Infection and Immunology

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Antimicrobial materials – synthesis of novel peptides, nanoparticles and organic polymers to targeting antibiotic resistance in bacteria	Prof Neil O'Brien-Simpson	Melbourne Dental School
Assessment and prevention of erosion	Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton	Melbourne Dental School
Bacterial chemotaxis and chronic disease	Prof Stuart Dashper	Melbourne Dental School
Caries Detection and Diagnosis	Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton	Melbourne Dental School
Characterisation of biomineralising peptides and proteins	Head of Laboratory Professor Eric Reynolds	Melbourne Dental School
Characterisation of novel P. gingivalis cell surface proteinase/adhesins	Head of Laboratory Professor Eric Reynolds	Melbourne Dental School
Characterisation of potential virulence factors secreted by the type 9 secretion system of Porphyromonas gingivalis	Dr Michelle Glew	Melbourne Dental School
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
Development of periodontal disease vaccines	Head of Laboratory Professor Eric Reynolds	Melbourne Dental School
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
Host–Microbe interactions; investigating mucosal and systemic immune responses to bacteria	Prof Neil O'Brien-Simpson	Melbourne Dental School
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
Infection & Immunity
Infiltration of carious lesions with resin	Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton	Melbourne Dental School
Investigating antimalarial drug resistance in response to community interventions in Ghana, West Africa	Project Leader Professor Karen Day	Microbiology and Immunology
Investigating mucosal and systemic immune responses to bacteria	Prof Neil O'Brien-Simpson	Melbourne Dental School
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
Microbial flow cytometry; developing diagnostic tools for immune responses to bacteria, nano and micro materials and vesicles	Prof Neil O'Brien-Simpson	Melbourne Dental School
Oral Infection and Immunity
Outer membrane vesicles and polymicrobial chronic disease	Prof Stuart Dashper	Melbourne Dental School
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
Remineralisation of enamel with CPP-ACP and fluoride	Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton	Melbourne Dental School
Scott Laboratory: Microbial glycoproteomics and host pathogen interactions	Head of Laboratory Dr Nichollas Scott	Microbiology and Immunology
The development of novel antimicrobial peptides from biological sources	Head of Laboratory Professor Eric Reynolds	Melbourne Dental School
The Oral Microbiology and Microbiome Group	Head of Laboratory Professor Stuart Dashper	Melbourne Dental School
The oral microbiome in health and disease	Dr Catherine Butler	Melbourne Dental School
The physical and optical characteristics of hypomineralised enamel	Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton	Melbourne Dental School
The proteomic analysis of oral bacterial pathogens	Head of Laboratory Professor Eric Reynolds	Melbourne Dental School
The remineralisation of hypomineralised enamel	Head of Laboratory Professor David Manton	Melbourne Dental School
Vaccine design and development to improve immune responses to viral diseases and cancer	Prof Neil O'Brien-Simpson	Melbourne Dental School
Wheatley Laboratory	Head of Laboratory Dr Adam Wheatley	Microbiology and Immunology

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