On June 10-11, Dr. Jo Forde Thomas, Dr. Sarah Davey and Prof Karl Hoffmann visited Geneva, Switzerland to finalise a new collaboration with the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi). After an entire day of sharing activities and priorities for the future, the BCHC was asked to be one of a small handful of centres…
Accelerating pre-clinical drug discovery for schistosomiasis
On Wednesday 3rd June 2026, Prof. Karl Hoffmann hosted the first Research Steering Group meeting for a new £10 million collaborative Wellcome grant, which aims to Accelerating pre-clinical drug discovery for schistosomiasis. The BCHC was honoured to welcome project collaborators, our funders and Steering committee members from across the UK, Europe and USA to Aberystwyth University.…
BCHC Celebrates International Women’s Day at the Visibility Awards
Today, members of the BCHC attended Aberystwyth University’s Visibility Awards, which celebrates under-represented groups and their contributions towards research culture. Two members of the Hoffmann lab were awarded: Dr. Josephine Forde-Thomas (PDRA) and Dr. Sarah Davey (PDRA). Jo is an invaluable member of the Department of Life Sciences, the Barrett Centre for Helminth Control, AU’s…
Exciting new investment in AI-guided drug discovery
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…
Research Festival 2025 at Penglais Campus
Posted on behalf of/written by Brenda Kisia Odhiambo (PhD student, Hoffmann Research Lab). On 18 December 2025, Medrus Mawr at Aberystwyth University’s Penglais Campus buzzed with ideas as the annual Department of Life Sciences Research Festival brought researchers together to celebrate innovation, collaboration, and discovery. The festival showcased the remarkable breadth of research across the…
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 towards the continued efforts to…
Parasitologists join forces to tackle devastating worm diseases
A 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 treat diseases. The new Helminth…