Damon Eisen
Professor
Centre for Biosecurity in Tropical Infectious Diseases
James Cook University
Australia
Biography
Dr Damon Eisen graduated in Medicine at University of Melbourne then did a University of Melbourne MD; ‘Polymorphic Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface antigens: temporal patterns of infection, complex genotype analysis and intragenic recombination.’ This was supervised by two outstanding malaria researchers in Ross Coppel and Alan Saul. Dr Damon Eisen graduated in Medicine at University of Melbourne then did a University of Melbourne MD; ‘Polymorphic Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface antigens: temporal patterns of infection, complex genotype analysis and intragenic recombination.’ This was supervised by two outstanding malaria researchers in Ross Coppel and Alan Saul.
Research Interest
His own research involves clinical and laboratory investigations on the role of aspirin in prevention of sepsis as well as interrogating possible treatment for vascular disease by manipulating the lectin complement pathway.
