Prof Wendy Gibson

General area of research is Molecular Parasitology, specifically parasitic protozoa
The mechanism of genetic exchange (sexual reproduction) in trypanosomes
Molecular evolution of trypanosomes
Taxonomy of trypanosomes and epidemiology of sleeping sickness and animal trypanosomiasis
Development and differentiation of trypanosomes within the tsetse vector
Further information about my research can be found by following this link to the Molecular Parasitology Group home page.http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/research/plant/parasitology/