Research Projects
The treatment of bacterial infections in humans and animals has largely relied on the use of antibiotics for over 70 years. One consequence of the...
Supervisor: Professor Dena Lyras
Antibody development in response to infection and vaccination in humans is poorly understood, in part due to the difficult in accessing secondary...
Supervisor: A/Prof Michelle Boyle
The level of mortality and disease among pregnant women and young children in Papua New Guinea is very high. Low birthweight and poor growth during...
Supervisor: Professor James Beeson
The eukaryotic genome consists of two classes of genes preceded by distinctly different promoter sequences. Housekeeping genes (90%) code for...
Supervisor: Dr Hans Elmlund
Gastric cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death, claiming more than 1 million lives annually. A major predisposing factor to developing...
Supervisor: Dr Dustin Flanagan
Plasma cells (PC) are the only cell type secreting antibodies, which are important for protective immunity to fight against pathogens. However,...
Supervisor: Dr Zhoujie (Zoe) Ding
Group A Streptococcus hijacks host plasminogen to facilitate colonization and dissemination. This infection can lead to life-threatening infections...
Supervisor: Dr Ruby Law
To be able to stave off infections and cancers throughout life, our immune systems first need to recognise and tolerate the ~200 different cell types...
Supervisor: Dr Stephen Daley
The adaptive arm of immune system uses lymphocytes to generate antibody and memory responses to challenges throughout life. Three lineages of...
Supervisor: Dr Martin Davey
The adaptive arm of immune system uses lymphocytes to generate antibody and memory responses to challenges throughout life. Three lineages of...
Supervisor: Dr Martin Davey
Infection triggers large-scale changes in the phenotype and function of killer T cells that are critical for immune function, yet the gene regulatory...
Supervisor: Professor Stephen Turner
Continuing epidemic waves of COVID-19 are anticipated in many countries because of emerging viral variants, the moderate efficacy of vaccines being...
Supervisor: Professor James Beeson
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic poses a continued threat to public health and well-being, especially in people who have a compromised immune system....
Supervisor: Dr Gabriela Khoury
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic poses a continued threat to public health and well-being, especially in people who have a compromised immune system....
Supervisor: Dr Gabriela Khoury
The spleen is an important organ of the immune system and it is often removed for the treatment of different medical conditions, to perform surgery...
Supervisor: Dr Gabriela Khoury
The spleen is an important organ of the immune system and it is often removed for the treatment of different medical conditions, to perform surgery...
Supervisor: Dr Gabriela Khoury
Urinary tract infections are a common cause of bacterial infection, especially in females. These infections are often chronic or recurrent and can...
Supervisor: Dr Malcolm Starkey
Haemoglobin disorders, such as sickle cell disease and β-thalassaemia are the result of mutations in the adult β-globin gene. Patients suffering with...
Supervisor: Dr Jim Vadolas
Despite initial fears, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemics impact in sub-Sahara Africa has been less serious than anticipated. Possible reasons for this...
Supervisor: A/Prof Michelle Boyle
Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity. Bacterial infections are one of the most common complications following stroke. Bacterial...
Supervisor: Dr Malcolm Starkey