Screening a repurposing library, the Medicines for Malaria Venture Stasis Box, against <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The development of new treatments against schistosomiasis is imperative but lacks commercial interest. Drug repurposing represents a suitable strategy to identify potential treatments, whi
If you can't measure it- you can't change it - a longitudinal study on improving quality of care in hospitals and health centers in rural... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Kenyan Ministry of Health- Department of Standards and Regulations sought to operationalize the Kenya Quality Assurance Model for Health. To this end an integrated quality management s
Biological evaluation and x-ray co-crystal structures of cyclohexylpyrrolidine ligands for trypanothione reductase, an enzyme from the redox... (Publications)
The tropical diseases human African trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease, and the various forms of leishmaniasis are caused by parasites of the family of trypanosomatids. These protozoa possess a unique re
<em>In silico</em> guided reconstruction and analysis of ICAM-1-binding var genes from <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
The Plasmodium falciparum variant surface antigen PfEMP1 expressed on the surface of infected erythrocytes is thought to play a major role in the pathology of severe malaria. As the sequence pool of t
Small scale migration along the interoceanic highway in Madre de Dios, Peru: an exploration of community perceptions and dynamics due to migration (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Madre de Dios, a southern state in the Peruvian Amazon basin, has experienced rapid development as well as an influx of migrants since the construction of the Interoceanic Highway (IOH) co