Sharing our expertise: The COMSTECH-NTD Network online joint virtual training programme
SIXTH COMSTECH-NTD Network Webinar: Structure-based drug design: Towards new anti-infectives
Webinar 6: 2nd February 2022:
“Structure-based drug design: Towards new anti-infectives”
Professor Ehmke Pohl
TIME: 15:00 Pakistan 10:00 UK 07:00 Brazil
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FIFTH COMSTECH-NTD Network webinar: The role of amino acids in the bioenergetics of Trypanosoma cruzi
Webinar 5: 22nd December, 2021
The role of amino acids in the bioenergetics of Trypanosoma cruzi
Professor Ariel Silber
NTD Network outreach: Cutaneous leishmaniasis introduction on YouTube!
Part of the ‘neglect’ of the Neglected Tropical diseases (NTDSs) leishmaniasis and Chagas disease arises from a lack of awareness, both from those at risk of infection and amongst the academic community. In response to this unmet need, our first video is now live on YouTube. ‘Cutaneous leishmaniasis: An introduction” is a short film, based on the experience of a family in an endemic area. This first animation is supported by the Durham Matariki Global Health theme. Please watch below, share on social media and subscribe to our channel! … Continue reading
FOURTH COMSTECH-NTD Network Webinar: Understanding the Immunology of Kala-Azar for Innovations in its Elimination and Control
27th October 2021
“Understanding the Immunology of Kala-Azar for Innovations in its Elimination and Control”
The 2021 MUSTAFA prize goes to Prof M Iqbal Choudhary, our Pakistan HUB lead!
Heartfelt congratulations go to our NTD Network HUB lead for Pakistan, Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, who is today being awarded the 2021 winner of the Mustafa (PBUH) Prize for his services in the field of bio-organic chemistry! This year’s ceremony, held today in Tehran, Iran, is part of a 4-day event that includes talks and workshops – enabling Iqbal and his fellow 2021 Laureates to share their passion for science with an international audience, including many early-career researchers.
In the headlines: UK Guardian newspaper campaign highlights NTD Network’s approach to neglected tropical diseases research
Today an interview with our director, Professor Paul Denny, features in a new campaign, running in the UK’s Guardian newspaper, to highlight the need to engage with the need for innovative research and better global public awareness for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).
THIRD COMSTECH-NTD Network Webinar: Identifying and validating new drug targets for Neglected Tropical Diseases
Webinar 3: 27th September 2021
“Identifying and validating new drug targets for Neglected Tropical Diseases”
Professor Patrick Steel: Durham University, UK
SECOND COMSTECH-NTD Network Webinar: Protozoan ‘Drug’ Discovery: Old Drugs, New Targets and Mining for Novelty
Webinar 2: 6th August 2021
Protozoan ‘Drug’ Discovery: Old Drugs, New Targets and Mining for Novelty
Professor Paul Denny, Durham University, UK
FIRST COMSTECH-NTD Network Webinar: CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing of Leishmania and Drug Target Validation