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