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Our Team

Photoboard and short biographies of our Network members and associates, including their current role and research specialisms.

Professor Paul Denny

Network Director; Professor, of Parasitology

Centre for Global Infectious diseases, Durham University

Durham, United Kingdom
Professor Nahid Ali

HUB leader, India

J.C. Bose and Raja Ramanna Fellow, Infectious Diseases and Immunology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology

Kolkata, India
Professor M. Iqbal Choudhary H.I., S.I., T.I.,

Network HUB Lead (Pakistan); Netowrk Institutional Lead (ICCBS, University of Karachi); ICCBS Director, Professor of Natural Products Chemistry

International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS)/ Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research / H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry / University of Karachi.

Karachi, Pakistan
Professor Ariel Silber

Network HUB Lead (South America); Network Institutional Lead (USP); Professor of Parasitology

Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo

São Paulo, Brazil
Professor Patrick Steel

UK HUB lead; Professor of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Department of Chemistry, Durham University

Durham, United Kingdom
Professor Simon Croft FRSB

Network International Advisory Group Chair; Professor of Parasitology

Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

London, United Kingdom
Dr Mags Leighton

Project officer: communications and outreach

Durham University

Durham, UK
Dr Katrien van Boxclaer

NTD Network Fellow

University of York

University of York, UK
Dr Kalesh Karunakaran

NTD Network Fellow

Chemistry Department, Durham University

Durham, United Kingdom
Dr Hachemi Kadri

NTD Network Fellow (Durham, UK)

Department of Chemistry, Durham University

Durham, United Kingdom
Dr Nathaniel Jones

NTD Network Fellow

University of York

University of York, UK
Dr Brian Mantilla

NTD Network Fellow

Durham University

Durham University, UK
Professor Bartira Rossi-Bergmann

Network Ethics Officer; Network Institutional Lead (UFRJ); Professor of Parasitology and Nanotechnology; Founder of LeishNano startup

Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Professor Steven L Cobb

Professor of Chemical Biology

Chemistry Department, Durham University

Durham, United Kingdom
Dr Adriano Cappellazzo Coelho

Network Institutional Lead (UNICAMP); Assistant Professor of Molecular Parasitology

Department of Animal Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)

Campinas, Brazil
Dr Julia Cricco

Professor of Biophysics / Independent Researcher

Universidad Nacional de Rosario / CONICET

Rosario, Argentina
Professor Guillermo Labadie

Network Institutional Lead (UNR); Professor of Organic Chemistry

Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR)/CONICET

Rosario, Argentina
Professor Jeremy C. Mottram

Network Institutional Lead, (University of York); Professor of Pathogen Biology

Centre for Immunology and Infection, Department of Biology, University of York

York, United Kingdom
Dr Exequiel Porta

Junior Research Fellow COFUND

Department of Chemistry, Durham University

Durham, United Kingdom
Professor Ehmke Pohl

Professor of Crystallography

Biophysical Sciences Institute at Durham University

Durham, United Kingdom
Professor Carlos Robello

Network Institutional Lead (IPM); Professor of Molecular Parasitology

Institut Pasteur de Montevideo (IPM) and School of Medicine, Montevideo

Montevideo, Uruguay
Professor Claudio A. Pereira

Network Institutional Lead; Professor of Parasitology

University of Buenos Aires / National Scientific and Technical Research Council / CONICET

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dr. Pradip Sen

Network Institutional Lead (CSIR-IMTECH); Principal Research Scientist

CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH)

Chandigarh, India
Professor Santuza Teixeira

Network Institutional Lead (UFMG); Professor of Parasitology, Biochemistry and Immunology

Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)

Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Professor Silvia R. B. Uliana

Associate Professor, Department of Parasitology

Department of Parasitology, University of São Paulo

São Paulo, Brazil
Professor Ana Paula Valente

Professor of Chemical Biology

Department of Structural Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dr Pegine Walrad

Network Partner (PI at York, UK)

Centre for Immunology and Infection in the Department of Biology, University of York

York, UK
Dr Anthony J Wilkinson

Professor at the Department of Chemistry

University of York

York, United Kingdom