next  ANZAAS Science Talk, Melbourne

Wednesday 16th October 2024, 6:30 pm

All welcome, free, tell your friends!

Free refreshments after the talk

Now at Bio21 Institute, 30 Flemington Rd, near corner with Park Drive, Parkville

 

Associate Professor Justin Boddey

The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

“A new drug that cures and vaccinates against malaria”

A/Prof Boddey will describe a malaria drug development program, in collaboration with Merck USA (MSD), that led to the discovery of a first in class drug to cure disease, that is currently in clinical trials. Justin’s team discovered that this drug aborts malaria parasite infection at the liver phase and simultaneously achieves long-lasting sterile immunity to malaria. This has groundbreaking potential for millions of people living in vulnerable populations and travellers entering these areas. A long-acting injectable formulation of this drug class is being pursued with MSD to cure infections and vaccinate against all species of malaria parasites.

Justin is a Laboratory Head at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) and an NHMRC Leadership Investigator. He received a PhD in bacterial pathogenesis from Griffith University and undertook postdoctoral training on malaria at WEHI focusing on proteases. Justin’s laboratory studies malaria parasites, with a focus on inhibiting proteases that are required for parasite transmission.

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We are pleased to acknowledge the support by CSL and Bio21 for the ANZAAS Melbourne science talks series
Further Info: David Vaux   davidlaurencevaux@gmail.com

http://www.anzaas.org.au/victoria/

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