Christopher Peacock

Dr, BSc Portsmouth , PhD Cantab. , FIMLS

  • The University of Western Australia (M504), 35 Stirling Highway,

    6009 Perth

    Australia

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Personal profile

Biography

Associate Professor Christopher Peacock attained his PhD at Cambridge University, UK in 1998. His main area of interest is in the genomics of pathogens causing tropical or neglected diseases. After 3 years working abroad in both Brazil and the Ivory Coast he spent a further 6 years at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute before making the move to Western Australia.

Roles and responsibilities

He currently heads up a group within the discipline of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Western Australia

Funding overview

NHMRC Project Grant 2010-2013
ARC Future Fellowship 2010-2014

Research

Current interests include genomics, host interactions and vaccine development in leishmaniasis, bioinformatics and metagenomic sequencing of bacterial communities.

Previous positions

Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Telethon Institute for Child Health

Languages

English
passable French and Brazilian Portugues

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

Research expertise keywords

  • Pathogen genomics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Parasitology
  • Leishmaniasis
  • Immunogenetics

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