Profile
Julian Rayner
Big malaria news recently - identification of the gene responsible for the most dangerous form of parasite drug resistance. Will it help elimination? Let's see...
My CV
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Education:
Cashmere High School, Christchurch, New Zealand. 1983-88.
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Qualifications:
Undergrad – Lincoln University, New Zealand, 1989-92. Postgrad – Cambridge, England. 1993-1997.
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Work History:
Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, USA for four years. CDC is the US public health institute, very interesting place to work. Then started my own research group at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and was there 2002 – 2008.
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Current Job:
Malaria parasites and their interactions with human red blood cells
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My Typical Day:
Varied – from digging through e-mail, to writing papers, to attending meetings, to looking at the latest data, to flying to conferences or malaria endemic countries. Never dull.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
The genome sequence of malaria parasites is essential for my research because it basically gives us the complete target list – the list of all genes we could try to develop drugs or vaccines against.
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Passionately seeking a cure. Whoops, that’s four.
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Never.
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Hard to describe the mix. Most recent uploads – Maroon 5, John Lennon, Arctic Monkeys.
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
Anything to do with mountains – climbing, walking, camping, skiing.
Tell us a joke.
My son just told me this one this morning – Q: What did the peanut say to the police officer? A: Help, I’ve been a-salted.
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