Dr Julianne Djordjevic

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Themes | Research interests | Grants | PhD & Masters' project opportunities | Honours project opportunities | Keywords | International links

Themes

Infection and Immunological Conditions

Research interests

Understanding virulence of the fungal pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans

Current national competitive grants*

2010

The fungal SEC14 secretory pathway and virulence
Djordjevic J, Williamson P, Sorrell T
NHMRC Project Grant ($517,500 over 3 years)

2009

Targeting Fungal Phospholipid Metabolism for Antifungal Drug Discovery
Jolliffe K, Sorrell T, Djordjevic J, Ellis D
NHMRC Project Grants ($785,750 over 4 years)

* Grants administered through the University of Sydney

PhD and Masters' project opportunities

Unraveling the complexities of signaling and secretion within the fungal pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans

Honours project opportunities

Investigating novel mechanisms of phospholipiase C-mediated signal transduction in Cryptococcus neoformans

International links

United States. (Washington University in St Louis) A common interest in determining how pathogenic fungi maintain the integrity of their cell walls. Co-investigator Professor Jenny Lodge.
United Kingdom. (University of Birmingham) Identifying genes that facilitate macrophage engulfment of pathogenic fungi. Co-investigator Professor Robin May..
United States. (University of Chicago) A common interest in delineating secretory pathways of pathogenic fungi. Co-investigator Professor Peter R. Williamson.

Keywords

Fungal Molecular Pathogenesis; Cell biology; Molecular biology; Proteomics; HIV/AIDS; Microbiology

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