DrLuisa Monteiro de Miranda

Lecturer - Veterinary Pathology

Faculty of Science

Research projects & supervision summary

  • Detection of mucosal Immunoglobulin A in cats with and without Feline Herpesvirus and Feline Calicivirus infections using a bead-based Flow Cytometry assay
  • Virus isolation as a tool to investigate molecular diversity and pathogenesis of important feline viral infections

RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    “Histopathological analysis of a murine model of cryptococcosis using virulent environmental strains of Cryptococcus”
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Epidemiological investigation of fungal infections in cats and dogs in sydney
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Host-pathogen-environment interactions between Cryptococcus, koalas and eucalypt trees and their role in pathogen virulence, host exposure and disease progression.
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Investigating drivers of invasion, migration, and development of Fasciola hepatica using 3D cell culture models
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Prevalence and long-term outcomes in Australian cats exposed to feline coronavirus
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The association of Felis catus papillomavirus type 2 infection in feline cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas and its premalignant lesions (Bowenoid in situ carcinoma and actinic keratosis)