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Professor Brian M Cooke

Professor of Microbiology

A/Prof Brian Cooke

Telephone: +61 3 9902 9146
Fax: +61 3 9902 9222
Email: brian.cooke@monash.edu

Research Activities:

Molecular and cellular studies of mechanisms of pathogenesis in apicomplexan parasites with particular focus on malaria and babesiosis
Mechanisms of the interaction of blood cells with blood vessel walls
Regulation of cellular mechanical properties

Techniques/Expertise:

Molecular and Cell Biology of apicomplexan parasites
Biophysical assays of cellular adhesion and mechanics

Collaborations:

New York Blood Centre,
National University of Singapore
Kings College, London
University of Birmingham Medical School, UK
The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute
Animal Research Institute, Brisbane, Qld
Tick Fever Centre, Wacol, Qld

Animal Disease Models:

Mouse models of malaria infection
Cattle models of Babesia bovis infection

Lab Group Personnel:

Ms Buckingham
Dr Svenja Gunther (Post-Doc)
Dr Nicholas Proellocks (Post-Doc)
Ms Sejal Gohil (PhD Student)
Ms Ghizal Siddiqui
Ms Rimi Chakrabarti (PhD Student)
Mr Chales Ma
Dr Lev Kats (NHMRC CJ Martin Fellow). Currently at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University, USA.