Scalable process for high-yield production of PfCyRPA using insect cells for inclusion in a malaria virosome-based vaccine candidate (Publications)
Plasmodium falciparum cysteine-rich protective antigen (PfCyRPA) has been identified as a promising blood-stage candidate antigen to include in a broadly cross-reactive malaria vaccine. In the last co
Association of different restriction levels with COVID-19-related distress and mental health in somatic inpatients: a secondary analysis of Swiss... (Publications)
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and related countermeasures hinder health care access and affect mental wellbeing of non-COVID-19 patients. There is lack of evidence on di
Personal radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure of adolescents in the Greater London area in the SCAMP cohort and the association with... (Publications)
Personal measurements of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) have been used in several studies to characterise personal exposure in daily life, but such data are limitedly available for ado
Validity and cardio-metabolic risk profiles of DNA methylation clocks among adults in south-central Côte d’Ivoire (Publications)
Background: Aging populations in Africa face a growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), contextualized in broad external exposome and weak health systems. These could accelerate aging and s
Community-based models of care for management of type 2 diabetes mellitus among non-pregnant adults in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review protocol (Publications)
Background: The burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing in low- and middle-income countries, including sub-Sahara Africa (SSA). However, awareness of and access to T2DM diagnosis and c
Identifying the sources of intestinal colonization with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing <em>Escherichia coli </em>in healthy infants in the... (Publications)
The prevalence of fecal colonization with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-Ec) among children in low- and middle-income countries is alarmingly high. This study aimed
Towards a One Health food safety strategy for Palestine: a mixed-method study (Publications)
Introduction: Foodborne diseases, together with increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR), pose a threat to public health in an era of huge challenges with climate change and the risks of zoonotic epi
Long-term air pollution exposure and COVID-19 case-severity: an analysis of individual-level data from Switzerland (Publications)
Several studies are pointing out that exposure to elevated air pollutants could contribute to increased COVID-19 mortality. However, literature on the associations between air pollution exposure and C