Professor Geoff Pietersz

MIIN Member

Bio-Organic and Medicinal Chemistry
Burnet Institute at Austin
+61392870666
g.pietersz@ari.unimelb.edu.au

Research Activities:

Development of antigen delivery systems based on mannan and membrane translocating peptides for cancer and infectious disease
Mucosal vaccines for RSV, influenza, rotavirus and anthrax
Drug design and development for inflammation

Techniques/Expertise:

Cellular assays
Immunochemistry
Organic chemistry
Protein expression, purification and characterisation
Drug design
Animal models for cancer and infectious disease
Molecular biology
Antibody therapeutics

Collaborations:

Dr Phil Sutton
Prof Vasso Apostolopoulos
A/Prof Magda Plebanski
Dr Ian Barr
Prof Mark Hogarth
Dr Yogendra Singh
Dr David Anderson
Dr Ken Beagley
Dr Barbara Coulson
A/Prof Christina Cheers
Dr Jayesh Meanger

Animal Disease Models:

RSV, influenza, cancer

Genetically Modified Animals:

HLA-A2/Kb, MUC1 transgenic, MUC1-/-

Existing Websites:

www.ari.unimelb.edu.au

www.burnet.edu.au

Lab Group Personnel:

Dr Martha Kalkanidis
Dr Owen Proudfoot
Ms Sandra Esparon