News: Honours projects - Antonio Ferrante
How the body clears a medically important fungal pathogen
Honours project: This immunopathology research project studies innate immunity in the killing of the fungal pathogen, Candida albicans by human phagocytes.
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Complement receptor immunoglobulin - infection & immunity & inflammation
![Characteristics, function and expression of complement receptors](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-06/ferrante-figure-receptors.png?h=3418f72d&itok=lYMgqCPa)
Honours project: Examine the complement receptor immunoglobulin expression in human macrophages and its role in infection and immunity and inflammation.
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Role of the Actin-Related Protein Complex 1B (ARPC1B) in neutrophil antimicrobial function
![The Arp2/3 complex is one of the major protein complexes in actin polymerisation and cellular motility.](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-06/ferrante-arp23-complex.png?h=bfb44aff&itok=1uj_ujAR)
Honours project: Investigate the role of the Actin-Related Protein Complex 1B (ARPC1B) in neutrophil antimicrobial function.