Mr Richard Atherton
BSc MSc
Research Assistant
Richard is a parasitologist with a background in molecular and cellular biology, and an academic focus on infectious disease. He obtained a BSc in Microbiology in 2016 from the University of Leeds, and subsequently earned an MSc in Control of Infectious Diseases in 2018 from LSHTM.
His research at the School is focused on dissecting the fundamental biology of the pathogen Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas’ disease.
Affiliations
Department of Infection Biology
Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases
Research
Research Area
Parasites
Disease control
Protozoa
Discipline
Microbiology
Molecular biology
Parasitology
Disease and Health Conditions
Infectious disease
Chagas Disease
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
Vector borne disease
Selected Publications
Design and synthesis of Mannich base-type derivatives containing imidazole and benzimidazole as lead compounds for drug discovery in Chagas Disease.
2021
European journal of medicinal chemistry