Novel inhibitors of Trypanosoma cruzi dihydrofolate reductase (Publications)
There is an urgent need for the development of new drugs to treat Chagas' disease, which is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The enzyme dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) has been a ver
Synthesis and testing of 5-benzyl-2,4-diaminopyrimidines as potential inhibitors of leishmanial and trypanosomal dihydrofolate reductase (Publications)
Dihydrofolate reductase is a drug target that has not been thoroughly investigated in leishmania and trypanosomes. Work has previously shown that 5-benzyl-2,4-diaminopyrimidines are selective inhibito
Cost-effectiveness of social marketing of insecticide-treated nets for malaria control in the United Republic of Tanzania (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To assess the costs and consequences of a social marketing approach to malaria control in children by means of insecticide-treated nets in two rural districts of the United Republic of Tanz