The broad aim of this research group is to conduct animal free research to find ways of improving diagnosis and control of protozoan, digenean, nematode and arthropod parasites. These include all parasites of man and farmed and domestic animals. Collaboration is established with a number of medical and veterinary companies for the detection of parasites and investigation of drug sensitivity and drug resistance.
Methods focus on free living, in-vitro cultured, and cellular extracts of parasites.
Area 2 . The work involves collaboration with two Medical Parasitology Departments in Egyptian Universities. Approaches include production and investigation of libraries and gene sequences and the use of spliced leader sequences. Molecular Biological approaches to Proliferative Kidney Disease Area 2. PKD requires investigation for the development of new drugs as there are none currently available.