant:
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    FluMum: A prospective cohort study of mother-infant pairs assessing the effectiveness of maternal influenza vaccination in prevention of influenza in early infancy.
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • Booy R,
    • Nolan TM,
    • Wood NJ,
    • O'Grady K-A,
    • Andrews R
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    Immunisation in under studied and special risk populations: closing the gap in knowledge through a multidisciplinary approach (opens in a new tab)⁠
    National Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • MacIntyre R,
    • Leask J,
    • Wood N,
    • Beutels P,
    • Menzies R
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    Sydney Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity Network (SIBRN)
    DVC Research1 Jan 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • Giles F,
    • Ward MP,
    • Gilbert GL,
    • Bennett B,
    • Sorrell T
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    Evolution of pertussis epidemics and effect of genotypes on infection outcomes and immunisation
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2011 - 31 Dec 2014
    People funded by this grant:
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    Characterisation of H1N1 Influenza 09 in hospitalised children using Paediatric Active Enhanced Diseases Surveillance
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jul 2009
    People funded by this grant:
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    H1N1 Characterisation of H1N1 Influenza 09 in hospitalised children using Paediatric Active Enhanced Diseases Surveillan (opens in a new tab)⁠
    National Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2011
    People funded by this grant:
    • Elliott E,
    • Wood N,
    • Richmond P,
    • Zurynski Y,
    • Marshall H
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    Immunogenicity and safety of birth pertussis vaccination
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2009
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nolan TM,
    • Marshall H,
    • Marshall H,
    • Wood NJ,
    • Rowe J