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Fighting the malaria scourge
"40% of the world's population is living under the threat of contracting malaria"Fighting the malaria scourge
In this video Dr Alex Maier talks about how a collaboration between ANU and Humboldt University is investigating new interdisciplinary approaches to eradicating the scourge of Malaria.Alex Maier elected Fellow of the Australian Society for Parasitology
Alex Maier has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Society for Parasitology.Pages
BSB Seminar Series: Uncovering therapeutic vulnerabilities in gastric cancer
1pm 7 Nov 2024
Dr Buchert will present two vignettes highlighting his group’s research in gastric cancer.
BSB Seminar Series: The Antimalarial Peroxide Artemisinin and Derivatives: Mechanism of Action - The "Heme Activation" Hypothesis vs. Oxidant Properties
1pm 21 Nov 2024
Over 50 years ago, the active principle 青蒿素 qīng hāo sū or artemisinin was isolated in pure crystal-line form from the leaves of the Chinese traditional herb 青蒿 qīng hāo - Artemisia annua - by Chinese groups working under the remarkable Project 523 during the latter stages of the Chinese Cultural Revolution.