Rare diseases – guest blog by David Molyneux and Lorenzo Savioli
Elephantiasis, schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, dracunculiasis, neurocysticercosis – if you have heard of these diseases at all, you probably think of them as… Read more »
Srimathy Sriskantharajah completed a BSc in Microbiology (UCL) and a PhD in environmental microbiology/ atmospheric chemistry (Royal Holloway University of London) before joining BioMed Central. Srimathy blogs about microbiology, infectious diseases and the environment amongst other things.
Srimathy is the Executive Publisher for Parasites & Vectors, Malaria Journal and other microbiology/ infectious diseases journals at BioMed Central.
Srimathy is the Executive Publisher for Parasites & Vectors, Malaria Journal and other microbiology/ infectious diseases journals at BioMed Central.
Latest posts by Srimathy Sriskantharajah (see all)
- Fungal compound inhibits transmission of malaria to mosquitoes - 4th October 2024
- Toxoplasma gondii – the good guy? - 16th August 2024
- Beauty and the Beast: malaria and its devastating impact on Hawaiian honeycreeper birds - 12th July 2024
Monsef Benkirane elected a Fellow in the American Academy of Microbiology
Retrovirology Associate Editor Monsef Benkirane has been elected a Fellow in the American Academy of Microbiology. Fellows are members of the academy, which is… Read more »
In memory of Kuan-Teh Jeang, a virologist who helped to promote open access publishing and leadership development among Asian scientists
A tribute by Shibo Jiang (Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China shibojiang@fudan.edu.cn) On the morning of January 29, 2013 when I turned… Read more »
In remembrance of Dr Kuan-Teh Jeang
Dr Kuan-Teh Jeang, Editor-in-Chief of Retrovirology, passed away on 27th January. We understand that Teh was well known and well liked by his friends and… Read more »
Challenging malaria head on
BioMed Central, in conjunction with its journals Malaria Journal and Parasites & Vectors, hosted the second malaria conference “Challenges in Malaria… Read more »
Rags, riches and resistance – the story of mining and malaria
Gold and gem mining is a lucrative business which attracts people from far and wide hoping to make their fortunes (or just enough money to feed their families).… Read more »
Kuan-Teh Jeang gives 2012 George Khoury lecture
Dr Kuan-Teh Jeang, Editor-in-Chief of Retrovirology and Associate Editor for Cell & Bioscience (as well as editorial board member of BMC Biology and BMC… Read more »
Tuberculosis – a global health emergency
World Tuberculosis(TB) Day is observed every year, on March 24th – the day in 1882 when Robert Koch discovered the bacteria that causes TB. Despite… Read more »
Tuberculosis – a global health emergency
World Tuberculosis(TB) Day is observed every year, on March 24th – the day in 1882 when Robert Koch discovered the bacteria that causes TB. Despite much… Read more »
A new tool in the fight against healthcare-associated infection
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control (ARIC) has launched with BioMed Central today. Led by Andreas Voss, ARIC is a global forum for the scientific… Read more »