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- 所屬院系
- 中國學(xué)生入學(xué)要求
- 課程信息
專業(yè)概況
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Parasites continue to exert a massive burden of disease, especially in developing countries. Our research in medical parasitology spans the spectrum of basic and applied research, from parasite evolution to unraveling resistance mechanisms, and understanding protective immunity in order to develop vaccines.
Overview
Our research is revealing the genomic basis to complex disease mechanisms like antigenic variation in trypanosomatid parasites, which cause neglected tropical diseases such as human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) and leishmaniaisis.
Research addressing human parasitic infections takes place at the new IC2 laboratories on the city centre campus. Our aim is to understand the molecular and physiological mechanisms of parasitic infections, as a basis for improving global health through novel disease interventions and therapies.
Using state-of-the-art imaging techniques, we are also investigating how parasites, such as Toxoplasma gondii, can evade and manipulate host immune responses for their own benefit. A large part of our research into parasite genomes is aimed at antigenic discovery, for example, of novel cell-surface invasion proteins in the malaria parasite; knowledge that will increase our appreciation of host-pathogen interactions, while facilitating vaccine design.
With respect to worm infections, we study the filarial parasites that cause onchocerciasis (river blindness) and lymphatic filariasis, including major programmes on vaccine development and the function of a bacterial symbiont in these worms (Wolbachia), which has become a novel target for antibiotic therapy.
Finally, we investigate the molecular biology and behaviour of medically-important vectors such as the chigger mites, which transmit scrub typhus.
Research groups
- Vectors and vector-borne disease group (led by Dr Ben Makepeace)
- Parasite evolution group (led by Dr Andrew Jackson)
- Immune dynamics group (led by Dr Janine Coombes)
所屬院系
進(jìn)入哪個(gè)院系學(xué)習(xí)？ Institute of Infection and Global Health
中國學(xué)生入學(xué)要求
為來自中國的學(xué)生設(shè)計(jì) Students who do not meet the entry requirements stated above and students who hold a three-year diploma (Da Zhuan) from a recognised Chinese university with good grades, may be eligible for the University’s pre-Master's Programme delivered on campus at the University of Liverpool International College. Students need to have IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component.
課程信息
學(xué)制：全日制(2 年)
學(xué)費(fèi)：
開學(xué)時(shí)間：2022九月27日
申請(qǐng)截止日期：
留學(xué)地點(diǎn)：University of LiverpoolThe Foundation Building,765 Brownlow Hill,Liverpool,L69 7ZX, England
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