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High-content screening image from the DDU intracellular Leishmania donovani assay.

#World Chagas Disease Day

Today, 14 April 2020, is the first World Health Organisation Chagas Disease Day. It was on this date in 1909..

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DDU expertise contributing to Glasgow COVID-19 testing Centre

Professor David Gray, Head of Biology at the Drug Discovery Unit, has been sharing his expertise to help the launch..

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Joana Faria

Joana Faria short-listed for SULSA Early Career Researcher Prize

The Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance, SULSA,  have just announced their annual Early Career Researcher Prize shortlist. The Prize is..

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Parasite Battle for Survival Opening Event

Lancet Review of Parasites:Battle for Survival

Fiona Mitchell has reviewed the exhibition 'Parasites:Battle for Survival' for The Lancet. Parasistes:Battle for Survival is an Exhibition curated by..

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Ian Gilbert elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Professor Ian Gilbert is one of 4 University of Dundee academics to been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society..

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WCAIR launches latest LifeSpace exhibition to celebrate World NTD day

Over the last 18 months we have joined forces with the Dundee Print Collective exchanging ideas and exploring the question..

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Dundee joins ERA4TB international project fighting tuberculosis

The University of Dundee is among more than 30 international institutions joining forces to find new drug treatments for tuberculosis...

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Prizes for WCAIR members at School of Life Sciences Review 2019

Congratulations to all the prize winners at yesterday's School of Life Sciences Review 2019. The prizes are awarded annually to..

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Pulmonary TB: plain chest x-ray

A new effort to tackle tuberculosis

Researchers at the University of Dundee are aiming to make a breakthrough against tuberculosis. A $3million grant from the Bill..

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Playing Games at the Parasite Exhibition at NMS

A Night at the Museum

It's not every day that a project comes to life. This is especially true when that project has been over..

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