Biography
I'm a veterinary doctor with a PhD in veterinary parasitology. My PhD project was to develop an in vitro blood feeding system to infect ticks with Theileria parasites.
I have done two postdocs during which I worked on Theileria annulata (Gordon Langsley's lab) and the hepatic stage of Plasmodium sp parasites (Dominique Mazier's lab).
Research interests
Host-pathogen interactions in the context of Theileria annulata infection
Attenuation of Theileria annulata-transformed macrophages
Projects you're working on
I'm working on mechanisms of attenuation of Theileria annulata-transformed macrophages used as live vaccine to control tropical theileriosis.
I'm also characterising secreted Theileria annualata proteins and study their contribution to phenotypic changes of the host cell.
Discipline
Cellular biology Molecular biology Parasitology Host species
Cattle Small ruminants Pathogen
Parasites›Theileria annulata Parasites›Theileria parva Parasites›Ticks