Dr Isobel Walker
83441972 | walker.i@unimelb.edu.au
- Position:
- Post-doctoral Research Fellow
- Theme(s):
- Immunology, Bacterial and Parasitic Infections
- Discipline(s):
- Discovery Research, Global Health
- Unit(s):
- The University of Melbourne, Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI)
- Lab Group(s):
- Rogerson Group
Isobel obtained her PhD in 2023 at the University of Melbourne, where she researched antibody mediated immunity to parasites that cause severe malaria in young children. For her post doctoral research, Isobel has been working in Malawi with collaborators at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences to understand immunity to cerebral malaria in children, and with collaborators at the University of London looking at cerebral malaria in adults.
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Key Achievements
Publications
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Isobel has made significant contributions to our understanding of how antibodies can protect against severe forms of malaria.
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Rogerson Group
Stephen’s laboratory studies the pathogenesis and immunology of infection with the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum in humans. Their laboratory studies are linked to field studies, and they collaborate with leading malaria groups in Africa, Asia and Papua New Guinea.
Lab Team
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Honorary Associate Professor; Department of Infectious Diseases
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Senior Research Officer
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Research Officer
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Dr Julia CuttsProject Manager
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Wina HasangResearch Assistant
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Agersew MengistPhD Student
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Amaya OrtegaPhD Student
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Anjaleena AnthonyPhD Student
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Janavi RambhatlaPhD Student
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Madi NjiePhD Student
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Meseret KassaPhD Student
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Timon DamelangPhD Student
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David GrimsonMasters Student
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Di ZhengMasters Student
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Putri WaraMasters Student
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Selorme AdukpoVisiting Scientist
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Professor Graham BrownEmeritus Professor
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