Dr Tanya Applegate is a Senior Lecturer in the Viral Hepatitis and Clinical Research Program at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Australia and leads the Hepatitis C research laboratory team. Tanya currently leads the HCV research laboratory at The Kirby Institute, manages clinical samples from VHCRP-driven clinical trials/cohorts and facilitates all translational research conducted on these samples, including original research. Tanya has a strong interest in HCV translational research, focusing on the development and implementation of molecular diagnostics to improve HCV health care, particularly among marginalised populations and those living in lower and middle-income countries.