Health impacts of anthropogenic biomass burning in the developed world (Publications)
Climate change policies have stimulated a shift towards renewable energy sources such as biomass. The economic crisis of 2008 has also increased the practice of household biomass burning as it is ofte
Discovery of inhibitors of<em> Trypanosoma brucei</em> by phenotypic screening of a focused protein kinase library (Publications)
A screen of a focused kinase inhibitor library against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense led to the identification of seven series, totaling 121 compounds, which showed > 50 % inhibition at 5 muM. Screen
How do clinicians prefer cultural competence training? Findings from the DSM-5 cultural formulation interview field trial (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: This study's objective is to analyze training methods clinicians reported as most and least helpful during the DSM-5 Cultural Formulation Interview field trial, reasons why, and association
Matching comprehensive health insurance reimbursements to their real costs: the case of antenatal care visits in a region of Peru (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Prepaid contributory systems are increasingly being recognized as key mechanisms in achieving universal health coverage in low and middle-income countries. Peru created the Seguro Integral
Highly antiplasmodial non-natural oxidative products of dioncophylline A: synthesis, absolute configuration, and conformational stability (Publications)
Four new compounds, the monomeric dioncotetralones A (6 a) and B (6 b) and the dimeric compounds jozimine A3 (7) and jozimine A4 (9), were semi-synthesized from the natural product dioncophylline A (4
A novel isothermal microcalorimetry tool to assess drug effects on<em> Ancylostoma ceylanicum</em> and <em>Necator americanus</em> (Publications)
Soil-transmitted helminths, which affect the poorest communities, worldwide cause a range of symptoms and morbidity, yet few treatment options are available and drug resistance is a concern. To improv
Integrated health messaging for multiple neglected zoonoses: approaches, challenges and opportunities in Morocco (Publications)
Integrating the control of multiple neglected zoonoses at the community-level holds great potential, but critical data is missing to inform the design and implementation of different interventions. In
Benzo[b]quinolizinium derivatives have a strong antimalarial activity and inhibit indoleamine dioxygenase (Publications)
The heme-containing enzymes indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1 and -2 (IDO-1, -2) catalyze the conversion of the essential amino acid tryptophan into kynurenine. Metabolites of the kynurenine pathway and I