Biography

My main expertise is in immunology, bacterial pathogenesis, and vaccine development. My group pursues projects investigating a range of chronic and acute bacterial and parasitic infections.

Pathogenesis and vaccine development against Helicobacter pylori. H. pylori infects around half the world’s population and causes chronic gastritis, ulcers and gastric cancer. People living in underdeveloped and rural areas, and indigenous Australians are disproportionately affected. My group addresses questions on how this bacterium causes symptoms, and potential targets for new therapies and vaccines that would prevent infection in childhood.

Complex models of infection and disease. We use animal models and classic in vitro models, as well as more complex organoid culture methods to investigate questions in infection biology of a range of pathogens.