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
A tradition and an epidemic: determinants of the campylobacteriosis winter peak in Switzerland (Publications)
Campylobacteriosis is the most frequently reported food borne infection in Switzerland. We investigated determinants of infections and illness experience in wintertime. A case-control study was conduc
The search for underlying principles of health impact assessment: progress and prospects: comment on "Investigating underlying principles to guide... (Publications)
Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a relatively young field of endeavour, and hence, future progress will depend on the planning, implementation and rigorous evaluation of additional HIAs of projects,
