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10 Aug 2020
Tunan (Nicole) Yu discusses Horwitz and Wilcox (2005) and taking a multi-faceted view towards parasites to manage disease risk.
7 Aug 2020
"How could I have been so naive to think that parasites would not have an intrinsic role to play in every ecosystem considering the fundamentals of...
7 Aug 2020
Parasites have a crucial role in the earth’s ecosystem and are often left out of the climate change conversation. A blog post by Margot Schneider
7 Aug 2020
Why is the Varroa Mite so virulent considering they are completely reliant on their bee hosts for transport, reproduction and as their sole food source?
5 Aug 2020
Students discuss their experiences of parasitology courses at ANU: Parasitology BIOL3142 and Appreciating Parasites: From Molecules to Ecosystems BIOL3210.
5 Aug 2020
"A parasite an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense...
5 Aug 2020
Treatments for human afflictions can be found in the most obscure places and in the strangest creatures.
1 Jul 2020
In this video Dr Alex Maier talks about how a collaboration between ANU and Humboldt University is investigating new interdisciplinary approaches to...
9 Jun 2020
In fiction and popular culture, parasitic characters appear as a metaphor for the threat and spread of disease.
3 Mar 2020
I was fortunate to be given the opportunity to do a malaria physiology project with Kiaran Kirk and Kevin Saliba, and I have been doing research ever since.
2 Mar 2020
My group focuses on understanding the function of integral membrane transporters and receptors from a structural perspective.
11 Feb 2020
Susanne von Caemmerer is a real STEM Wonder Woman.