• Question: What parasite would you like to destroy in the future ?

    Asked by anon-199468 to Kate on 7 Mar 2019.
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      Kate McGonagle answered on 7 Mar 2019:


      Another amazing question! Really I want to destroy ALL of the disease causing parasites so that people can be free of the burden of the diseases they cause. Right now, I’m working to try and kill a parasite called Trypanasoma Cruzi – or T.Cruzi for short. We certainly haven’t achieved that yet, it’s still a work on progress so I just want to concentrate on this one for just now! It’s really fascinating learning about these parasites, I’d never even heard of them until I got the job here. It’s almost like the parasites are smart…they hide in places in the body that it’s difficult for medicine molecules to reach!

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