Dr Ismail Sebina is a Research Fellow in Prof. Gabrielle Belz’s laboratory at the University of Queensland’s Frazer Institute. He holds a PhD in immunology from The University of Queensland (awarded in 2017) and a Master's degree in the Immunology of Infectious Diseases from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM; UK). He has contributed to discovery and translational immunological research in several laboratories across the USA, the UK, Uganda, and Australia, implementing studies in both preclinical mouse models and humans. He completed six years of rigorous postdoctoral training in immunology at the University of Washington (USA) and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research institute (QIMR Berghofer; Australia). He has demonstrated a strong record of publications in high-impact journals such as Immunity, Science Immunology, JCI and PNAS. Dr. Sebina's primary research focus revolves around uncovering mechanisms governing the development and maintenance of natural and vaccine-induced immunity to infections.