Claudia Barnes
Research Assistant
Working groups
Background
After completing the Bachelor of Biomedicine at The University of Melbourne, Claudia undertook an Honours project at Burnet Institute in 2021, investigating the effects of sodium-perturbing antimalarials on blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum. Claudia is currently working as a research assistant with the Malaria Virulence and Drug Discovery Group.
Qualifications
- 2019: B-BMED, The University of Melbourne, Australia
- 2021: Bachelor of Biomedicine (Honours), The University of Melbourne
Burnet publications
View 2 moreOptimization and Characterization of the Antimalarial Activity of
PubMed
William Nguyen et al
Aryl N-acetamide compounds exert antimalarial activity by acting as agonists of rhomboid protease PfROM8 and cation channel PfCSC1.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Claudia B. G. Barnes, Kirsty McCann
Sequence elements within the PEXEL motif and its downstream region modulate PTEX‐dependent protein export in Plasmodium falciparum
Traffic
Mikha Gabriela et al
Past projects
Discovering novel antimalarials to block parasite virulence
Drugs are the main weapons used to combat malaria infection, but parasites are becoming resistant and new medicines and drug targets are needed.
Drug resistance and mechanism of action studies
We work with medicinal chemists to develop new antimalarials that are effective against already multi-drug resistant parasites.