SOPHYA (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/topics/non-communicable-diseases/physical-activity/sophya
SOPHYA: Swiss children’s Objectively measured PHYsical Activity Die SOPHYA-Studie untersuchte, wie sich Kinder und Jugendliche aus der ganzen Schweiz bewegen, respektive sportlich betätigen und wie si
KvarQ: Targeted and direct variant calling in FastQ reads of bacterial genomes (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/about/mpi/tuberculosis-ecology-and-evolution/kvarq-targeted-and-direct-variant-calling-in-fastq-reads-of-bacterial-genomes
KvarQ Targeted and Direct Variant Calling in FastQ Reads of Bacterial Genomes The programme KvarQ performs rapid in silico genotyping for selected loci (e.g. phylogenetic SNPs, drug resistance mutatio
In Focus: Helena Greter investigates parasites in snails, livestock and humans in the Sahel (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/in-focus-helena-greter-investigates-parasites-in-snails-livestock-and-humans-in-the-sahel
Helena Greter has had an intense time of it. The epidemiologist at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) has just spent 10 days in Chad, taking stock at the halfway point of her t
In Focus: Helena Greter investigates parasites in snails, livestock and humans in the Sahel – and involves the population in interventions (Blog)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/impact-stories/in-focus-helena-greter-investigates-parasites-in-snails-livestock-and-humans-in-the-sahel/blog-id/87
The health of humans, animals and the environment are interconnected; this is the starting point of the One Health concept. This approach guides epidemiologist Helena Greter’s research in Chad. The ai
Arthropod Facility | Swiss TPH Research Infrastructure (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/research/research-infrastructure/arthropod-facility
Arthropod Facility Many species of blood-sucking arthropods, such as mosquitoes, sand flies or ticks, transmit pathogens from one host to another, causing disease in humans and animals, and are called
Laboratories | Research Infrastructure at Swiss TPH (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/research/research-infrastructure/laboratories
Laboratories BSL-2 Laboratories The majority of the laboratories at Swiss TPH have the biosafety level 2 (BSL-2) to protect humans and the environment from hazards or damage that could be caused by th
Biobanks | Research Infrastructure at Swiss TPH (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/research/research-infrastructure/biobanks
Biobanks The Swiss TPH biobanks store over half a million biological samples such as blood, urine, stool and saliva in refrigerators at -80°C, collected prospectively in the context of population-base
BSL-3 Laboratories | Research Infrastructure at Swiss TPH (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/research/research-infrastructure/bsl-3-laboratories
BSL-3 Laboratories The Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) facility has a floor area of 240 m2 and consists of six research laboratories and laboratory infrastructure rooms. The BSL-3 facility has state-of-the-
PNG Programme (Page)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/about/eph/health-interventions/intervention-effectiveness-and-impact/png-programme
Supporting the National Malaria Control Programme of Papua New Guinea Team in Papua New Guinea Swiss TPH has a long history of collaborating with partners in Papua New Guinea (PNG), a country of almos
