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DrKenya Fernandes

ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Fellow

Faculty of Science

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  • ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Fellow
    Faculty of Science

RESEARCH INTERESTs

  • Insect-fungus interactions
  • Ecology of bee hive products
  • Antimicrobial potential of Australian honey
  • Developing novel antifungal therapies
  • Drug discovery from natural products
  • Phenotypic plasticity in fungal pathogens

 

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    Uncovering fungus-bee interactions for pollinator and ecosystem health
    Australian Research Council (ARC)30 Jun 2025 - 29 Jun 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Fernandes K
  • GRANT
    Insect sentinels for tracking emerging fungal threats at the farm-bushland interface
    Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases (Sydney ID)1 Jan 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Fernandes K
  • GRANT
    Insect-microbe symbiosis as a driver of speciation
    School of Life and Environmental Sciences (SOLES)1 Jan 2024
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Exploring fungus and native bee interactions for ecosystem and human health
    Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases (Sydney ID)1 Jan 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Fernandes K
  • GRANT
    Optimising antifungal therapies with protein-powered synergy
    Centre for Drug Discovery Innovation1 Jan 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Fernandes K
  • GRANT
    Adapting fungal strategies to deliver antifungal agents
    Centre for Drug Discovery Innovation1 Jan 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Fernandes K