Lara Grollo

Engaging students in population genetics online: Genetic wheel activity.

Lara Grollo, Daniel Andrews, Lauren Salo

Journal article  |  2023  |  Biochem Mol Biol Educ

Salivary Blockade Protects the Lower Respiratory Tract of Mice from Lethal Influenza Virus Infection

Karen Ivinson, Georgia Deliyannis, Leanne McNabb, Lara Grollo, Brad Gilbertson, David Jackson, Lorena E Brown

Journal article  |  2017  |  JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

It is possible to model the progression of influenza virus from the upper respiratory tract to the lower respiratory tract in the ..

Synthetic B-Cell Epitopes Eliciting Cross-Neutralizing Antibodies: Strategies for Future Dengue Vaccine

Babu Ramanathan, Chit Laa Poh, Kristin Kirk, William John Hannan McBride, John Aaskov, Lara Grollo

Journal article  |  2016  |  PLOS ONE

Dengue virus (DENV) is a major public health threat worldwide. A key element in protection from dengue fever is the neutralising a..

Development of antiviral agents toward enterovirus 71 infection

Hamid Reza Pourianfar, Lara Grollo

Journal article  |  2015  |  JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTION

Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection remains a public health problem at a global level, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. The in..

Enterovirus-Specific Anti-peptide Antibodies

Chit Laa Poh, Katherine Kirk, Hui Na Chua, Lara Grollo

Book Chapter  |  2015  |  Methods in Molecular Biology

Enterovirus 71 (EV-71) is the main causative agent of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) which is generally regarded as a mild c..

Initial evidence on differences among Enterovirus 71, Coxsackievirus A16 and Coxsackievirus B4 in binding to cell surface heparan sulphate.

Hamid Reza Pourianfar, Kristin Kirk, Lara Grollo

Journal article  |  2014  |  Virusdisease

Cell surface heparan sulphate (HS) mediates infection for many viruses from diverse families. We demonstrated significant antivira..

Evidence of Synergistic Activity of Medicinal Plant Extracts against Neuraminidase Inhibitor Resistant Strains of Influenza Viruses

Dhivya Rajasekaran, Enzo A Palombo, Tiong Chia Yeo, Diana Lim Siok Ley, Chu Lee Tu, Francois Malherbe, Lara Grollo

Journal article  |  2014  |  Advances in Microbiology

Global Impact of Heparin on Gene Expression Profiles in Neural Cells Infected by Enterovirus 71

Hamid Reza Pourianfar, Enzo Palombo, Lara Grollo

Journal article  |  2014  |  INTERVIROLOGY

OBJECTIVES: Heparan sulphate mimetics, particularly heparin (Hep), have previously been shown to considerably inhibit infection of..

Identification of Traditional Medicinal Plant Extracts with Novel Anti-Influenza Activity

Dhivya Rajasekaran, Enzo A Palombo, Tiong Chia Yeo, Diana Lim Siok Ley, Chu Lee Tu, Francois Malherbe, Lara Grollo

Journal article  |  2013  |  PLOS ONE

The emergence of drug resistant variants of the influenza virus has led to a need to identify novel and effective antiviral agents..

A Colorimetric-Based Accurate Method for the Determination of Enterovirus 71 Titer

Hamid Reza Pourianfar, Arman Javadi, Lara Grollo

Journal article  |  2012  |  INDIAN JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

The 50 % tissue culture infectious dose (TCID50) is still one of the most commonly used techniques for estimating virus titers. Ho..