Daniel Fernandez-Ruiz
I received a Bachelor in Biology and Biochemistry by the University of Oviedo, Spain, and obtained my PhD from the University of Bonn, Germany, in 2008. I then took up a postdoctoral position on malaria immunology in Bill Heath’s lab, where I am currently based. My research explores malaria immunity, particularly focusing on T cell activation, T cell memory and vaccination. My work led to the generation of T cell receptor-transgenic mouse lines specific for malaria parasites (termed PbT-I and PbT-II) that facilitate the detailed analysis of T cell function during infection. My current focus is the study of liver-resident memory T cells in malaria, their potential for protection and their generation through novel vaccination strategies.
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Contact Details
Department: Microbiology and Immunology Email: danielfr@unimelb.edu.au Phone: 0410104479 -
Current Research Focus
Immunology, malaria, vaccines
Field of Research Description 110704 Cellular Immunology 110702 Applied Immunology (incl. Antibody Engineering, Xenotransplantation and T-cell Therapies) -
Key Skills
- cell biology
- flow cytometry
- vaccine adjuvants
- liver immunology
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