Dr Prasad Paradkar

Senior Research Scientist
Health and Biosecurity
CSIRO

prasad.paradkar@csiro.au

Research Activities

Identifying novel methods to reduce the health burden of mosquito-borne infections.
Determining factors responsible for mosquito vector competence, with focus on mosquito antiviral immunity.
Understanding the concept of tolerance and resistance during infectious diseases using insect and small animal models.

Disease Models

Mosquito/tick vector competence
Animal transmission models

Genetically Modified Organisms

Mosquitoes

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