Comparing systemic metabolic responses in mice to single or dual infection with <em>Plasmodium berghei</em> and <em>Heligmosomoides bakeri</em> (Publications)
Concomitant infections with Plasmodium and gastrointestinal nematodes are frequently observed in humans. At the metabolic level, the cross-talk between the host and multiple coexisting pathogens is po
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
<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
Pyridyl benzamides as a novel class of potent inhibitors for the kinetoplastid <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> (Publications)
A whole-organism screen of approximately 87000 compounds against Trypanosoma brucei brucei identified a number of promising compounds for medicinal chemistry optimization. One of these classes of comp
Baseline health conditions in selected communities of northern Sierra Leone as revealed by the health impact assessment of a biofuel project (Publications)
BACKGROUND: As biofuel projects may be associated with positive and negative effects on people's health and wellbeing, a health impact assessment was performed for the Addax Bioenergy Sierra Leone (AB
