We explore the fundamental interactions between a vast array of bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic pathogens and their diverse hosts across the plant and animal kingdoms. Our research aims to understand the basic science infections and the immune response and to translate these findings into global health impacts, from disease prevention to the development of novel therapeutics.
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Our researchers in this area
Dr Maruf Ali
Dr Michalis Barkoulas
Dr Morgan D Beeby
Dr Konstantinos Beis
Professor Tolga Bozkurt
Professor Hugh J M Brady
Professor Doryen A Bubeck
Professor Martin Buck FRS
Dr Laurence Bugeon
Dr Hannah M Burgess
Professor Bernadette Byrne
Dr Lauren J Cator
Dr Matthew A Child
Professor George K Christophides
Dr Abigail Clements
Dr Claudia Contini
Dr Ernesto Cota
Professor Andrea Crisanti
Professor Andrea Crisanti
Professor of Molecular Parasitology
Emeritus Professor Stephen Curry
Professor Maggie Dallman OBE
Professor Daniel M Davis
Professor Anne Dell CBE FRS FMedSci FAA
Dr Tiago R Dias da Costa
Professor Marc S Dionne
Professor Kurt Drickamer
Dr Ana S Eulalio
Professor Gad M Frankel
Dr Peter Graystock
Dr Nadia Guerra
Professor Keith Gull
Professor Stuart M Haslam
Dr Jose Jimenez Zarco
Dr Gerald J Larrouy-Maumus
Professor Cristina Lo Celso
Professor Steve Matthews
Dr Julie A K McDonald PhD
Dr Simon J Moore
Dr Masahiro Ono
Professor Faith Osier
Professor Samraat Pawar
Professor Mariagrazia Pizza
Dr Emma Ransome
Dr Sarah L Rouse
Dr Katelyn M Spillane
Dr Maureen E Taylor
Dr Calvin W Tiengwe
Professor Colin G N Turnbull
Dr Dina Vlachou
Dr Bonnie G Waring
Professor Huw D Williams
Postgraduate research
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