Dr Dixon is a Senior Research Fellow in the McCarthy group in the Department of Infectious Diseases, at the Doherty Institute. His research investigates how the sexual stages of the malaria parasite develop and how modulating this biology controls disease transmission. His work has a particular focus on understanding parasite architecture and the biology underpinning transcriptional and translational control of core developmental checkpoints in parasite development and transmission. His research uses a combination of techniques including CRISPR gene editing, proteomics, transcriptomics, molecular and cellular biology techniques and super resolution microscopy to understanding the unique biology controlling malaria transmission.
