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School of the Biological Sciences

 

 

Senior University Lecturer, Department of Pathology

Catherine Merrick's research focuses on the human malaria parasite: improving our understanding of the parasite’s basic biology and the impact of this biology on virulence. Learn more

 

Research Areas


Parasitology
Malaria
Virulence
DNA biology
Cell cycle

Techniques


Category-3 cell culture
Molecular biology
Genetics
Immunofluorescence microscopy
Genomics/transcriptomics

Areas for Collaboration


Malaria in endemic countries
Non-canonical cell cycles
Epigenetics in pathogen virulence
G-quadruplexes in pathogens
 

 

Research Theme