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.