Cellular Imaging & Structural Biology

Applying cellular imaging and structural biology expertise across a wide range of biomedical research programs. Platforms include fluorescence, live imaging, 2-photon imaging, transmission and scanning electron microscopy as well as whole body imaging and imaging mass spectroscopy.

Groups / Projects Research Lead Dept / Centre
Adverse maternal environment in females born small and transgenerational consequences Research Project Leader Professor Mary Wlodek
Bacterial secretion systems Project Leader Dr Debnath Ghosal
Being born small programs growth restriction, deficits and disease in the next generation Research Project Leader Professor Mary Wlodek
Dendritic cell maturation following different microbial stimulation Project Leader Professor William (Bill) Heath
Early life exercise reprograms pancreatic and heart deficits in offspring born small Research Project Leader Professor Mary Wlodek
Factors that accelerate photoreceptor death: The role of purines Head of Laboratory Professor Erica Fletcher
Fletcher laboratory: Visual neuroscience Head of Laboratory Professor Erica Fletcher
Ghosal laboratory: In situ structural biology Head of Laboratory Dr Debnath Ghosal
Gleeson laboratory: Membrane trafficking in the secretory and endocytic pathways in health and disease. Head of Laboratory Professor Paul Gleeson
Glial cells as a source of progenitor cells in degenerative disease Head of Laboratory Professor Erica Fletcher
Gooley laboratory: Receptor structural biology Head of Laboratory Professor Paul Gooley
Grinter laboratory: Protein structure, function, and AI design Head of Laboratory Dr Rhys Grinter
Gunnersen laboratory: Neuron development and plasticity Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Jenny Gunnersen
Harnessing local immunity to block the development of secondary bacterial pneumonia Project Leader Dr Linda Wakim
Hatters laboratory: Molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration Head of Laboratory Professor Danny Hatters
Heath laboratory: CD8 T lymphocytes, dendritic cells, self tolerance and immunity Head of Laboratory Professor William (Bill) Heath
Imaging effector and memory T cell responses in the skin following Herpes Simplex Virus-1 infection Project Leader Professor William (Bill) Heath
Imaging the priming of CD8 Killer T cell responses to Herpes Simplex Virus-1 skin infection Project Leader Professor William (Bill) Heath
Improved vaccines by targeting to dendritic cells Project Leader Professor William (Bill) Heath
Intraepithelial T cells in anti-viral immunity Project Leader Professor Francis (Frank) Carbone
Intravital imaging of T cell responses in the brain during cerebral malaria infection Project Leader Professor William (Bill) Heath
Investigating the mechanism of action of the antiviral molecule, IFITM3 Project Leader Dr Linda Wakim
Keast-Osborne Laboratory: Neural and Bioelectronic Control of Pelvic Organs Joint Head of Lab Prof Janet Keast
Joint Head of Lab A/Prof Peregrine Osborne
Lymphoid stromal cells and control of immunity to infection and cancer Project Leader Professor Scott Mueller
Malaria and Tissue Resident Memory T cells (TRM) in the liver Project Leader Professor William (Bill) Heath
Mueller laboratory: Visualising the immune system in action Head of Laboratory Professor Scott Mueller
Murray laboratory: Myelin biology Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Simon Murray
Neural regulation of immunity Project Leader Professor Scott Mueller
Neuroanatomy of human visceral systems Professor Janet Keast
Priming of T cell responses to viral infection Project Leader Professor Scott Mueller
Rouiller laboratory: Molecular nanomachines and mechanisms of disease Associate Professor Isabelle Rouiller
Self-tolerance: Interactions between thymic stroma and dendritic cells Project Leader Professor William (Bill) Heath
Shakeel laboratory: Structural genome regulation Lab Head & Principal Research Fellow A/Prof Shabih Shakeel
Stojanovski laboratory: Mitochondrial biology and disease Head of Laboratory Professor Diana Stojanovski
Structure and function of bacterial "cytomotive" filaments Project Leader Dr Debnath Ghosal
T cell responses in the brain during experimental cerebral malaria infection Project Leader Professor Scott Mueller
The Bonn and Melbourne Research and Graduate School Melbourne Coordinator Dr Marie Greyer
The role of glia in inner retinal changes during retinal degeneration Head of Laboratory Professor Erica Fletcher
The role of glial cells in retinal vascular disease Head of Laboratory Professor Erica Fletcher
The role of microglia in age-related macular degeneration Head of Laboratory Professor Erica Fletcher
Tilley laboratory: Malaria parasite drug discovery Head of Laboratory, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Pharmacology, ARC Australian Laureate Fellow (2015-2020) Emeritus Professor Leann Tilley
Tissue-resident memory T cells Project Leader Professor Scott Mueller
Vaccination against liver-stage Plasmodium for malaria prevention Project Leader Professor William (Bill) Heath

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