Kiaran Kirk

Kirk Group - Membrane transport in parasites

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Projects

The aim of this project is to develop an integrated model for ion and cell volume homeostasis in the malaria parasite and its host red blood cell.

Theme

Host-microbe biology, Membrane transporters and channels, Parasitology

Status

Current

People

The malaria parasite has an active metabolism, importing nutrients, exporting metabolic wastes and generating a wide range of metabolic intermediates.

Theme

Host-microbe biology, Membrane transporters and channels, Parasitology, Photosynthesis and plant energy biology

Members

Group Leader

Dean
ANU College of Science and Medicine

News

The Research School of Biology (RSB) welcomes the election of Professor Kiaran Kirk as a Fellow to the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

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Although significant advances in malaria control have been made in the past few decades, resistance to our current antimalarial drug repertoire threatens control efforts.

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