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View of Loch Ness taken as team walked the Great Glen Challenge

Great Glen Challenge

Each year WCAIR and the DDU raise money for 2 charities chosen by the staff. This year one of our..

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Police at Stobfest 2019 Gala Day playing Drug Discovery Snakes and Ladders

Stobfest 2019 Gala Day

A grand day out We've been back in Stobswell at the Stobfest 2019 Gala Day! After a busy, buzzy day..

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New preclinical candidate for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis

This month the WCAIR Mode of Action group, DDU Kinetoplastid team and collaborators from GSK have published a potential new..

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Passport page for Leishmania Para-site-seeing art-science exhibition

We’re all going on a Para-site-seeing holiday…

Following the exciting launch of our new sci-art exhibition, we're excited to announce our summer art programme plans! We are..

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The logo of The Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research

Setting our sights on infectious diseases.

WCAIR opens its doors to the public and scientists from across the globe this weekend. From the 12-15th May, the..

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Practical Aspects of Drug Discovery Training Course

In April 2019, the training team headed down to H3D at the University of Cape Town to deliver a week..

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Passport page for Leishmania Para-site-seeing art-science exhibition

Para-site-seeing: Departure Lounge begins its journey

Para-site-seeing: Departure Lounge is a new science-art exhibition. We're inviting you to imagine life from the perspective of a parasite..

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Cryptosporidium

WCAIR PI wins inaugural British Society of Parasitology’s President’s Medal

Dr Mattie Christine Pawlowic, a scientist based at the Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research (WCAIR) has been named as the..

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The Hamilton machine at The Drug Discovery Unit at The University of Dundee © Sophie Gerrard

Drug Discovery Unit partners with Takeda to develop new treatments for tau pathology

The University of Dundee Drug Discovery Unit announces a partnership with Takeda, Japan’s largest pharmaceutical company. Together, we will develop..

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The Cat 3 area within The Drug Discovery Unit at The University of Dundee, where live parasites are handled. © Sophie Gerrard

Natural products from the Amazon may help to treat neglected diseases

University of Dundee researchers have been awarded £700,000 to investigate whether bacteria and other natural products found in the Amazon..

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