Protozoa
Current studies on protozoal infections include:
Malaria:
- Drug discovery for malaria - laboratories of Prof Simon Croft and Dr Livia Vivas
- Co-infections with malaria and intestinal helminths - laboratory of Dr Helena Helmby
- Role of cytokines in immunity and immunopathology - laboratory of Prof Eleanor Riley
- Clinical trial of candidate P.falciparum malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01E - laboratory of Prof Eleanor Riley
- Correlating protection against malaria with serum antibody profiles to P.falciparum - laboratory of Prof Eleanor Riley
- Recognition of P.falciparum-infected red blood cells by human natural killer cells - laboratory of Prof Eleanor Riley
- The development and lifespan of memory T cells following malaria infection in humans - laboratory of Prof Eleanor Riley
- Monitoring trends in malaria transmission using serological markers of malaria exposure - laboratory of Prof Eleanor Riley
- Functional analysis of STEVOR polypeptides - laboratory of Dr Colin Sutherland
- Immuno-epidemiology of malaria and impact of control measures - laboratory of Prof Geoffrey Targett
Leishmania:
- Novel immunomodulators for therapy against leishmaniasis - laboratory of Prof Simon Croft
- Drug discovery for leishmaniasis and other trypanosomatids - laboratory of Prof Simon Croft
