Join us on Thursday 22nd June 2017 for our Global Health Forum with a focus this month on ‘Parasitic infections – From diagnostics to treatment’.
IGHI’s monthly Global Health Forum provides a platform to bring together Imperial researchers, students, and staff from across all of Imperial’s Faculties to highlight, discuss and disseminate findings on current research and innovations on relevant global health topics. The Forums encourage interdisciplinary discussions with the intention that they will foster inter-Faculty research initiatives and leverage the immense strengths of Imperial College to resolve global health priorities of the early 21st Century.
Parasitic infections are a significant problem, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. With the three main classes of parasites that can cause disease in humans: protozoa, helminths, and ectoparasites, there are number of ways in which parasitic infections can spread. These include contamination through water, food, waste, soil, and blood. Parasites are responsible for a wide range of infections including malaria, schistosomiasis and trichinosis.
Our June Global Health Forum focuses on the technological diagnostics and delivery of treatment of parasites.
Speakers include:
- Professor Richard Syms, Head of Optical and Semiconductor Devices Research Group, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering – “Internal magnetic resonance imaging of cholangiocarcinoma in Thailand – update”
- Dr Pascale Kropf, Non-Clinical Senior Lecturer in Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine – “Diagnosis and treatment of leishmaniasis in Ethiopia”
- Dr Jake Baum, Reader in Parasite Cell Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Life Sciences – “From Digital to Global: Inter-disciplinary research for malaria eradication”
- Dr Lesley Drake Executive Director – Partnership for Child Development and Dr Laura Appleby, Research Associate, Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health – “The school as a platform to support achievement of the 2020 goals for NTD control and elimination”
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