Microbiology Seminar Series - 2013

Dr Paul Harrison
Research Fellow, Victorian Bioinformatics Consortium, Monash University
Title: Introduction to doing bioinformatics from the command line
Host: Dr Torsten Seemann

A/Prof Jose Garcia-Bustos
Associate Professor, Dept of Microbiology, Monash University
Title: Thoughts on Drug Discovery
Host: Prof Christian Doerig

Dr Andrew Greenhill
Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, School of Applied Sciences,
Monash Gippsland Campus
Title: TBC
Host: Prof Julian Rood

Dr Teresa Carvalho
Research Fellow, Dept of Microbiology, Monash University
Title: Cellular geography and regulation of the Plasmodium Aurora kinases
Host: Prof Christian Doerig

Dr Glenn Marsh
Research Fellow & Molecular Virologist, AAHL & CSIRO Livestock Industries, Geelong
Title: TBC
Host: A/Prof Hans Netter

Dr Stuart Ralph
Senior Lecturer & C R Roper Fellow, Dept of Biochemistry, Bio 21 Institute
Title: TBC
Host: Dr Teresa Carvalho

Dr Jake Baum
ARC Future Fellow, Infection & Immunity Dept, WEHI
Title: The molecular basis of malaria parasite cell motility
Host: Dr Teresa Carvalho

Dr Niamh Mangan
Monash Institute for Medical Research
Title: TBC
Host: Dr Melanie Hutton

Dr Neta Regev-Rudzki
Infection & Immunity Division, WEHI
Title: TBC
Host: Dr Teresa Carvalho

Prof Brendan Crabb
Director and CEO, Co-Head Malaria Research Laboratories, The Burnet Institute
Title: New insights into malaria pathogenesis
Host: Dr Teresa Carvalho & Prof Christian Doerig

Dr Melanie Hutton
Research Fellow, Dept of Microbiology, Monash University
Title: Bovine colostrum antibodies for prevention and treatment of Clostridium
difficile infections.
Host : A/Prof Dena Lyras

Dr Paul Monaghan
Leading Microscopist, Advanced Light Microscopy, AAHL Biosecurity, Geelong
Title: TBC
Host: A/Prof Hans Netter

Dr Vicki Adams
Research Fellow, Dept of Microbiology, Monash University
Title: Plasmid partitioning in C.perfringens
Host: Prof Julian Rood

A/Prof Bruce Loveland
Co-Head Gowans-Loveland Laboratory, The Burnet Institute
Title: A complex relationship: VSAT 1 is essential for PfEMP1 transport and Maurer’s Clefts architecture
Host: Dr Susie Hermann

Dr Nick Proellocks
Research Fellow, Dept of Microbiology, Monash University
Title: Plasmodium Falciparum Exported Proteins
Host: Prof Brian Cooke

A/Prof Alexander Maier
Lab Head, Research School of Biology, ANU, Canberra
Title: TBC
Host: Dr Teresa Carvalho

Dr Melanie Rug
Research Fellow, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU, Canberra
Title: A complex relationship: VSAT 1 is essential for PfEMP1 transport and
Maurer’s Clefts architecture
Host: Dr Teresa Carvalho

Dr Anna Bellamy-McIntyre
Research Fellow, Dept of Microbiology, Monash University
Title: Receptor Activated Conformations of the gp120-gp41 complex of HIV-1"
Host: A/Prof Hans Netter

A/Prof Gilda Tachedjian
Laboratory Head, Retroviral Biology & Antivirals, The Burnet Institute
Title: Topical microbicides for prevention of sexually transmitted infections
Host: Dr Susi Hermann & Prof Christian Doerig

Dr Terry Kwok-Schuelein
Lecturer, Departments of Microbiology & Biochemistry,
Monash University
Title: TBC
Host: Prof Christian Doerig

Dr Gustavo Cerqueira
Research Fellow, Dept of Microbiology, Monash University
Title: TBC
Host: A/Prof Anton Peleg

Dr Peter Walker
Professor & Research Stream Leader, CSIRO-Australian Animal Health Laboratory
Title: TBC
Host: Dr Greg Moseley (Biochemistry)

A/Prof Heidi Drummer
Joint Lab Head, Centre for Virology, The Burnet Institute
Title: Contribution of the variable regions of viral glycoproteins to structure,
function and immune evasion.
Host: Dr Susi Hermann & Prof Christian Doerig

Prof Jose Villadangos
Research Fellow, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Melbourne
Title: TBC
Host: A/Prof Dena Lyras

Dr Gerald Murray
Research Fellow, Dept of Microbiology, Monash University
Title: The pathogenesis of Leptospira
Host: Prof Ben Adler

NO SEMINAR – REC DNA COURSE

Dr Kathryn Holt
Research Fellow, Biochemistry, Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne
Title: TBC
Host: Prof Brian Cooke

Dr Paul Crellin
Research Fellow, Dept of Microbiology, Monash University
Title: TBC
Host: Prof Ross Coppel or Prof Christian Doerig