Molecular pathogenicity uses an integrated multi-disciplinary approach to understand the mechanisms by which pathogens are able to colonise, survive in and damage the host."
Molecular ecology involves studies of how microbes survive, grow and behave in the natural environment, their interactions with other organisms, and their ability to colonise and recycle both natural and man-made materials.
Immunology applies an integrated in vitro and in vivo approach to defining the mechanisms underlying disease processes, from induction through to resolution. Our overall aim is to understand the molecular, cellular and in vivo basis of immune responses to antigenic challenge.