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SUMMARY:Of men and beasts\, parasite-altered transmembrane transport - Dr 
 Henry Staines\, St. George's Hospital Medical School\, London
DTSTART:20090429T153000Z
DTEND:20090429T163000Z
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CONTACT:Suzy Blows
DESCRIPTION:Apicomplexan parasites are an important cause of disease in an
 imals and man but are poorly controlled. Several of these parasites\, incl
 uding Plasmodium and Babesia\, reside within the red blood cells of their 
 hosts. During intracellular development the parasites alter the permeabili
 ty of their host red blood cells. This can contribute to parasite survival
  by modulating nutrient uptake\, waste removal and volume and ion regulati
 on. For these reasons\, the transport pathways that underlie this process 
 have been proposed as drug targets and/or selective routes to target the i
 nternal parasite. The talk will cover our present understanding of this ph
 enomenon and also cover some recent data derived from Plasmodium-infected 
 liver cells.
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 1\, Department of Veterinary Medicine
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