Pathogenic Free-Living Amoeba Drug Hunter. Interested in Drug Discovery and Development, Molecular Mechanisms, Host-Microbe Interactions, WGS & RNA-Seq.
Purdue University
Joined February 2022
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Brain-eating amoeba: Who is most often infected?
@parasite_doc @universityofga
rochesterfirst.com/news/natiโฆ
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Brain-eating amoebas are rare. But hot weather increases the risk
@parasite_doc @universityofga @UGA_IDIS
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Virulence of Naegleria fowleri isolates varies significantly in the mouse model of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis | bioRxiv biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/โฆ
Couldnโt resist adding #Mario and #Toad for #MAR10Day for a class today!
Even if they thought it was cringe, I loved it! ๐ #nerd #parasites
@LifeAtPurdue #boilerup
๐จNew publication alert๐จ
Happy to share that my first Ph.D. student, Chenyang Lu, had her first first-authored publication from our lab accepted in @ACSPublications, Journal of Natural Products!
doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprodโฆ
#drugdiscovery #amoeba #naturalproducts #peptides
Shreyes Kanumuru, a talented undergraduate researcher, in the Rice Research Group presented his UG research at @LifeAtPurdue Fall Expo today! He found many of the recommended therapies are ineffective against several strains of Balamuthia and that newer drugs are urgently needed!
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In two weeks, @veupathdb is hosting a Protozoan Researcher Community Meeting to discuss where we stand, share future plans, and answer questions. We hope you will be there! Please register for a zoom link. upenn.zoom.us/meeting/registโฆ
Today we received ~160,000 drugs to screen against #braineatingamoeba. This will be the worlds largest drug screen against these #neglected diseases! This will take us ~2 months to process ๐ฅฒ. ๐ค we identify some more useful scaffolds to optimize in #drugs !
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Great news ... but a stable model has to be found ... and I don't feel that we should give @NIAIDFunding a free pass on this. I am still puzzled that one would cut funding to something we urgently need and replace it with something few of us have asked for or need for.
Welcome back! VEuPathDB resources are back online today! We will continue to provide bioinformatics services under a new organizational structure. Read more here: veupathdb.org/veupathdb/app/โฆ
Like driving a car, thereโs several reminders to wear your seatbelt. We all know it can save your life! Why canโt an image like no water exposure on the packaging of medical devices help remind CL wearers and save someoneโs vision?!
@US_FDA @FDADeviceInfo #Acanthamoebakeratitis
Keep contact lenses away from water! We know that #nowater graphic conceived by @reenwilson is effective in changing behaviour so #contactlens manufacturers please get on board @MeniconUK @SeeAlconScience @CooperVision @CooperVisionANZ @BauschLomb @UNSWoptomvsci @aaopt
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Parasite, Fungal & Vector database resources will be coming back online โฆ fill out the form at VEuPathDB.org to be kept informed, and an anonymous survey to help define the future
๐veupathdb.org/
I guess my lab group knows me best and how distracted and much I like to talk, that they had to make a โdo not disturbโ sign for our cleaning day. ๐
๐ The lab is now all clean and tidy for the #newsemester!#research #talkalot #amoeba #awareness
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Brain-eating amoeba: Will the warming climate bring more cases?
@parasite_doc @UGAResearch @universityofga
msn.com/en-us/health/medicalโฆ
"All models are wrong; but some are useful" - George E.P. Box.
Congratulations Marwa Ali on her published mini review looking at "Modelling dynamics between free-living amoebae and bacteria" which was accepted in Environmental Microbiology. dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920โฆ
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Join us for an interactive webinar featuring insightful presentations with open & honest panel discussions #RSCSocioeconomicInclusion ๐
๐Dr Stephen Hendry @RoySocChem
๐ Prof Louise Archer @ASPIRESscience
๐ Dr Saleha Patel @ASTRAZENECAUK
Register ๐ chemistryworld.com/webinars/โฆ
ALT Students from low socioeconomic backgrounds are: 3 times less likely to attend University Less likely to attend top selective universities Face higher dropout rates Less likely to graduate with a top honour's degree Trends that are all exacerbated by rising living costs. Learn more about socioeconomic barriers to equality in the chemical sciences https://bit.ly/SocioeconomicInclusion
Great amoeba catch up at @uwslanarkshire campus with @FionaHenriquez, @KiriRodgers, and @Roderic22776245
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I am beyond delighted to announce our first paper has been published with me as a corresponding author!! So grateful for my wonderful collaborators @BrodSquadUT @delafuenteupenn
Check us out!!!
cell.com/cell-reports-physicโฆ โ at Florida, USA
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Did you know the most recent FDA-approval for ALS were two repurposed treatments?
This isnโt just a step forward in battling this relentless disease but also underscores the incredible potential of drug repurposing.
This novel approach combines a longstanding nutraceutical with a generic drug, both familiar in the medical community for decades.
This breakthrough is a vivid reminder that innovation doesn't always mean inventing something new. Sometimes, it's about looking at existing resources through a different lens, discovering new applications for old solutions.
The success of this treatment reinforces the idea that the shelves of our pharmacies hold not just medicines for today's ailments but also keys to unlocking future therapies.
How can we further leverage this strategy to uncover more life-changing treatments hidden in plain sight? #MedTwitter
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Abstracts for the 2024 annual meeting are due March 15th! Use the link to get the details and to submit: surveymonkey.com/r/523GT7T
We cannot wait to see the awesome research you all have been working on!!! #SSP #parasites
