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WCAIR 3 year Report

The Wellcome Centre for Anti-infectives Research was established in April 2017. We now invite you to share our achievements over the last 3 years. The report highlights key activities across our themes of Research, Training and Public Engagement. The report contains..

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Parasite defence mechanism de-coded by Dundee research team

WCAIR scientists have shown how parasitic trypanosomes make random yet ultimately highly selective choices that allow them to survive in..

Manu De Rycker, Head of Translational Parasitology

Funding award for new Independent Investigator Manu De Rycker

Dr Manu De Rycker has become an Independent Investigator and has been awarded a New Investigator Research Grant of over..

Julia Wcislo wins a MRC Max Perutz Science Writing Award

On the 13th October, Julia Wcislo was named runner-up in the Medical Research Council’s Max Perutz Science Writing Award at..

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Publications

Spatial integration of transcription and splicing in a dedicated compartment sustains monogenic antigen expression in African trypanosomes

Joana Faria, Vanessa Luzak, Laura S. M. Müller, Benedikt G. Brink, Sebastian Hutchinson, Lucy Glover, David Horn & T. Nicolai..

Para-site-seeing Catalogue

Floyd, A, Yeoman, H, Southern, J, Dillon, R, Cook, S, Fairlamb, A, Ferguson, M, Horn, D, MacLean, L, Manthri, S,..

Identification of 6-amino-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines with in vivo efficacy against visceral leishmaniasis

Michael Thomas, De Rycker M, Ajakane M, Crouch S, Campbell L, Daugan A, Fra G, Guerrero C, Mackenzie C, MacLean..

Antikinetoplastid SAR study in 3-nitroimidazopyridine series: Identification of a novel non-genotoxic and potent anti-T. b. brucei hit-compound with improved pharmacokinetic properties

Fersing C, Boudot C, Paoli-Lombardo R, Primas N, Pinault E, Hutter S, Castera-Ducros C, Kabri Y, Pedron J, Bourgeade-Delmas S,..

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Vacancies

Team leader-Medicinal Chemistry

Job Reference: SLSC0825

Salary: Grade 8 (£41,526 – £49,553)

Closing Date: Sunday, February 7, 2021

We are recruiting for an exceptional individual to join us as a Medicinal Chemistry Team Leader within our Drug Discovery Unit (DDU).

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced medicinal chemist with experience in the BioPharma industry or similar, for a team leader role within the Drug Discovery Unit (DDU). The successful applicant will join a dynamic and multidisciplinary group that covers all aspects of drug discovery up to candidate selection. Work will cover all aspects…

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Synthetic Medicinal Chemist

Job reference: SLSC0826

Salary: Please refer to advert below.

Closing Date : Monday 22 February 2021

The Drug Discovery Unit (DDU) is seeking to appoint a new Synthetic Medicinal chemist. We are looking for a highly motivated medicinal chemist with a BSc or PhD in synthetic organic or medicinal chemistry. You will ideally have subsequent experience in the biopharma industry. The post will be primarily laboratory based and of particular interest to talented synthetic chemists who wish to learn medicinal chemistry and drug discovery in a professional drug discovery environment. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to drug discovery projects as part of multi-disciplinary…

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