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Maier, Alexander (Alex)

Occupation
Parasitologist

Summary

Alex Maier is a parasitologist noted for pioneering studies that have led to major conceptual and methodological advances. Using functional genomic, cell biological and biochemical approaches, he examines the molecular machinery underlying key survival mechanisms of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. His analysis of invasion mechanisms used by malaria parasites has contributed to vaccine field trials. Maier came to Australia in 2000 to the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, where he established the Malaria Functional Genomics Facility. He is now Professor in the Research School of Biology at the Australian National University. A Fellow of the Australian Societies for Microbiology and Parasitology, he has received several awards for his research and his educational endeavours.

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1996
Education - BSc, University of Tübingen, Germany
2000 - 2002
Career position - Research Fellow, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
2000 - 2002
Award - Postdoctoral Fellowship, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
2002 - 2008
Career position - Head, Malaria Functional Genomics Facility, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
2008 - 2012
Career position - Australian Research Council Australia Fellow, Department of Biochemistry, La Trobe University
2012 -
Award - Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
2017 - 2020
Career position - Research Fellow, Research School of Biology, Australian National University
2018 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Society for Parasitology
2019 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Society for Microbiology
2020 -
Career position - Professor, Research School of Biology, Australian National University
2024
Award - Bridget Ogilvie Medal, Australian Society for Parasitology

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