Leading expertise in infectious diseases
The Webster Centre for Infectious Diseases is a multidisciplinary research centre which aims to address important problems caused by infectious diseases in New Zealand today. We have over sixty experts from four universities, and key Crown Research Institutes working to translate discoveries into practical applications against infectious diseases. Members of the Webster Centre use a variety of methods in their research, ranging from chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, bioinformatics, microbiology, and public health surveys.
Key research
- Applied and molecular immunology
- Bacterial physiology and antimicrobial resistance
- Genomics of emerging infectious diseases
- Human virology: human papillomavirus
- Human virology: influenza virus
- Immunity to bacterial infection
- Molecular virology and viral pathogenesis
- Oral microbiology and antifungal drug resistance
- Pseudomonas in kiwifruit
- Structural biology of infectious diseases
