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Biography
Kiaran carried out his PhD in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Sydney (1985-1988). From 1989 he was based at the Oxford University Laboratory of Physiology where he held an Oxford Nuffield Medical Fellowship and a Lister Institute Research Fellowship, as well as Research Fellowships at Wolfson and Exeter Colleges. He returned to Australia in 1996 to head the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the ANU Faculty of Science, holding this post until June 2009 when he took up the position of Director of the newly-created ANU Research School of Biology. From 2014 to 2017 Kiaran served as the Dean of the ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment. Since August 2017 he has been Dean of the ANU College of Science.
Kiaran was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS) in 2017 and appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2023 Australia Day Honours.
Research Interests
Kiaran's major research interests are in the biology of the malaria parasite, with a particular focus on the mechanism of action of, and mechanisms of resistance to, antimalarial drugs.
Qualifications
B.Sc. (Biochemistry, USyd), Ph.D. (Biochemistry, USyd), D.Phil. (Physiology, Oxon)
External Scholarly Memberships and Affiliations
Chair, Australian Wine Research Institute
2023 → …
Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
2017 → …
Board, Australian Wine Research Institute
2017 → …
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A G358S mutation in the Plasmodium falciparum Na+ pump PfATP4 confers clinically-relevant resistance to cipargamin
Qiu, D., Pei, J. V., Rosling, J. E. O., Thathy, V., Li, D., Xue, Y., Tanner, J. D., Penington, J. S., Aw, Y. T. V., Aw, J. Y. H., Xu, G., Tripathi, A. K., Gnadig, N. F., Yeo, T., Fairhurst, K. J., Stokes, B. H., Murithi, J. M., Kümpornsin, K., Hasemer, H., Dennis, A. S. M., & 11 others, 30 Sept 2022, In: Nature Communications. 13, 1, p. 5746 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Open Drug Discovery Competition: Experimental Validation of Predictive Models in a Series of Novel Antimalarials
Tse, E. G., Aithani, L., Anderson, M., Cardoso-Silva, J., Cincilla, G., Conduit, G. J., Galushka, M., Guan, D., Hallyburton, I., Irwin, B. W. J., Kirk, K., Lehane, A. M., Lindblom, J. C. R., Lui, R., Matthews, S., McCulloch, J., Motion, A., Ng, H. L., Öeren, M., Robertson, M. N., & 7 others, 25 Nov 2021, In: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 64, 22, p. 16450-16463 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Coordinated action of multiple transporters in the acquisition of essential cationic amino acids by the intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii
Fairweather, S. J., Rajendran, E., Blume, M., Javed, K., Steinhöfel, B., McConville, M. J., Kirk, K., Bröer, S. & Van Dooren, G. G., Aug 2021, In: PLoS Pathogens. 17, 8, e1009835.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identifying the major lactate transporter of Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites
Zeng, J. M., Hapuarachchi, S. V., Shafik, S. H., Martin, R. E., Kirk, K., van Dooren, G. G. & Lehane, A. M., Dec 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 6787.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Substrate-mediated regulation of the arginine transporter of Toxoplasma gondii
Rajendran, E., Clark, M., Goulart, C., Steinhöfel, B., Tjhin, E. T., Gross, S., Smith, N. C., Kirk, K. & van Dooren, G. G., Aug 2021, In: PLoS Pathogens. 17, 8, 1009816.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus)
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Na()-dysregulating antimalarials: blocking the roads to resistance by understanding PfATP4 and its place in parasite physiology
Lehane, A., Corry, B., Fidock, D. A., Kirk, K., Sleebs, B. & van Dooren, G.
1/01/24 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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How do apicomplexan parasites steal amino acids from their hosts?
van Dooren, G., Kirk, K. & Lehane, A.
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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National Agricultural and Environment Sciences Precinct
Keating, B., Stone, E., Carver, J., Easton, C., Kirk, K. & Moritz, C.
2/03/15 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Understanding high-level resistance to antimalarial PfATP4 inhibitors
1/01/19 → 31/10/21
Project: Research