Heterochromatin protein 1 secures survival and transmission of malaria parasites (Publications)
Clonally variant expression of surface antigens allows the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum to evade immune recognition during blood stage infection and secure malaria transmission. We demonstra
Psychiatric disorders, suicidality, and personality among young men by sexual orientation (Publications)
Personality and its potential role in mediating risk of psychiatric disorders and suicidality are assessed by sexual orientation, using data collected among young Swiss men (n=5875) recruited while pr
<em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> genotypes and efficacy of intermittent preventive treatment in Papua New Guinea (Publications)
Intermittent preventive treatment of infants (IPTi) reduces early-childhood malaria-related morbidity. While genotypic drug resistance markers have proven useful in predicting the efficacy of antimala
<em>In vitro</em> and<em> In vivo</em> evaluation of 28DAP010, a novel diamidine for treatment of second-stage African sleeping sickness (Publications)
African sleeping sickness is a neglected tropical disease transmitted by tsetse flies. New and better drugs are still needed especially for its second stage, which is fatal if untreated. 28DAP010, a d
Helminth products bypass the need for TSLP in Th2 immune responses by directly modulating dendritic cell function (Publications)
Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is an interleukin (IL)-7-like cytokine, mainly expressed by epithelial cells, and key to the development of allergic responses. The well-documented involvement of T
Lipidomics identifies a requirement for peroxisomal function during influenza virus replication (Publications)
Influenza virus acquires a host-derived lipid envelope during budding, yet a convergent view on the role of host lipid metabolism during infection is lacking. Using a mass spectrometry-based lipidomic
Genetic variability in environmental isolates of <em>Legionella pneumophila</em> from Comunidad Valenciana (Spain) (Publications)
Legionella pneumophila is associated to recurrent outbreaks in several Comunidad Valenciana (Spain) localities, especially in Alcoi, where social and climatic conditions seem to provide an excellent e