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Dr Michael Jennings BSc PhD (Griffith) Senior Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology Tel: (61 7) 3365 4879 Fax: (61 7) 3365 4620 Email: jennings@biosci.uq.edu.au |
1. Mechanisms of pathogenesis and vaccine development in human bacterial pathogens.
In this area we use genetic approaches to study the mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions in pathogenic Neisseria and other respiratory pathogens such as Moraxella and Haemophilus.
2. Vaccines development for both human and veterinary bacterial pathogens.
In this area we have projects on several approaches to vaccine development in Neisseria meningitidis, the cause of meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia. We also have projects on the development of new vaccines for important bacterial pathogens in the pig and poultry industries.
3. “Basic questions in bacterial genetics”
This work focuses on the analysis of whole bacterial genomes using studies “in silico” - bioinformatics. Current projects include studies on the role of rare codons in gene expression.