Assoc. Professor Emanuela Handman is a parasitologist with an interest in intracellular pathogens and their interaction with the host at the molecular, cellular and organismal levels.
		Over a career spanning 30 years as Head of the Leishmania Laboratory at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research she has focused on two main themes. On the parasite side, the elucidation of the structure, function and biochemistry of surface molecules involved in invasion of host cells and establishment of intracellular infection. On the host side, the dissection of the genetics of host responses to infection and their role in susceptibility or resistance to disease. More recently, using Leishmania functional genomics her group has made significant progress in the identification of novel targets for anti parasite drugs. She is a Fellow of the Australian Society for Parasitology and an Honorary Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology at Monash University.