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The University of Adelaide
SA 5005
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Honours in Microbiology and Immunology

Welcome! To apply for Honours in Microbiology & Immunology in the School of Molecular and Biomedical Science please complete the online Expression of Interest form.

Projects available with:

  • Academic staff: Permanent members of the teaching and research staff in the School of Molecular and Biomedical Science at the University of Adelaide.
  • Associate staff: Research staff in the School of Molecular and Biomedical Science at the University of Adelaide who contribute to teaching and conduct Microbiology and Immunology research.
  • Affiliate staff: Affiliate staff from various partner organisations with expertise in Microbiology and Immunology who contribute to teaching and research in the School of Molecular and Biomedical Science at the University of Adelaide

Academic Staff

Contact PersonResearch Interests and Project details

lindsay dentDr Lindsay Dent

Laboratory Home Page - Eosinophil Biology Laboratory

Immunopathology of Parasitic Infections and Asthma

allison jilbertAssociate Professor Allison Jilbert

Laboratory Home Page - Viral-host interactions in HBV Laboratory

Pathogenesis and Prevention of Infection with Hepatitis B-Like Viruses

  1. Persistence of residual HBV and DHBV DNA following resolution of infection
  2. The Human Hepatitis B Virus Receptor
  3. Molecular adjuvants and DNA vaccines for DHBV infection

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stephen kiddDr Stephen Kidd

Laboratory Home Page - Stress Response in Pathogenic Bacteria Laboratory

Stress Response in Pathogenic Bacteria

  1. Haemophilus influenzae and acid stress.
  2. The ability of Haemophilus influenzae to grow with limiting nutrients.
  3. Staphylococcus aureus; growth and its response to oxidative stress.

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shaun mccollProfessor Shaun McColl

Laboratory Home Page - Chemokine Biology Laboratory

Role of Chemokines in Immunity and Disease Processes

Multiple honours projects are available in the following areas

  1. Chemokines and their receptors in T lymphocyte activation and trafficking
  2. Understanding chemokine signalling in cancer
  3. Role of the class IB PI 3kinase in cell activation/migration by chemokines

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renato morona

Associate Professor Renato Morona

Laboratory Home Page - Invasive Bacterial Pathogens Laboratory

Pathogenesis of Enteric Bacterial Infections

james patonProfessor James Paton

Laboratory Home Page - Bacterial Pathogenesis Laboratory

Pathogenesis and Prevention of Pneumococcal Infections

connor thomasDr Connor Thomas

Laboratory Home Page - Food Microbiology Laboratory

Food Microbiology and Food Borne Bacterial Infections

jamie bottenDr James Botten

Academic staff

* not offering honours projects in 2011 *

chris wongDr Christopher Wong

Academic staff

* not offering honours projects in 2011 *

Associate Staff

Contact PersonResearch Interests and Project details
geoff higginsDr Geoff Higgins

Gastroenteritis Virus Infections of Humans

* not offering honours projects in 2011 *

chris mcdevittDr Christopher McDevitt

Laboratory Home Page - Membrane Proteins in Bacterial Pathogenesis Laboratory

The role of membrane proteins in bacterial pathogenesis
  1. Metal ion ABC permeases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence
  2. Drug resistance pumps of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  3. How is Zn(II) toxic to Staphylococcus aureus?

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david ogunniyiDr David Ogunniyi

Laboratory Home Page - Bacterial Pathogenesis Laboratory

Pathogenesis and Prevention of Pneumococcal Infections

  1. Characterisation and vaccine potential of novel pneumococcal virulence factors expressed during invasive disease

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adrienne patonDr Adrienne Paton

Laboratory Home Page - Bacterial Pathogenesis Laboratory

* not offering honours projects in 2011 *

Affilate Staff

Contact PersonResearch Interests and Project details

mohammed alsharifi

Dr Mohammed Alsharifi (Hanson Research Fellow)

Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science

Influenza virus vaccine development & immunity

  1. Cross-Protective influenza vaccine
  2. Exhaustion of IFN-I response and the susceptibility to secondary infections

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ivan bastianDr Ivan Bastian

Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, SA Pathology

Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Infections

* not offering honours projects in 2011 *

Michael BeardDr Michael Beard

Laboratory Home Page - Hepatitis C Virus Pathogenesis Laboratory

Replication and Pathogenesis of Hepatitis C Virus

chris burrellEmeritus Professor Chris Burrell

Laboratory Home Page - HIV/AIDS Research Laboratory (IMVS)

Virus pathogenesis, replication & disease

* not offering honours projects in 2011 *

jill carrDr Jill Carr

Laboratory Home Page -  HIV/AIDS Research Laboratory (IMVS)

Pathogenesis of Dengue Haemorrhagic Shock Syndrome

  1. The host response to Dengue virus (DENV) infection
  2. Enhancement of HIV infection by fibril protein forms

* not offering honours projects in 2011 *

michele grimbaldestonDr Michele Grimbaldeston

Laboratory Home Page - Cytokine Receptor Laboratory

Mast cell biology

eric gowansProfessor Eric Gowans

Laboratory Home Page - Hepatitis C - Immunology

Hepatitis C virus, replication, antivirals and vaccine development.

  1. HSP70 expression to increase immunogenicity of HCV proteins
  2. A novel method to increase antigen expression in animals after DNA vaccination

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karla helbigDr Karla Helbig

Laboratory Home Page - Hepatitis C Virus Pathogenesis Laboratory

Novel anti-viral proteins & hepatitis C virus induced liver inflammation & disease

mike heuzenroederDr Mike Heuzenroeder

Laboratory Home Page - Infectious Diseases Laboratories (IMVS)

Molecular Mechanisms in Bacterial Pathogenesis

tuckweng kokDr Tuckweng Kok

Laboratory Home Page - Virus Laboratory

Respiratory Virus Infections

* not offering honours projects in 2011 *

graham mayrhoferEmeritus Research Fellow Associate Professor Graham Mayrhofer

Immunohistochemistry and Cellular Immunology Laboratory

Cellular Immunology and Autoimmune Diseases

* not offering honours projects in 2011 *

li pengDr Li Peng

HIV replication and Pathogenesis Laboratory

Replication and Pathogenesis of HIV/AIDS

* not offering honours projects in 2011 *

ming qiaoDr Ming Qiao

 

 * not offering honours projects in 2011 *

rodney ratcliffDr Rodney Ratcliff

Infectious Diseases Laboratories, IMVS

Gastroenteritis viruses - discovery, diagnostics and development

  1. Gene expression and replication of the human bocavirus 2
* not offering honours projects in 2011 *

john turnidgeProfessor John Turnidge

Division of Laboratory Medicine, Women's and Children's Hospital

Molecular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance

  1. Molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance
  2. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing – modernising routine testing

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