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Adjunct Associate Professor
Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology
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- Adjunct Associate ProfessorMicrobiology, Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology
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BIO
Maria Kaparakis-Liaskos is an Adjunct Associate Professor of La Trobe University.
Maria was Head of the Host-pathogen Interactions and Bacterial Membrane Vesicles Laboratory at La Trobe University, in addition to being Deputy Director and then Co-Director of the La Trobe Research Centre for Extracellular Vesicles until January 2024.
A/Prof Kaparakis-Liaskos' primary research interests are focused on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions with particular focus on Helicobacter pylori and bacterial membrane vesicles. Her work spans the fields of microbiology and immunology.
Maria has received multiple international and national awards, including the Australian Society of Microbiology Frank Fenner Award, an Inaugural veski Inspiring Women Fellowship, a Victorian Young Tall Poppy Award and the International Milstein Young Investigator Award.
Maria was Head of the Host-pathogen Interactions and Bacterial Membrane Vesicles Laboratory at La Trobe University, in addition to being Deputy Director and then Co-Director of the La Trobe Research Centre for Extracellular Vesicles until January 2024.
A/Prof Kaparakis-Liaskos' primary research interests are focused on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions with particular focus on Helicobacter pylori and bacterial membrane vesicles. Her work spans the fields of microbiology and immunology.
Maria has received multiple international and national awards, including the Australian Society of Microbiology Frank Fenner Award, an Inaugural veski Inspiring Women Fellowship, a Victorian Young Tall Poppy Award and the International Milstein Young Investigator Award.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Co-Director, Research Centre for Extracellular VesiclesLa Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia8 Mar 2023 - 26 Jan 2024
- Associate ProfessorLa Trobe Univeristy, Physiology, Anatomy and Microbiology, AustraliaJul 2019 - 26 Jan 2024
- Deputy DirectorLa Trobe Research Centre for Extracellular Vesicles, Melbourne2 Oct 2017 - 8 Mar 2023
- Inaugural veski Inspiring Women FellowLa Trobe University, Australia1 Jan 2016 - Oct 2021
- Senior LecturerLa Trobe University, Physiology, Anatomy and Microbiology, Melbourne31 Oct 2016 - Jun 2019
DEGREES
- BSci (Hons)University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- PhDUniversity of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia