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04/02/10

Malaria’s key survival protein identified, offering drug hope
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have identified a key protein used by the malaria parasite to transform human red blood cells, ensuring the parasite’s survival.
Their discovery means researchers have a clear target against which to develop a new class of anti-malarial drugs that destroy...
19/01/10

Promising candidates for malaria vaccine revealed
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have uncovered a group of proteins that could form the basis of an effective vaccine against malaria.
Presently there is no malaria vaccine available, and these new findings support the development of a vaccine against the blood-stage of malaria.
Malaria...
04/01/10

Malaria researcher wins Howard Taylor Ricketts award
Malaria researcher Professor Alan Cowman from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, Australia, has been awarded the 2010 Howard Taylor Ricketts Award by the University of Chicago.
The annual award recognises outstanding accomplishment in the field of medical...