MD Medical Parasitology

Course Overview

This course provides a comprehensive exploration of medical parasitology, bridging foundational concepts with cutting-edge research to combat parasitic diseases that pose a significant global health burden. Students will engage with the latest genomic, proteomic, and imaging techniques to understand host-pathogen interactions and develop novel interventions.

Key Program Highlights

• Investigation of major parasitic diseases like malaria, sleeping sickness, and river blindness using advanced functional genomics.
• Hands-on experience with state-of-the-art 3D tissue culture models to study host-pathogen interactions at the cellular level.
• Research focused on unraveling complex disease mechanisms, including antigenic variation and immune evasion strategies.
• Exploration of novel therapeutic and vaccine targets through antigen discovery and the study of bacterial symbionts.
• Training in the latest imaging and proteomic techniques within modern, high-containment IC2 laboratory facilities.