Associate Professor Maria Liaskos (Kaparakis-Liaskos)

Laboratory Head
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
University of Melbourne

maria.liaskos@unimelb.edu.au

Research Activities

Innate and adaptive immune response to bacterial pathogens
Immune responses to bacterial outer membrane vesicles
Regulation of gastritis 

Techniques/Expertise

Helicobacter pylori
Bacterial membrane vesicles

Collaborations

Dr Thomas Kufer (University of Cologne)
Dr Marcel Nold (Monash Hospital and Richie Centre MIMR)
Dr Claudia Nold-Petry (Richie Centre, MIMR)
Prof Mario D'Elios (Florence, Italy)
Dr Begona Heras
Dr Jason Paxman

Disease Models

Helicobacter pylori
Bacterial membrane vesicles

Genetically Modified Organisms

Helicobacter pylori

Other members with similar research interests

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Prof Julian Rood

Department of Microbiology Monash University SEE FULL PROFILE >

A/Prof Jan Tennent

Biomedical Research Victoria SEE FULL PROFILE >

Dr Katherine Ganio

Department of Microbiology and Immunology University of Melbourne SEE FULL PROFILE >

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