Phylogenetic inference methods. Diversity and expression of proteins involved in membrane trafficking and signal transduction in parasitic protists. Collaborative work on diverse aspects of the molecular and cellular biology of trichomonads and diplomonads. Identification and characterisation of mitochondrial genes and their products in amitochondriate protists - diplomonads, Parabasalia and Microsporidia. Target genes indicated above are fully characterised.
Molecular data suggest an early acquisition of the mitochondrion endosymbiont.