developing spontaneously – it is actively being transmitted from patient to patient,” explains Sébastien Gagneux, Head of the Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology Department at Swiss TPH and senior author [...] the mechanisms of these strains to develop resistance to the new treatment regimens,” explains Gagneux. To achieve this, the study will follow a multi-step approach by combining long-read genome sequencing [...] epidemiological data, we aim to uncover how past adaptations shape...
including our long-term partners in endemic countries. Sébastien Gagneux Professor, PhD Head of Department +41612848369 sebastien.gagneux@swisstph.ch Clinical Immunology Gene Regulation Helminth Drug D [...] ls (Basel) . 2025;18(3). DOI: 10.3390/ph18030424 Arbués A, Schmidiger S, Reinhard M, Borrell S, Gagneux S, Portevin D. Soluble immune mediators orchestrate protective in vitro granulomatous responses across
esistant TB in prison is 100x higher than for a person living their life outside prison walls," Gagneux explains. Prisons in Georgia are often overcrowded, rooms are inadequately ventilated, and medical [...] Soviet Union, is unable to control the spread of the infectious disease. For this study, Sébastien Gagneux and his team sequenced multidrug-resistant TB strains from all patients in Georgia, including all [...] demonstrated. "The fight against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is a constant...
“One third of all deaths caused by antibiotic resistance can be attributed to TB,” said Sébastien Gagneux, Head of Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology at Swiss TPH. Swiss TPH is a world-leading institute [...] resistance (AMR). “There is a general lack of awareness of the connection between TB and AMR,” said Gagneux. With its holistic approach to improve the health of population nationally and internationally, the
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Ghana, the Philippines, Tanzania, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan. Sébastien Gagneux Professor, PhD Head of Unit +41612848369 sebastien.gagneux@swisstph.ch Main Research Areas of the Tuberculosis Ecology and Evolution [...] in the Field Latest Publications All Publications Arbués A, Schmidiger S, Reinhard M, Borrell S, Gagneux S, Portevin D. Soluble immune mediators orchestrate protective in vitro granulomatous responses across
2018 conducted by members from the Tuberculosis Research Unit at Swiss TPH, directed by Sébastien Gagneux, together with the University of Cape Town South Africa and SIB to develop a SWITCH-hosted virtual
personal protective equipment, including a powered air-purifying respirator. Contact Prof Sebastien Gagneux Kreuzstrasse 2 4123 Allschwil Related Units and Groups Parasite Chemotherapy Tuberculosis Ecology
will be difficult to outsmart Mycobacterium tuberculosis , the bacteria causing TB,” said Sébastien Gagneux, Head of the Department Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology at Swiss TPH and senior author [...] that antimicrobial resistance is one of the most critical threats to global health today,” said Gagneux. “We must stay ahead in this constant race between drug development and bacterial resistance, and
Sebastien Gagneux "I chose to focus my research on TB because it has been one of the world’s most important infectious diseases for thousands of years and still is today. We study the diversity of TB bacteria [...] adequate funding for research and development of better control tools, especially vaccines." Sebastien Gagneux is Head of the Medical Parasitology and Infection Biology Department . His research focuses on the
