Current Projects
Our research lab has several current projects with one overall theme, the development of novel treatments and diagnostic tools for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Project 1: Natural product-based drug design for the treatment of leishmaniasis.
Project 2: The development and synthesis of novel drugs to treat snail fever.
Project 3: The development and synthesis of novel drugs to treat Chagas disease.
World-wide new cases of Leishmaniasis per year .
Percent population infected with Chagas disease.
L. major parasites.