Rapid innovation in ChIP-seq peak-calling algorithms is outdistancing benchmarking efforts (Publications)
The current understanding of the regulation of transcription does not keep the pace with the spectacular advances in the determination of genomic sequences. Chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by m
Real-time, portable genome sequencing for Ebola surveillance (Publications)
The Ebola virus disease epidemic in West Africa is the largest on record, responsible for over 28,599 cases and more than 11,299 deaths. Genome sequencing in viral outbreaks is desirable to characteri
Spatial air pollution modelling for a West-African town (Publications)
Land use regression (LUR) modelling is a common approach used in European and Northern American epidemiological studies to assess urban and traffic related air pollution exposures. Studies applying LU
Vaccination with the surface proteins MUL_2232 and MUL_3720 of <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> induces antibodies but fails to provide protection... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer, caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a chronic ulcerative neglected tropical disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue that is most prevalent in West African
Interferon-gamma is a crucial activator of early host immune defense against <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> infection in mice (Publications)
Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a chronic necrotizing human skin disease associated with the production of the cytotoxic macrolide exotoxin mycolactone. Despite
Evaluation of <em>in vitro</em> antiprotozoal activity of <em>Ajuga laxmannii </em>and its secondary metabolites (Publications)
Context Some Ajuga L. (Lamiaceae) species are traditionally used for the treatment of malaria, as well as fever, which is a common symptom of many parasitic diseases. Objective In the continuation of
