Dr Mun Hua Tan
+61 3 9035 4430 | munhua.tan@unimelb.edu.au
- Position:
- Research Fellow
- Theme(s):
- Bacterial and Parasitic Infections, Computational Science and Genomics
- Unit(s):
- The University of Melbourne, Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI)
- Lab Group(s):
- Day Group
Dr Mun Hua Tan is a Research Fellow at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and currently works in the laboratory of Prof. Karen Day based in Bio21. Mun Hua has over 10 years of experience in genomics and bioinformatics, developed from her work at genome centres, specialising in the study of non-model systems. Her areas of expertise include data processing, genome assembly and annotation, variant calling, phylogenetics, genetics, and data visualisation.
Upon completing her PhD in Life and Environmental Sciences at Deakin University in 2019, she expanded her expertise to malaria research, currently focussing on malaria surveillance, genomic epidemiology, and antigen diversity in natural parasite populations. Mun Hua enjoys working in multidisciplinary collaborations, where she frequently navigates the intersection between biology and computational analysis.
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Key Achievements
Publications
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Mun Hua was awarded an Early Career Researcher grant by the University of Melbourne to fund her malaria research, “Exploration of malaria infection complexity in children, adolescents, and adults”.
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Day Group
Professor Karen Day runs a malaria research group studying the role that human variation and parasite diversity play in modulating the dynamics of chronic infection. She is also interested in the ability of malaria parasites to sense their environment by quorum sensing mechanisms to regulate parasite population in the bloodstream.
Lab Team
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Professor Karen Day
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Research Fellow
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Samantha DeedResearch Assistant
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Dr Mun Hua TanResearch Fellow
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Dr Sanjay GautamResearch Fellow
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Cecilia Rios TeranPhD student
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Dionne ArgyropoulosPhD student
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