Neglected tropical diseases – not just a danger for the tropics
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of 17 infectious diseases caused by pathogenic viruses, protozoa, helminths and bacteria. As a group, the… 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
Malaria – the big push towards eliminating a killer
Today is World Malaria Day – a day when we can look back with pride on the progress research has made towards eliminating a disease that has been… Read more »
Congratulations to Research Award winner Guido Favia
The BioMed Central Research awards – presented annually – recognises the outstanding research published in all its journals. Awards are presented to the… Read more »
Just one bite…
When you think of an animal with a deadly bite, what comes to mind? A lion, a great white shark or possibly a crocodile. True, these animals can certainly take… Read more »
Unite in the fight against HIV
World AIDS Day 2013 is an opportunity for people across the world to come together to combat HIV and AIDS. There are over 35 million people around the world… Read more »
Dr Irene Masanja wins Malaria Journal prize
At the 6th MiM – Pan African Malaria Conference in October, Malaria Journal sponsored the prize for the Best Emergent Scientist, which is awarded to the… Read more »
Welcoming Paul Gorry and Johnson Mak to the Associate Editorial team
The rate of submission of articles to Retrovirology continues on a steady upward curve as it consolidates its position as the leading specialist Virology… Read more »
Retrovirology publishes its 1000th article
Retrovirology, currently enjoying its 10th anniversary, saw the publication of its 1000th article this week: Discovery and full genome characterization of two… Read more »
Abracadabra: Malaria Journal publishes its 2500th article
Malaria Journal published its 2500th article today. The article by Rolling et al., comparing Artesunate and quinine for treating severe imported malaria shows… Read more »
Presentation of the Microbiology, Immunology, Infection and Inflammation Research Award
Each year, BioMed Central presents awards in recognition of top quality research published in its journals. The winners of the Microbiology, Immunology,… Read more »