Dr. rer. nat. in Biochemistry. interested in VL/CVL Diagnosis, the Proteasome as Drug Targets in Trypanosomatid Diseases, protein biochemistry and immunology.
Visceral #leishmaniasis is deadly if untreated. In Eastern Africa, half of those affected are children under 15. Current treatments are painful and potentially toxic.
@RFI featured our work to change this.
🎙️Listen/read here [in French]: https://t.co/Kf2vMpwXg3
Diagnostic Performance of a Novel Point-of-Care Test for the Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Sudan: A… https://t.co/mMczzimWeh
Our recent reprint with The Lancet😄
Comparative Study of a Novel Lateral Flow Rapid Test with Conventional Serological Test Systems for the Diagnosis of Canine Leishmaniosis in Croatia and Brazil https://t.co/MHV9zc1NCR #mdpipathogens via @Pathogens_MDPI
India is close to eliminating #kalaazar.
'The achievement could strengthen the commitment to future public health initiatives,' says @drskavita, our South Asia Director, in @dwnews. ⬇️
https://t.co/8DGqtD4hUO
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman – awarded the 2023 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine – discovered that base-modified mRNA can be used to block activation of inflammatory reactions and increase protein production when mRNA is delivered to cells.
In 1993, chemistry laureate Moungi Bawendi revolutionised the methods for manufacturing quantum dots, making their quality extremely high – a vital prerequisite for their use in today’s nanotechnology.
#NobelPrize
BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2023 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.”
BREAKING NEWS
The 2023 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
The high incidence of #CVL in SW Europe, affecting 2.5 million dogs, is spreading to northern Europe due to climate change and dog movement. #RDT is crucial to prevent further spread. A new leishmaniasis test by #Goldstandarddiagnostics is coming soon for dogs.🐕 #DRUID#TransMit