Bio
Professor Andrew Carr graduated from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in 1984, became a member of both the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the Royal College of Pathologists Australasia in 1993, and completed his doctoral thesis on HIV-related drug hypersensitivity in 1994.
Prof. Carr has been at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, since 1989, where he is a clinical immunologist and immunopathologist, Head of the Clinical Research Program, Centre for Applied Medical Research and, until late 2022, Director of the Immunology and HIV Unit.
Prof. Carr was appointed Professor of Medicine, UNSW, in 2006. He has authored more than 370 peer-reviewed publications. His main research interest is the complications of HIV therapy. In 2008, he was cited by Science as one of the top 10 HIV researchers worldwide. In recognition of his research activity and productivity over a sustained period, Prof. Carr was awarded Doctor of Science (DSc) in 2022.