Does global health governance walk the talk? Gender representation in World Health Assemblies, 1948-2021 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: While an estimated 70%-75% of the health workforce are women, this is not reflected in the leadership roles of most health organisations-including global decision-making bodies such as the
Discovery of novel quinoline-based proteasome inhibitors for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) (Publications)
Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a vector-borne disease caused by kinetoplastid parasites of the Trypanosoma genus. The disease proceeds in two stages, with a hemolymphatic blood stage and a men
Deconstructing design thinking as a tool for the implementation of a population health initiative (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The translation of evidence-based practices and rapid uptake of innovations into global health practice is challenging. Design thinking is a consultative process involving multiple stakeho
Different classes of genomic inserts contribute to human antibody diversity (Publications)
Recombination of antibody genes in B cells can involve distant genomic loci and contribute a foreign antigen-binding element to form hybrid antibodies with broad reactivity for Plasmodium falciparum.
Pharmacokinetics of ascending doses of praziquantel in adults infected with <em>Opisthorchis felineus</em> in Western Siberia, Russian Federation (Publications)
Opisthorchiasis due to the liver fluke Opisthorchis felineus is highly prevalent in rural regions of Western Siberia, causing severe liver and bile duct maladies. Praziquantel administered as a three-
Multi-sensor data collection for personal exposure monitoring: ICARUS experience (Publications)
As part of the ICARUS (Integrated Climate forcing and Air pollution Reduction in Urban Systems) H2020 EU project, sampling campaigns took place in seven European cities (Athens, Basel, Brno, Ljubljana
A prospective cohort analysis of residential radon and UV exposures and malignant melanoma mortality in the Swiss population (Publications)
Background Radon is a radioactive noble gas naturally found in the earth crust that can accumulate in buildings. In addition to lung cancer, alpha particles emitted by radon may contribute to the risk
Poor and rational: decision-making under scarcity (Publications)
We investigate the link between poverty and decision-making in a sample of farmers in Zambia, who were given the opportunity to exchange randomly assigned household items for alternative items of simi
WHO antimalarial trial guidelines: good science, bad news? (Publications)
Estimating antimalarial drug efficacy requires differentiating treatment failures from new infections arising during the several-week follow-up period in drug trials. Genetic profiling of malaria infe
