USF receives new NIH grant to help eliminate malaria in Southeast Asia
Tampa, FL (April 24, 2019) – The University of South Florida has been awarded approximately $700,000 in initial funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases […]
New research framework may help better predict human and wildlife infectious disease risk
University of South Florida-led research identifies individual hosts more or less likely to escalate outbreaks Tampa, FL (Jan. 29, 2019) – The 2014-16 Ebola virus epidemic that ravaged […]
Infectious diseases expert looks for new ways to combat resilient parasites
USF Health’s Dr. Kami Kim probes the epigenetics of two global parasitic infections, malaria and toxoplasmosis While an undergraduate at Harvard University, Kami Kim, MD, participated in a […]
Unlocking the genome of the world’s deadliest parasite
Groundbreaking USF College of Public Health research pushing the fight against malaria forward For the first time ever, an international team of researchers led by scientists at the […]
USF global health team pioneers development of new antimalarial drug screening model
Tampa, FL (Nov. 10, 2015) — A University of South Florida (USF) Center for Global Health & Infectious Diseases Research team has demonstrated a new screening model to […]
USF global health researchers play role in discovery of new antimalarial drug
Potent compound inhibits protein synthesis at various stages of malaria parasite’s life-cycle With the rapid emergence of multi-drug resistant strains of malaria, the need to find new drugs […]
USF researcher helps identify host factor essential for malaria parasite to infect human red blood cells
Rays Jiang’s computational biology expertise powers antimalarial drug discovery efforts Red blood cells are a prime target for infection by the malaria parasite, but the absence of a […]
Team to study control of malaria-related parasite growth with $2.1-million NIH grant
Animal cells similar to those of humans contain a “control room,” called the centrosome, which regulates cell replication. Disrupt this core hub and you kill cell division. That […]
USF study finds plant proteins control chronic disease in Toxoplasma infections
The research sheds light on malaria-related parasite’s transition from acute to chronic stage Tampa, FL (April 8, 2013) — A new discovery about the malaria-related parasite Toxoplasma gondii […]
USF team plays key role in discovery of new drug to combat malaria
Tampa, FL (March 20, 2013) — University of South Florida researchers played a key role in an international multidisciplinary project that has yielded a promising new antimalarial drug […]
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