Frances Aylward

  • Research assistant at CIMR, Salje's group.
Frances Aylward

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What I do:

Research into Orientia tsutsugamushi, an obligate intracellular tick-borne pathogen. Primary research projects: OT growth in neurons; Effect of host immune response pathways on OT growth (Nod1/2 + RIG pathways)

Research Interests:
  • Host-pathogen interactions, particularly of obligate intracellular pathogens
  • IFM
  • Role of host cell machinery in pathogen lifecycles
  • Cell membranes, budding and regulation of endo/exocytosis

Collaborators

  1. Dr Jeanne Salje

    Dr Jeanne Salje

    • University Assistant Professor, Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow