Researchers
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| Specialty | My area of specialty is human parasitology with an emphasis on discovery of novel therapeutics and molecular targets for development of vaccines, diagnostics and immunotherapeutics derived from helminth parasites. | ||||
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| Science Interest (Current) |
My group is primarily interested in the secretomes of parasitic helminths, and the subsequent use of worm secreted proteins as therapeutics and diagnostic tools. Major projects in the lab include;
1. Use of worm proteins as novel anti-inflammatories for treating a range of autoimmune and allergic disorders of humans. 2. Clinical trials to assess the therapeutic properties of experimental hookworm infection in human inflammatory and metabolic diseases 3. Use of proteome microarrays to discover vaccine and diagnostic antigens for human helminth infections. 4. Understanding the mechanisms by which parasitic helminths suppress (and in some cases, drive) immunopathology with a particular emphasis on extracellular proteins and vesicles. |
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| Science Interest (Future) |
Translation of our basic discovery research into products to diagnose and treat disease. | ||||
| Website / Contact | https://research.jcu.edu.au/portfolio/alex.loukas/ |
