Genome plasticity and genetic exchange in parasites causing human leishmaniasis

Add to your list(s) Download to your calendar using vCal

• Stefano Iantorno
• Tuesday 10 February 2015, 20:30-21:00
• Senior Parlour, Gonville & Caius College.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Paulina Rowicka.

One of the most neglected infectious diseases of the developing world, second only to malaria in disease burden, is leishmaniasis. Collectively affecting 12 million people worldwide and caused by over 20 different species of intracellular parasites known as Leishmania, these organisms inhabit every continent except for Antarctica, and are transmitted by the bite of female sand flies. Their unusual genetics have baffled scientists for decades, but next-generation sequencing promises to be a formidable tool to tackle evolution of drug resistance to the few treatment options we have available, and to better understand how virulence traits responsible for severe disease are passed on from generation to generation.

This talk is part of the Caius MCR/SCR research talks series.

This talk is included in these lists:

• Cambridge Infectious Diseases
• Senior Parlour, Gonville & Caius College

Note that ex-directory lists are not shown.