Dr Michael Ginger

Senior Lecturer

Research Interests

I am interested in the biochemistry and cell biology of metabolism in protozoa, and combine in silico genome mining with experimental wet bench science. Current research themes include:

• Flagellum-associated metabolism in African trypanosomes and other flagellate protozoa
• Pathways of amino acid and lipid metabolism in the human pathogens Trypanosoma brucei and Leishmania
• Unusual biochemistry associated with the mitochondrial inter-membrane space in trypanosomes - cytochrome c maturation and protein import mechanisms
• Environmental influences and metabolic diversity in microbial eukaryotes

Our work involves collaborations with other scientists in the UK, USA Argentina and Czech Republic. Information about the biology and the tropical diseases caused by the protozoan parasites on which we do most of our experimental work can be found on the WHO website.