Dr Christopher Tonkin
VIIN Executive Committee Member
Research Officer
Infection and Immunity Division
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
tonkin@wehi.edu.au
Research Activities
Epigenetic regulation of antigenic variation in Plasmodium falciparumRegulation of host cell invasion in Toxoplasma gondii and Plasmodium falciparum
Calcium mediated signal transduction in Toxoplasma gondii and Plasmodium falciparum
Techniques/Expertise
Molecular Genetics of Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondiiLive and Fixed Cell Imaging
Collaborations
Dr Markus Meissner ( University of Glasgow)Dr Gary Ward (University of Vermont)
Prof John Yates (Scripps Institute)
Dr Giel van Dooren (University of Melbourne)
Dr Con Beckers (University of North Carolina)
Dr Jake Baum
Genetically Modified Organisms
Toxoplasma gondiiPlasmodium falciparum