Professor Els Meeusen

MIIN Member

Animal Biotechnology Research Laboratories
Department of Physiology
Monash University
+61399052513
els.meeusen@med.monash.edu.au

Research Activities:

Research within the newly established ABRL group is focused on using cutting edge technology and innovative science with direct applications to human and animal health and biotechnology. Incorporating proteomic and genomic technologies, we aim to gain a better understanding of the disease processes during infections and allergies and develop practical solutions such as novel vaccines, diagnostics and drug targets. The ABRL has close association with Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology companies and promotes the interaction with Industry in the generation of intellectual property.

Techniques/Expertise:

Reagents for basic and applied immunology and vaccine research in large animals
Proteomic and genomic platforms for sheep research
Innate Immunity
Vaccine technologies
Parasite Immunology
Reproductive Immunology
Allergy and Asthma

Collaborations:

Reprogen-Centre for Advanced Technologies in Animal Genetics and Reproduction, University of Sydney
Centre for Animal Biotechnology, Melbourne University
Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
Institute of Parasitology, McGill University, Canada
Institute for Biotechnology, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), Belgium
Pfizer Animal Health
Zenyth Pharmaceuticals Ltd
CSL Ltd

Animal Disease Models:

Sheep model for asthma and other respiratory diseases
Sheep infection models
Sheep lymph node and gastrointestinal cannulation models

Existing Websites:

www.med.monash.edu.au/physiology/abrl

Lab Group Personnel:

Prof Els Meeusen – Head ABRL
Dr David Piedrafita – Senior Research Fellow
Dr Mike de Veer – Research Fellow
Dr Joanna Kemp – Research Fellow
Dr Anna Young – Research Fellow
Dr Rob Bischof – NH&MRC Industry Research Fellow
Ms Jayne Lydall – Lab Manager
Ms Kemperley Dynon – Research Assistant
Mr Nick Robinson – PhD student
Ms Ramya Ramamoorthi – PhD student
Mr Michael Lees – PhD student