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DESCRIPTION:Medicines for Neglected Tropical Diseases - Reversing\nthe Equa
 tion\nBy Tim Geary\n(ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï Institute of Parasitology)\nInfections of huma
 ns by parasitic nematodes – roundworms – used\nto be essentially global in
  incidence. Today\, more than a billion\npeople still serve as hosts to th
 ese worms\, almost all of them\nliving in developing nations. These Neglec
 ted Tropical Diseases\ncause significant morbidity\, contributing to the c
 ycle of poverty\nwhich constrains development in economically challenged r
 egions of\nthe world. Medicines to treat these infections have generally b
 een\nadopted from veterinary use (for livestock and companion animals)\nan
 d have not been optimized for humans. Several are donated by\nWestern phar
 maceutical companies for use in human medicine in\nAfrica and elsewhere. W
 hile undeniably admirable\, an alternative\napproach is to foster innovati
 on systems that enable scientists\nliving in areas most affected by these 
 diseases to assume\nleadership roles in the search for new and better medi
 cines to\ntreat them.\nThis lecture will provide an introduction to parasi
 tic diseases\nof poverty and describe a novel drug discovery process that 
 has\nbeen implemented in South Africa and Botswana\, focused on\nidentifyi
 ng high-value antiparasitic drug candidates in collections\nof chemicals p
 urified from African botanical and microbial sources.\nChanging the way in
  which needed drugs are provided to regions of\npoverty requires the stren
 gthening of scientific capacity as well\nas the development of new ways of
  thinking about intellectual\nproperty and the requirement for local leade
 rship. The integration\nof multiple levels of development is a significant
  challenge with\ngreat rewards.\nPHOTO: Interview with Tim Geary: Let's lo
 ok\nfor the next generation cures ... and let's do it in Africa where\nthe
 se problems are of significant local interest and\nimportance. / Source: M
 cGill Reporter\, Jan. 26\, 2011.\nPhoto: Owen Egan.\nInitiated in 2003 wit
 h the express purpose of fostering\ncommunication between scientists in di
 fferent disciplines as well\nas between scientists and the public\, Cuttin
 g\nEdge Lectures in Science are made possible through\nthe generous suppor
 t of Faculty of Medical Sciences (Professor\nMarianna Newkirk\, Associate 
 Dean Research)\, Faculty of Arts\n(Professor Christopher Manfredi\, Dean)\
 , Faculty of Agricultural and\nEnvironmental Sciences (Professor Chandra M
 adramootoo\, Dean)\,\nFaculty of Science (Professor Martin Grant\, Dean) a
 nd the Centre\nfor Applied Mathematics in Bioscience and Medicine (CAMBAM)
 . For\nmore information\, please call 514-398-4094.\n\n\n
DTSTART:20120315T220000Z
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LOCATION:Redpath Museum\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0C4\, 859 rue Sherbrooke
  Ouest
SUMMARY:Cutting Edge Lectures in Science: Medicines for Neglected Tropical 
 Diseases - Reversing the Equation
URL:/channels/event/cutting-edge-lectures-science-medi
 cines-neglected-tropical-diseases-reversing-equation-211742
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