Director
Professor James Ussher
Immunity to bacterial infection, antimicrobial resistance
Steering Committee
Professor Richard Cannon
Oral microbiology and antifungal drug resistance
Professor Greg CookBacterial physiology and antimicrobial resistance
Professor Merilyn Hibma
Human papillomavirus (HPV) and cancer
Associate Professor Matloob Husain
Molecular virology, viral pathogenesis and epidemiology
Associate Professor Jo Kirman
Applied and molecular immunology
Professor Kurt Krause
Structural biology of infectious diseases, antimicrobial development, immunomodulatory proteins
Professor Iain Lamont
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Professor Andy Mercer
Molecular virology and viral pathogenesis
Associate Professor Russell Poulter
Genomics of emerging infectious diseases
Our students and their research
The Webster Centre for Infectious Diseases supports the development of young scientists by offering summer studentships to undergraduate students. We also offer grants to assist postgraduate students to attend conferences.