Lara Herrero Australian Society for Microbiology Annual Scientific Meeting 2021

Lara Herrero

BSc Hons (UWA), Grad Dip Ed, PhD (UWA) Future Research Leader/ARC Research Fellow (DECRA), Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University Phone- (07) 5552 7858 Email- l.herrero@griffith.edu.au Web-http://www.griffith.edu.au/science-aviation/institute-glycomics/staff/dr-lara-herrero My research centers on infectious diseases, in particular understanding how pathogens are transmitted and cause disease, with the goal of developing new therapeutics to target various aspects of the infectious process. Currently I am at the Institute for Glycomics at Griffith University where I am examining the pathology and glycobiology of infection with emerging mosquito-borne viruses such as chikungunya virus (CHIKV), dengue virus and Ross River virus (RRV). The ultimate goal being to limit virus dissemination within the mosquito host and prevent disease transmission and spread.