The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund have invested in an exciting new project led by Aberystwyth University with collaborators at University of Dundee and BrightCore, Inc. in Japan. GHIT is international organisation that helps support the development of drugs, vaccines and diagnostics for malaria, tuberculosis and NTDs. The project entitled AI-guided approaches for schistosomiasis drug…
BCHC finalist for the St David Awards 2026
The Barrett Centre for Helminth Control is honoured to be shortlisted as a finalist for the St David Awards 2026. The scheme run by the Welsh Government recognises people who are making a real difference for Wales, both at home and abroad. The BCHC has been nominated due to our innovation in parasite research of…
Viva Success for Dr Holly Northcote
Congratulations to Dr. Holly Northcote who successfully defended her thesis ‘Hide and Caecum: Exploration of the Potential Antimicrobial Activity of the Equine Tapeworm, A. perfoliata’ on 2nd January 2026. Many thanks to the examiners, Prof. Jane Hodgkinson from Liverpool University and Dr Justin Pachebat as well as Dr Iain Chalmers for chairing. Dr Russ Morphew and…
BCHC congratulates Morgan Leesing, finalist in the prestigious British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA) Equine Thesis of the Year award.
Posted on behalf of/written by Russ Morphew Please join the BCHC and Department of Life Sciences, in another undergraduate success story, in congratulating Morgan Leesing, who has been named as one of the finalists in the prestigious British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA) Equine Thesis of the Year award for her final year dissertation project. As one…
Miniature Worlds symposium 2024
On the 8th of November, members of the Hoffmann and Rinaldi research labs attended the Miniature Worlds symposium at Cambridge University, where pioneering organoid research for parasitology was presented and discussed. Delegates heard from experts on a range of developing in-vitro culture systems for parasites such as whipworm, liver fluke and cryptosporidium. Attendees were extremely…
Viva Success for Dr. Sarah Davey
Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Davey who successfully defended her thesis “Repositioning histone modification inhibitors as next generation flukicides” on the 6th November 2024. The viva was examined by Professor John Dalton from the University of Galway and Dr. Debbie Nash from Aberystwyth University, with Dr. Martin Swain as chair. Sarah said “Many thanks to Prof.…
DLS Festival of Research 2024
On Friday 13th September, the Department of Life Sciences at Aberystwyth University held the second DLS Festival of Research. After last years success, staff and students were pleased to welcome back the event. This year, there were posters and presentations from across the research groups with a strong ECR presence. Talks included: Dr. Josephine Forde-Thomas “Leveraging…
BCHC members attend The Hydra Helminth Conference 2024
This September, BCHC members Prof. Karl Hoffmann and Dr. Jo Forde-Thomas attended The Hydra Helminth Conference in Greece. This Conference focuses on Helminths and helps to drive forward this fast-moving field of parasitology. The keynote speaker this year was Prof. Alex Loukas from James Cook University, Australia. Prof. Karl Hoffmann gave his talk on ‘Development…
FoodBiosystems DTP Summer School 2024
In July this year FoodBioSystems DTP held a Summer School at University of Reading. This event gave students a chance to network, share research and develop new transferable skills at the workshops. Everyone had an opportunity to present their ongoing research in a friendly constructive atmosphere. Corey Steele presented her poster on ‘Ruminating over Host-Parasite…
BCHC collaborates with TULIP Graduate School, Perpignan
This month, Professor Karl Hoffmann participated in the ‘Functional Biology and Ecology’ Master’s Degree in Perpignan, France. There, as part of the TULIP Graduate School, Prof. Hoffmann delivered a lecture to students on neglected tropical diseases and drug discovery. He also had the opportunity to meet with staff conducting research on schistosome/host interactions and how…