Parasitology
About
Groups
We use powerful biological resources provided by C. elegans to study aspects of nematode biochemistry, molecular biology and behaviour, and control methods.
The Brock lab loves membrane proteins; looking at them in atomic detail, discovering new drug molecules, and engineering them to create new biosensors. Join us!
We study membrane transport processes in the Plasmodium parasites that cause malaria.
The Maier Group focusses on the identification of molecules involved in malaria pathogenesis and transmission.
We are interested in the molecular mechanisms controlling nodule development in legumes, and how this is linked to other aspects of root architecture.
Our research actually spans may study systems and research questions. But the evolution of honey bee parasites and diseases and is a major focus.
The Saliba Group is investigating vitamin utilisation pathways in the red blood cell stage of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
We study the basic biology of parasites, with the hope that such knowledge can be used in developing new treatment options against these formidable foes.
Projects
News
Professor Alexander Maier wants us to change our mind about parasites.
Researchers have discovered why malaria parasites are vulnerable to some drug therapies but resistant to others, offering scientists another piece of the puzzle in the global fight against the disease.
While Angus Rae focuses intently on a captivating microscopic world, he is actually working towards a solution for an environmental catastrophe occurring on a global scale.
Professor Bruno von Schmarotzersindwunderbarhausen in his idiosyncratic attire is not something you would see during a regular day on campus. He only appears in the same classes taught by Professor Alexander Maier - his alter ego.
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have exposed a fatal flaw in the deadly parasite that causes malaria - one of the world's biggest killers.
Studies have shown that some parasites can control their hosts, manipulating their behaviour often to the benefit of the parasites.