Dr Chris Tonkin
2010 Tall Poppy of the Year – Molecular Parasitology/Malaria Biology The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research If you asked an Australian what they believe is the leading cause of disease worldwide the answer will likely be cancer, diabetes or heart disease. Yet every year, blind to our eyes, 600 million people contract…
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Malaria Protein Trafficking & Host Cell Remodelling The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Malaria is the most important parasitic infection of humanity. Every year, Plasmodium parasites infect over 600 million people worldwide, resulting in over 2 million deaths. Drug resistance is now widespread, highlighting an urgent need for new antimalarial therapies. After entering…
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