Associate ProfessorVeysel Kayser

Associate Professor - Pharmaceutical Sciences

Faculty of Medicine and Health

RESEARCH INTERESTs

Associate Professor Kayser’s research focuses on the development of novel vaccines and biologics.

Specific areas of interest include:

  • Development of vaccines (e.g., influenza, rabies, SARS etc.)
    • Innovative vaccine development
    • Stabilization and formulation of vaccines
    • Traditional vaccine methods
    • Protein-based vaccines
    • Nanoparticle-based vaccines
    • Conjugate vaccines
  • Development of biologics:
    • Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and antibody-based products
    • Biosimilars and next-generation biologics (biobetters)
    • Bispecific mAbs
    • Antibody-Drug-Conjugates (ADCs)
    • Formulation of biologics
    • Nanoparticle-mAb conjugates
    • Stabilization and formulation of biotherapeutics
    • Protein folding and aggregation
    • Molecular engineering of biopharmaceutical products
  • Development of rapid screening and predictive methods for vaccines and biologics
  • Characterisation of vaccines and biologics via biophysical methods (time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy, external dye-binding,light-scattering, MS, TEM etc.)

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    A Novel Immunoconjugate Platform for Targeted Cancer Therapy
    Centre for Drug Discovery Innovation6 Jan 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kayser V
  • GRANT
    Synthesis of a Novel Nanoparticle-Bispecific Immunotherapy Platform to Treat Breast and Skin Cancer
    Department of Education and Training (Federal)1 Jan 2025
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    USyd Team Immunotherapeutics
    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation1 Jan 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kayser V
  • GRANT
    Hybrid Iron-Gold Nanoflowers as a Novel Protein-based Vaccine Platform: a Further Step Towards Universal Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccines
    Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases (Sydney ID)1 Jan 2021
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    UNcle All-in-One Biologics Stability Platform with Robotic High Throughput Screening System for the Open Access, Multi-Disciplinary Bosch Molecular Biology Facility
    Cancer Institute NSW1 Jul 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Long G,
    • Kovacevic Z,
    • Mason R,
    • Kayser V,
    • Richardson DD
  • GRANT
    Triggered delivery of an anticancer drug using a molecular handcuff
    DVC Education1 May 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Wheate NJ,
    • Marsh D,
    • Kayser V
  • GRANT
    Developing a Biotherapeutic Protein Delivery System for Pulmonary Tract
    University of Sydney, Faculty of Pharmacy1 Jan 2013
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Development of Screening Tools for Influenza Vaccine Preparations for Their Stability and Aggregation Propensity
    Sanofi Pasteur1 Jan 2012
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kayser V
  • GRANT
    Characterization and stabilization of Influenza Virus Vaccines
    Sanofi Pasteur1 Jan 2010
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kayser V
  • GRANT
    Rational Design of Rabies Vaccine Formulation for Enhanced Stability
    Sanofi Pasteur1 Jan 2008
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kayser V