Faculty of Science

Objectives

To examine some metabolic pathways in parasites and assess parasite nutritional requirements, and to study drug resistance in parasitism.

Contents

Bioenergetics; purine and pyrimidine biosynthesis; amino acid metabolism and membrane biology in parasitic protozoa and helminths; nutritional requirements of parasites; subcellular organization of metabolic pathways and cultivation of parasites in vitro; Chemotherapy and drug resistance.