Prof Alister Ward

Group Leader
School of Medicine
Deakin University

alister.ward@deakin.edu.au

Research Activities

Professor Alister Ward leads a research team at Deakin University's new Medical School investigating the genes involved in the development of the immune system, including cytokine receptor signalling components, with the aim of understanding their function, evolution, and role in disease. The team utilises a multi-disciplinary approach, combining bioinformatics, molecular biology and functional genomics approaches in zebrafish, mouse and cell models.

Other members with similar research interests

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Dr Oanh Nguyen

Microbiology and Immunology University of Melbourne SEE FULL PROFILE >

Prof Jamie Rossjohn FAA FLSW FAHMS FMedSci

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Monash University SEE FULL PROFILE >

Adjunct Prof Kathryn Holt

Department of Infectious Diseases Monash University SEE FULL PROFILE >

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