
Ms Meghan Zadow
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
Postgraduate Student
School of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the largest proportion of human malaria infections and severe disease annually. These parasites have complex life cycles that require strict regulation of gene and protein expression for their continued transmission and survival however, the molecular mechanisms they employ to achieve this remain poorly understood. Utilising gene-editing and proteomics-based approaches, Meghan’s research aims to identify and characterise interacting protein partners of a group of DNA/RNA binding proteins thought to be essential during the disease-causing blood stage of this parasite’s lifecycle. Understanding the protein interaction networks of key parasite regulatory proteins will provide us with a greater understanding of this parasites sophisticated regulatory mechanisms, potentially leading to the identification of much-needed novel drug-targets.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2023 - ongoing Practical Demonstrator University of Adelaide 2022 - 2023 Technical Officer University of Adelaide -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2019 - 2022 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science (Biomedical) -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Zadow, M. E., MacRaild, C. A., Creek, D. J., & Wilson, D. W. (2025). Alba protein-mediated gene and protein regulation in protozoan parasites. International Journal for Parasitology.
2023 Natri, H. M., Abubakare, O., Asasumasu, K., Basargekar, A., Beaud, F., Botha, M., . . . Zisk, A. H. (2023). Anti-ableist language is fully compatible with high-quality autism research: Response to Singer et al. (2023). Autism Research, 16(4), 673-676.
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Conference Items
Year Citation 2021 ANZAED 2021 Hybrid Conference: Oral and Poster Abstracts (2021). Poster session presented at the meeting of Journal of Eating Disorders. England: Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
DOI Europe PMC1
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2024 - ongoing Secretary Australian Society of Microbiology SA/NT Branch Australian Society for Microbiology Australia 2023 - ongoing Representative Australian Society for Microbiology SA/NT Branch Australian Society for Microbiology Australia 2023 - ongoing Representative Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Standing Committee Australian Society for Microbiology Australia -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2024 - ongoing Member Australasian Proteomics Society Australia 2023 - ongoing Member Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing Australia 2022 - ongoing Member Australian Society for Parasitology Australia 2021 - ongoing Member Australian Society for Microbiology Australia 2021 - ongoing Member Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Australia
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