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WCIP Sponsors Rumphi United

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 11:47:00 BST

WCIP researcher Walt Adamson pioneers a new relationship with the Malawian football team Rumphi United to encourage public engagement and education.

David Livingstone Centre Away Day

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:59:00 GMT

Public Engagement Away Day at the David Livingstone Centre

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RSE Logo

New RSE Fellows Announced

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 11:47:00 BST

The Centre's Professor Matt Marti has been made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Dr Hector Diaz Albiter - a Tribute

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:19:00 GMT

Our friend and colleague passed away on February 6th, 2021.

Micrograph of leishmania parasite.
Micrograph of leishmania parasite.

New Wellcome Award for Leishmania Research

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:10:00 GMT

Dr Eva Gluenz from WCIP will lead the work with collaborators from Oxford and York.

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Blantyre Blantyre News Tile

World changers bring solar power initiative to Malawi

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 09:55:00 GMT

New award secured from the Scottish Funding Council, Global Challenges Research Fund.

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management partnership

Malawi-Glasgow partnership highlighted as best practice

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 16:48:00 GMT

The Blantyre-Blantyre project will feature in the Africa-Europe Innovation Partnership report, commissioned by the European Commission Directorate General for Research.

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Groundbreaking African genomics research published in Nature

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:00:00 GMT

New study shows that response to infection influences population variation.

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Close up of windows on the BHF Biomedical building

WCIP Researchers to lead University of Glasgow Department of Parasitology

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 17:24:00 BST

Professor Richard McCulloch to become Head of Department and Dr Lilach Sheiner apppointed Deputy Head.

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Helminth tile 2

Presenting Our New Comic

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:39:00 BST

We are very pleased to present the latest comic in our award-winning series: Helminths - the secret world of parasitic worms.

Clinical equipment in Malawi hospital.
Clinical equipment in Malawi hospital.

WCIP's Dr Chris Moxon awarded Gates Foundation funding.

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:00:00 BST

Glasgow researchers part of a team that will study the impact of Covid-19 in lower and middle-income countries.

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Malaria diagnosis - tile for news story

New Research on cerebral malaria suggests new treatment approach.

Thu, 25 Jun 2020 14:03:00 BST

Work carried out in Malawi has identified an underlying mechansim that may cause death in children suffering from this dangerous condition.

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Beit Trust Logo

The Beit Trust & the University of Glasgow

Fri, 19 Jun 2020 15:56:00 BST

A partnership goes from strength-to-strength.

Prof Andy Waters director of WCIP
Prof Andy Waters director of WCIP

Director of the WCIP honoured

Wed, 13 May 2020 09:31:00 BST

Professor Andy Waters is named a new Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences

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University of Glasgow cloisters - day

WCIP facilities closed in response to Covid-19

Tue, 24 Mar 2020 13:23:00 GMT

Our Centre will be shut until further notice.

New opportunities for collaboration with partners in Panama.

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 10:49:00 GMT

Professor Matt Marti explores new opportunities for malaria research and education.

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Lilach Sheiner 2019

WCIP Researcher Receives Wellcome Investigator Award

Thu, 28 Nov 2019 10:53:00 GMT

Dr Lilach Sheiner receives the funding for her research on toxoplasmosis.

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Tryps Tile

Global Challenges Research Fund 2020

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:42:00 BST

Applications now open for the 3-month scheme for students from low and middle-income African countries.

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Wellcome PhD Programme 1

New Wellcome PhD Programme

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 10:32:00 BST

New PhD school announced that will host studentships in integrative infection biology.

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Tobin - image for tile

New breakthrough in the fight against malaria

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 15:08:00 BST

Researchers have discovered a new drug that may not only effectively treat people suffering with malaria, but may also stop the spread of the disease.

Parasites in Stitches

Fri, 16 Aug 2019 14:33:54 BST

A crafty new project to engage audiences with our research has been developed by PhD student Lauren Carruthers.

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Paul Garside Lord Provost's Award

Professor Paul Garside receives a Lord Provost's Award

Wed, 05 Jun 2019 11:03:00 BST

The awards honour individuals who have dedicated their professional lives to public service, or distinguished themselves in business, the arts, sport or entertainment.

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Kelly Holmes tile2

Colonel Dame Kelly Holmes to visit the University of Glasgow

Thu, 30 May 2019 09:15:00 BST

Olympic legend to deliver a motivational talk.

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Afribop logo

A new course for African PhD students and ECRs

Wed, 01 May 2019 10:23:00 BST

A course and expert symposium focused on advances in the immunobiology of parasites, pathogens and pathogenesis

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SGDB Window

Centre welcomes new research leaders.

Tue, 23 Apr 2019 11:37:00 BST

Dr Chris Moxon and Dr Clare Harding join the WCIP

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WCIP logo tile

A new name for our centre

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 12:28:00 GMT

Introducing the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology (WCIP).

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Rick Maizels Composite tile

Honour for WCMP Investigator

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 12:23:00 BST

Professor Rick Maizels has been appointed Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences

Discovery of novel Malaria parasite behaviour offers new target for treatment

Thu, 03 May 2018 11:07:00 BST

Researchers from the Centre along with colleagues in Switzerland, Malawi, the US and Panama, have identified a potential new target for malaria diagnosis and intervention.

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Trypanogen tile

Funding boost for sleeping sickness and schistosomiasis research

Tue, 06 Feb 2018 14:24:00 GMT

Dr Annette MacLeod has secured a $2.7 Million award from the Wellcome Trust.

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Anopheles mosquito

New findings shed light on key stage of Plasmodium/malaria lifecycle

Tue, 31 Oct 2017 15:32:00 GMT

New research on complex lifestyle identifies an important new target for future malaria treatments.

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H. polygyrus

Potent parasite protein may lead to new therapeutic options for inflammatory bowel conditions

Thu, 23 Nov 2017 11:37:00 GMT

Single protein from a worm parasite may offer new therapeutic options for treating diseases such Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis.

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Tryps Tile

WCMP part of new Wellcome Trust research project into sleeping sickness

Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:08:00 BST

A substantial research grant from Wellcome has been awarded to explore a variety of sleeping sickness that affects livestock.

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ImageSteam symposium

WCMP to hold symposium on ImageStream technology

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:25:00 BST

Tickets are still available for this symposium which takes place on August 22.

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Toxo comic - news tile

New WCMP Comic on Toxoplasmosis

Wed, 03 May 2017 14:08:00 BST

The WCMP has once again collaborated with comic artist Edward Ross and former WCMP parasitologist Jamie Hall to produce a new comic in our award-winning range.

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Toxo Tile 1

New study on Toxoplasma gondii shows how parasites communicate inside the host cell

Mon, 20 Mar 2017 10:31:00 GMT

Researchers at the WCMP and University of Vermont have identified an intracellular network in Toxoplasma parasites allowing them to communicate inside the host cell.