Current Research Projects

Chromera velia - the closest free-living organism to apicomplexa that cause malaria and toxoplasmosis

Currently our laboratory offers projects for Honours and PhD students to better understand the transition from free living to parasitic life style. The study is supported by Australian Research Council. We have successfully produced a flagellated form of Chromera velia and actively pursuing further our endeavours into the compartmentalisation and flagellation of this organism. This project involves collaboration with Molecular and Microbial Biosciences and Faculty of Science.

Myxospora - an emerging parasites threatening Australian fauna as a model for ecology of invasive parasites

We offer projects in the emerging parasitic disease with focus on recently indentified myxosporean parasites affecting Australian native frogs as well as the exotic Cane Toad. The study is supported by the Australian Academy of Sciences, and is a collaboration with the Camden’s Wildlife Health and Conservation Centre and the Taronga Zoo.