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
Corbett Laboratory: Mucosal-Associated Invariant T cell detection of microbial metabolites, activation and immune function Head of Laboratory A/Prof Alexandra Corbett
Day Laboratory: Malaria genomics, epidemiology and control Head of Laboratory Professor Karen Day
Genomic epidemiology and malaria surveillance Project Leader Professor Karen Day
Grinter laboratory: Protein structure, function, and AI design Head of Laboratory Dr Rhys Grinter
Haque Laboratory Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Ashraful Haque
How does ageing affect antibody responses? Project Leader Dr Amy Chung
Investigating antimalarial drug resistance in response to community interventions in Ghana, West Africa Project Leader Professor Karen Day
Investigating the diversity of the variant antigen genes of Plasmodium falciparum Project Leader Professor Karen Day
Koay Laboratory: Unconventional T cells in Immunity and Disease Head of Laboratory Dr Hui-Fern Koay
Mackenzie laboratory: Intracellular virus replication and innate immunity Head of Laboratory Professor Jason Mackenzie
McConville laboratory: Microbial Metabolism Head of Laboratory Professor Malcolm McConville
Mintern laboratory: Vaccine and immunotherapy Head of Laboratory Prof Justine Mintern
Pidot Laboratory: Antibiotic Discovery and Biosynthesis Head of Laboratory Dr Sacha Pidot
Project 1. How do CD4+ T cells preserve memories during malaria? Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Ashraful Haque
Project 2. CD4+ T cells in acute Graft-versus-Host Disease Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Ashraful Haque
Project 3. Do malaria parasites sense and respond to the host during infection? Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Ashraful Haque
Scott Laboratory: Microbial glycoproteomics and host pathogen interactions Head of Laboratory Dr Nichollas Scott
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
Villadangos laboratory: Immunology and cell biology Head of Laboratory Professor Jose Villadangos
Wheatley Laboratory Head of Laboratory Dr Adam Wheatley

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