Our Research
Our research themes and multidisciplinary approach
Antimicrobial Resistance
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This research theme explores the molecular mechanisms that underpin antimicrobial resistance in facilitating microbial survival under drug and immune challenge.
Diagnostics Research
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This research theme explores novel molecular detection modalities, biomarkers and assay integration strategies.
Global Health
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This research theme explores the challenges of infectious diseases and the profound effects that the collapse of geographical space and increasing population growth have had on their disease epidemiology.
Host-Pathogen Interactions
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This research theme investigates host-pathogen interactions that are vital to our understanding of host biology, infectious diseases and effective therapies.
Systems Biology/Big Data
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This research theme explores how Systems-type and Big Data-based approaches can be used to advance our understanding of the pathogenesis of infectious diseases.