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Email

ctonkin@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Principal Fellow)
Department of Medical Biology (WEHI)
ORCID

0000-0002-7036-6222

A/Prof Christopher Tonkin

Honorary (Principal Fellow)
Department of Medical Biology (WEHI)

78 Scholarly works
0 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    GID/CTLH E3 ligase complex control cell fate programs for sexual development of Plasmodium falciparum
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-69183-9
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Serological and molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii in naturally infected red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Victoria, Australia
    DOI: 10.1007/s00436-025-08606-w
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Metabolic clash of Cryptosporidium and its host
    DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2025.09.011
  • 2025

    Journal article

    To be or not to be: how does the brain respond to different different differentdifferentinfectious agents?
    DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00326-25
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A pre-existing chronic Toxoplasma gondii infection promotes epileptogenesis and neuropathology in a mouse model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2025.04.026
  • 2025

    Conference Proceedings

    Ex-SCAPE: Fast Volumetric Imaging of Expanded Biological Samples using Oblique Plane Light Sheet Microscopy
    DOI: 10.14293/apmc13-2025-0290
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Seroprevalence and risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii exposure in Australian feral and stray cats using an in-house modified agglutination test
    DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2024.110306
Christopher Tonkin

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Journal article

    A pre-existing Toxoplasma gondii infection exacerbates the pathophysiological response and extent of brain damage after traumatic brain injury in mice
    DOI: 10.1186/s12974-024-03014-w
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Toxoplasma protein export and effector function
    DOI: 10.1038/s41564-023-01563-z
  • 2023

    Conference Proceedings

    INSIGHTS INTO HOW A PRE-EXISTING TOXOPLASMA GONDII INFECTION SHAPES THE NEUROIMMUNE RESPONSE AND ALTERS BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES FOLLOWING SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN MICE

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