Synthesis and evaluation of phenoxymethylbenzamide analogues as anti-trypanosomal agents (Publications)
The synthesis and anti-trypanosomal activity of a compound library based on a phenoxymethylbenzamide hit discovered in a high throughput screen is described. Several of the analogues exhibited potent
Repurposing of the open access malaria box for kinetoplastid diseases identifies novel active scaffolds against trypanosomatids (Publications)
Phenotypic screening had successfully been used for hit generation, especially in the field of neglected diseases, in which feeding the drug pipeline with new chemotypes remains a constant challenge.
Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Up-to-date evidence on levels and trends for age-sex-specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality is essential for the formation of global, regional, and national health policies. In th
Occurrence and duration of various operational definitions of sedentary bouts and cross-sectional associations with cardiometabolic health indicators:... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: This study examined the occurrence and duration of sedentary bouts and explored the cross-sectional association with health indicators in children applying various operational definitions o
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Up-to-date evidence about levels and trends in disease and injury incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) is an essential input into global, regional, and national he
Safety and immunogenicity of a candidate bioconjugate vaccine against <em>Shigella dysenteriae</em> type 1 administered to healthy adults: a single... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Shigellae cause severe disease in endemic countries, especially in children. Several efficacy trials have been conducted with candidate vaccines against Shigellae, but the lack of protecti
Prevalence of malaria across Papua New Guinea after initial roll-out of insecticide-treated mosquito nets (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To assess the population prevalence of malaria in villages across Papua New Guinea (PNG) following the first roll-out of free long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN). METHODS: Between Octobe