Staff profile

Dr Christopher Adda

Research Fellow, Commercial Development Manager

Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering

School of Molecular Sciences
Department of Biochemistry
La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science

Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

BSc(Hons), PhD (La Trobe), Post Grad Diploma, Innovation Management

Membership of professional associations

Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia

Area of study

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Recent publications

Adda CG, MacRaild CA, Reiling L, Wycherley K, Boyle MJ, Kienzle V, Masendycz P, Foley M, Beeson JG, Norton RS, Anders RF. (2012) Antigenic characterization of an intrinsically unstructured protein, Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 2. Infect Immun. 80(12):4177-85.

Zhang X, Adda CG, Low A, Zhang J, Zhang W, Sun H, Tu X, Anders RF, Norton RS. (2012) Role of the helical structure of the N-terminal region of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 2 in fibril formation and membrane interaction. Biochemistry. 51(7):1380-7.

McCarthy JS, Marjason J, Elliott S, Fahey P, Bang G, Malkin E, Tierney E, Aked-Hurditch H, Adda C, Cross N, Richards JS, Fowkes FJ, Boyle MJ, Long C, Druilhe P, Beeson JG, Anders RF. (2011)  A phase 1 trial of MSP2-C1, a blood-stage malaria vaccine containing 2 isoforms of MSP2 formulated with Montanide® ISA 720. PLoS One. 6(9):e24413

Chandrashekaran IR, Adda CG, Macraild CA, Anders RF, Norton RS. (2011) EGCG disaggregates amyloid-like fibrils formed by Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 2. Arch Biochem Biophys. 513(2):153-7.

Chandrashekaran IR, Adda CG, MacRaild CA, Anders RF, Norton RS. (2010) Inhibition by flavonoids of amyloid-like fibril formation by Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 2. Biochemistry. 49(28):5899-908.

Yang X, Adda CG, MacRaild CA, Low A, Zhang X, Zeng W, Jackson DC, Anders RF, Norton RS. (2010) Identification of key residues involved in fibril formation by the conserved N-terminal region of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 2 (MSP2). Biochimie. 92(10):1287-95.

Anders RF, Adda CG, Foley M, Norton RS. (2010) Recombinant protein vaccines against the asexual blood stages of Plasmodium falciparum. Hum Vaccin. 6(1):39-53.