In Conversation With...Women on the Edge of a Malarial Breakthrough

Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar

Description

Malaria kills over half a million people every year, and the parasite is rapidly evolving resistance to current treatments. New ways of dealing with the disease are desperately needed, and innovative researchers at the University of Dundee just might have an answer.

Meet Beatriz Baragana and Irene Hallyburton, scientists from the Drug Discovery Unit. A medicinal chemist and a malaria biologist, they have the behind-the-scenes story of how a potential new medicine came to be found in Dundee. A tale spanning a decade and counting, it's sure to be a fascinating look into the life of a drug discovery project.
Period18 Nov 2020
Degree of RecognitionLocal

Keywords

  • malaria
  • drug discovery
  • wcair
  • ddu

UN SDGs

This activity contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  • SDG 1 - No Poverty
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education

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