We are pleased to announce that the CIIE/NERC Symposium on Maternal effects on health and fitness: perspectives from the biomedical and evolutionary sciences will be held on Wednesday, 9th May 2012 in Lecture Theatre 3, Ashworth Laboratories, University of Edinburgh.
This will be a one-day symposium designed to connect evolutionary biology to infection research and gain an interdisciplinary perspective on challenges to global health.
CIIE/NERC Symposium on Maternal effects on health and fitness: perspectives from the biomedical and evolutionary sciences
Achilles’ heel found for malaria
Scientists have identified a link between different strains of malaria parasites that cause severe disease. The development could help develop vaccines or drugs against life-threatening cases of the infection.
Researchers have identified a key protein that is common to many potentially fatal forms of the condition. They found that antibodies that targeted this protein were effective against these severe malaria strains.
Edinburgh University scientists say African children at risk of contracting the infection.
Scientists at a Scottish university have called for all African children to be screened for a disease that causes impaired memory and organ damage.
Edinburgh University researchers found high rates of bilharzia, also known as snail fever, in children aged between one in five, challenging a misconception that they are at low risk of exposure.
The disease is transmitted by water and symptoms include stunted growth, damage to internal organs and impaired memory and thought.
Centre Director on BioPOD
Professor Keith Matthews has been interviewed for February's episode of School of Biological Sciences podcast: BioPOD.
CIIE members' research featured on WT blog
CIIE members' research has been recently featured on Wellcome Trust blog.
Research in a Nutshell
As part of the College of Science and Enginnering Project called Research in a Nutshell five CIIE scientists talk about their research.
