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

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