Day Laboratory: Malaria genomics, epidemiology and control
Research Overview
Professor Karen Day runs a malaria research group that utilises molecular epidemiology to study the role that variation in human and parasite genomes plays in modulating the transmission dynamics of Plasmodium spp. She is also interested in cell-to-cell communication in malaria parasites to alter population behaviour. She has a strong track record in interdisciplinary training of the next generation of infectious disease epidemiologists.
Staff
Ms Edie Spiers, PhD student
Ms Fathia Rasyidi, MD-PhD Student
Dr Mun Hua Tan, Bioinformatician
Dr Kathryn Tiedje, Epidemiologist
Collaborators
Professor Mercedes Pascual, Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, US
Professor Kwadwo A. Koram, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Ghana
Dr Abraham R. Oduro, Navrongo Health Research Centre, Ghana
Dr Michael Duffy, MDHS, University of Melbourne, AU
Associate Professor Darren Creek, Monash University, AU
Melbourne Integrative Genomics, University of Melbourne, AU
Dr Patrick Ansah, Navrongo Health Research Centre, Ghana
Dr Jennifer Flegg, University of Melbourne
Dr Alyssa Barry, University of Melbourne
Funding
NHMRC L3 Award 2026-2030
Research Opportunities
This research project is available to PhD students, Masters by Research, Honours students to join as part of their thesis.
Please contact the Research Group Leader to discuss your options.
Research Publications
View Professor Karen Day's latest ORCID publications listing here.
View additional publications from the Day Laboratory here and here.