Drug Discovery Zone Report – November 2019

Read the report: Drug Discovery Zone Report – November 2019 [PDF]

The Drug Discovery Zone was a themed zone supported by Wellcome. It featured six scientists:

  • Sudhin Thampi is a gastroenterologist researching new implant materials with different shapes/structures to help suit individual patient conditions.
  • Sergio Saldana is an immunology researcher trying to develop a device to help treat MS.
  • Katie Fala investigates how bacteria communicate through chemical signals, and how drug treatments can interrupt this communication.
  • Frances Shiely is an epidemiologist looking at ways to improve the way we conduct and communicate about clinical trials.
  • Diarmuid Kenny works with proteins to see how medicines work and try to find new ones.
  • Aoife Campbell, who won this zone, researches how different parts of the brain connect with each other, and what happens when it goes wrong.
Posted on January 15, 2020 by modemily in 2019, WT, Zone Reports. Comments Off on Drug Discovery Zone Report – November 2019

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