Infection & Immunity

Focusing on the mechanisms of infection and immunity and development of new ways to control and treat infectious diseases - from molecular analysis of bacterial and viral infections to the development and function of the immune system.

Groups / Projects Research Lead Dept / Centre
Coin Laboratory: Genomics and bioinformatics in infectious disease and cancer Head of Laboratory Professor Lachlan Coin
Microbiology and Immunology
Corbett Laboratory: Mucosal-Associated Invariant T cell detection of microbial metabolites, activation and immune function Head of Laboratory A/Prof Alexandra Corbett
Microbiology and Immunology
Day Laboratory: Malaria genomics, epidemiology and control Head of Laboratory Professor Karen Day
Microbiology and Immunology
Genomic epidemiology and malaria surveillance Project Leader Professor Karen Day Microbiology and Immunology
Grinter Laboratory: Molecular Physiology of Microbial Pathogens Head of Laboratory Dr Rhys Grinter
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Haque Laboratory Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Ashraful Haque
Microbiology and Immunology
How does ageing affect antibody responses? Project Leader Dr Amy Chung Microbiology and Immunology
Ian van Driel laboratory Head of Laboratory Professor Ian van Driel
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Investigating antimalarial drug resistance in response to community interventions in Ghana, West Africa Project Leader Professor Karen Day Microbiology and Immunology
Investigating the diversity of the variant antigen genes of Plasmodium falciparum Project Leader Professor Karen Day Microbiology and Immunology
Jose Villadangos laboratory Head of Laboratory Professor Jose Villadangos
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Justine Mintern laboratory Head of Laboratory Prof Justine Mintern
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Leann Tilley laboratory Head of Laboratory, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Pharmacology, ARC Australian Laureate Fellow (2015-2020) Professor Leann Tilley
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Mackenzie laboratory: Intracellular virus replication and innate immunity Head of Laboratory Professor Jason Mackenzie
Microbiology and Immunology
Malcolm McConville laboratory Head of Laboratory Professor Malcolm McConville
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
Pidot Laboratory: Antibiotic Discovery and Biosynthesis Head of Laboratory Dr Sacha Pidot
Microbiology and Immunology
Project 1. How do CD4+ T cells preserve memories during malaria? Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Ashraful Haque
Microbiology and Immunology
Project 2. CD4+ T cells in acute Graft-versus-Host Disease Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Ashraful Haque
Microbiology and Immunology
Project 3. Do malaria parasites sense and respond to the host during infection? Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Ashraful Haque
Microbiology and Immunology
Scott Laboratory: Microbial glycoproteomics and host pathogen interactions Head of Laboratory Dr Nichollas Scott
Microbiology and Immunology
Wheatley Laboratory Head of Laboratory Dr Adam Wheatley
Microbiology and Immunology

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