Professor of biochemistry and parasitology at the University of Louvain (UCL), Belgium
Leuven, Vlaams Gewest,
Joined February 2009
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Huge news for the parasitology community: the-scientist.com/news/piet-…?
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Cyanotriazole compounds can rapidly cure trypanosome infections in mice, a new study finds. The results bring the possibility of eradication and effective management of many neglected tropical diseases.
📄: scim.ag/3aZ
#SciencePerspective: scim.ag/3aY
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Sad news - Professor Gloria Rudenko passed away last week. She worked on antigenic variation and immune evasion in African Trypanosomes. She will be missed.
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Check out the @NatureComms paper from Guy Caljon Team (WG3 leader of @1Healthdrugs_ca)!
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#sleeepingsickness #Parasites #infections #NIDs
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Meet our Chair @MariaPaolaCosti @UNIMORE_univ and Vice-Chair @AnabelaCordeir5 @i3S_UPorto! Stay tuned following @1Healthdrugs_ca!
#MedChem #parasite #NIDs #enviromental #sustainability #drugs
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When a dream comes true. The high-resolution structure of Trypanosoma brucei ATP synthase dimer. This study would not have been possible without the excellent collaboration with @A_Amunts
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Congratulations to Simon Croft, Professor of Parasitology @LSHTM, who has been awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Science today 🎓 #DUcongregation
ALT Image of honorary doctorate, Simon Croft, with a quote saying "Over 50 years ago I graduated in Zoology from Durham University. It would never have occurred to me then that half a century later I would receive such an honour from my Alma Mater."
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Congratulations to @MariaPaolaCosti and co-applicants on the approval of the new COST Action CA21111 “One Health drugs against parasitic vector borne diseases in Europe and beyond” (OneHealthdrugs), to develop and promote collaborative work on treatments of humans and animals.
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Kinetoplastid Molecular Cell Biology Meeting #kmcb17, Sat April 22-noon on Wed. April 26, 2017 @MBLScience mbl-web.ungerboeck.com/wri/w…
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Tonight @AJCure will be about #kalaazar and the #drugdiscovery booster looking for a cure! 22:30 GMT @AJEnglish ow.ly/QpFVA #NTDs
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Incredible Time-Lapse Video Gives an Astronaut's View of Earth: If you were an astronaut, this could be the view... bit.ly/sV2cdR