02/05/2014 Vera Unwin

Last month the British Society for Parasitologists (BSP) held their 52nd Spring Meeting in Cambridge. The three day event opened with a reception in the beautiful Fitzwilliam museum on Sunday 6th April. With well over 500 parasitologists from all over the world attending, there was a lively and vibrant atmosphere. Each of the 3 days… Read more »

01/05/2014 Hilary Hurd

One in 6 people worldwide are exposed to infection by a large group of parasitic or bacterial infections that disable, disfigure and debilitate, killing 500,000 per year. In contrast to the three major infectious diseases, malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, these Neglected Tropical Diseases  (NTD) received little attention from the media and efforts to control them… Read more »

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