Primary Supervisor: Dr Melandri Vlok
Location: Orange
Keywords: bioarchaeology, palaeoepidemiology, paleopathology, infectious disease, pathophysiology, immune response
Project availability: Semester 30, 2026, Semester 60, 2026, Semester 30, 2027
Synopsis:
This project aims to review archaeological and modern data sets to explore interactions between malaria and other tropically significant infectious diseases. The research will focus on reconstructing epidemiological patterns in the present and the past, as well as physiological explanations for differential disease severity of malaria and co-occurring infectious diseases.
Interested? Start the conversation here by contacting Dr Melandri Vlok mvlok@csu.edu.au