Fiona Angrisano

Fiona Angrisano is an Adjunct Research Fellow affiliated with Monash University's Department of Immunology via Alfred Hospital. She holds a PhD from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) and completed postdoctoral work at Imperial College London and Cambridge University. Her research focuses on malaria transmission blocking vaccines, parasite motility mechanisms, and translational medicine to bridge gaps in malaria prevention tools.

Education: Honours in Biochemistry (La Trobe University, 2015), PhD in Medical Research (WEHI, 2015), and Bachelor of Biological Sciences (La Trobe University, 2007).

Key research interests include vaccine antigen discovery, delivery systems optimization, and pre-clinical/clinical trial design for anti-malarial interventions. Collaborations involve institutions like the Burnet Institute and international societies such as the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to global health and poverty reduction. Notable research areas include parasite cell biology, exosome-mediated communication, and antibody-based diagnostic methods for SARS-CoV-2.