Event type:
Seminar
Event date:
Tuesday, 28 May 2019 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location:
Berg Family Foundation Seminar Room, Level 6, Wallace Wurth Building, Kensington Campus
Contact for inquiries:
Rata Joseph, +61 (2) 9385 0900 or recpt@kirby.unsw.edu.au
Booking deadline:
Kirby Institute Seminar Series presents
Abstract
We developed a novel approach to investigate the viability of malaria parasites in humans after drug treatment. We found that parasite viability may play a critical role in the context of antimalarial drug development, by improving the prediction of drug efficacy and resistance. Thus, assessment of parasite viability after drug treatment should be included as a standard component in antimalarial drug testing clinical trials.