Barr Honours Projects

Projects by negotiation

Background: The Bacteriophage Biology research group studies bacteriophages and their function and role within the human body.  Bacteriophage (or phage for short) are viruses that infect and kill bacteria and are the most abundant and diverse microbe found in the body. Phages control and manipulate bacterial populations, prevent infection and disease and have important roles in regulating the microbiome and body that have not yet been fully elucidated. Our group is an experimental biology lab that utilise a range of cross-disciplinary techniques to investigate fundamental and mechanistic bacteriophage biology.

Projects Available: Our research group has a number of on-going research projects that are suitable for Honours students. Some of our research focuses on phage therapy - or the use of phages to combat bacterial infections and disease, particularly those caused by difficult to treat, antibiotic resistant infections. We also investigate the role of bacteriophages within the human gut microbiome, utilise experimental evolution to study phage-bacterial infection and investigate the interaction between phages and human cells.

Interested Honours students should contact Jeremy Barr (jeremy.barr@monash.edu) to discuss research opportunities available in the lab. More information can be found through our lab website - https://thebarrlab.org/

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