An Interdisciplinary Research Centre leading the fight against Helminth Disease
Established in 2016, the BCHC at Aberystwyth University brings together an internationally-recognised team of Principal Investigators and external associates to lead the research community in the fight against parasitic worms causing agricultural, veterinary and biomedical diseases.
About Us
Helminth-related infections present some of the most difficult to treat diseases on our planet and their sustainable control depends on increasingly sensitive diagnostics and biomarkers as well as the development of prophylactic vaccines and novel therapeutic drugs. The BCHC will underpin innovation in this area through new collaborations and partnerships spanning previously untapped disciplines.
Video source: Gabriel Rinaldi – Female adult schistosome in culture actively feeding on red blood cells
Selected Recent Publications
View recent publications from BCHC members.
Facilities & Services
Aberystwyth University opens up a new era of collaborative, interdisciplinary research in the fight against neglected tropical diseases of global importance.
Our Research
Our research spans a broad variety of disciplines, including parasitology, chemistry, ecology, microbiology, mathematics, physics and computer science.
News
- BCHC congratulates Esme Logan, winner of British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) Undergraduate Thesis of the Year.Please join the BCHC and Department of Life Sciences in congratulating Esme Logan, who has been awarded the British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) Undergraduate Thesis of the Year Award for her final year dissertation project. Esme’s dissertation focused on the characterisation of a novel Fasciola hepatica protein target, contributing…
- Parasitologists join forces to tackle devastating worm diseasesA parasitology expert from Aberystwyth University has joined a new UK-wide network to drive global research into combating parasitic diseases of humans and animals. Helminth parasite diseases – or worm infections – damage the health of billions of people and animals worldwide and are some of the most difficult to…
- Guest speaker Dr. Kate Rawlinson delivers DLS Infectious Diseases seminar.This week the BCHC welcomed Dr. Kate Rawlinson from the The Marine Biological Laboratory, Massachusetts. Dr. Rawlinson delivered a fascinating talk titled “How do the eyeless larvae of Schistosoma mansoni detect light?” at the DLS Infectious Diseases seminar, where she proposed mechanisms which allow environmental and intramolluscan stages of the…
- BCHC members engage in Science WeekThis week, members of the BCHC participated in British Science Week, an engagement event delivering practical STEM demonstrations to local school children in years 5 – 7. This year’s theme was ‘Change and Adapt’; you can learn more about the principles of British Science Week through their website. This year,…
Contact Us
BCHC Director: Professor Karl F. Hoffmann
Aberystwyth University
Edward Llwyd Building
Penglais Campus
Aberystwyth
SY23 3DA
WALES UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1970 622308
E-mail: bchc.uk@gmail.com
Mary Evans and Sarah Davey – BCHC Administrators
Partner Organisations
Activities at the BCHC are supported by the following external organisations:
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