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Drug Discovery Africa 2025

Registration for the Drug Discovery Africa  conference is now open. We invite you to join us at the University of Ghana, Accra from 12-14th March 2025. Our aim is showcase African led drug discovery research against endemic infectious diseases. The..

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Dundee team to research the parasite household cleaning products cannot kill

A leading authority on Cryptosporidium has warned of an urgent need for greater awareness and more fundamental research of the..

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Consortium of African and European research institutions secures €1.5 million grant to build capacity for early drug discovery in sub-Saharan Africa

An African and European research consortium receives €1.5 million from the European Union and additional resources from the Swiss government..

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Funding award to target “particularly distressing” killer disease

A fatal disease that can infect humans years before killing its unwitting host is to be targeted by University of..

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Publications

The Thienopyrimidinone Gamhépathiopine Targets the QO Site of Plasmodium falciparum Cytochrome b

Natalie Wiedemar, Rachel Milne, Sandra Carvalho, Stephen Patterson, Mike Bodkin, Nicolas Masurier, Vincent Lisowski, Nicolas Primas, Pierre Verhaegh, Graeme M...

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Optimization and Characterization of N-Acetamide Indoles as Antimalarials That Target PfATP4

Jon Kyle Awalt, Zi Kang Ooi, Trent D. Ashton, Mahta Mansouri, Petar P. S. Calic, Qingmiao Zhou, Santhya Vasanthan, Serena..

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Navigating the Landscape of Academic Drug Discovery: An 18-Year Journey

Beatriz Baragaña and Laura A. T. Cleghorn J. Med. Chem. 2025, 68, 8, 7847–7851   A reflection on the 18..

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Drug resistance–associated mutations in Plasmodium UBP-1 disrupt its essential deubiquitinating activity

Cameron J. Smith Heledd Eavis, Carla Briggs, Ryan Henrici , Maryia Karpiyevich , Megan R. Ansbro , Johanna Hoshizaki ,..

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Information on PhD studentships can be found through the School of Life Sciences PhD site

The School of Life Sciences also runs a number of Masters courses.



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