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Dr Julianne Djordjevic

Research Fellow
Medicine, Western Clinical School
Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research

C24 - Westmead Hospital
The University of Sydney
NSW 2006 Australia

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Themes

Infection and Immunological Conditions

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Research interests

Understanding virulence of the fungal pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans

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Current national competitive grants*

2009

Targeting Fungal Phospholipid Metabolism for Antifungal Drug Discovery
Jolliffe K, Sorrell T, Djordjevic J, Ellis D
NHMRC Project Grants ($785,750 over 4 years)

* Grants administered through the University of Sydney

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Research project opportunities

Elucidating secretory pathways and mechanisms essential for establishing cell wall integrity in pathogenic fungi

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International links

United States. (Washington University in St Louis) A common interest in determining how pathogenic fungi maintain the integrity of their cell walls. Co-investigator Professor Jenny Lodge.
United Kingdom. (University of Birmingham) Identifying genes that facilitate macrophage engulfment of pathogenic fungi. Co-investigator Professor Robin May..
United States. (University of Chicago) A common interest in delineating secretory pathways of pathogenic fungi. Co-investigator Professor Peter R. Williamson.

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Keywords

Fungal Molecular Pathogenesis; Cell biology; Molecular biology; Proteomics; HIV/AIDS; Microbiology

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