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A “Malaria Box” that could hold the answer to discovering new drugs to treat tropical diseases and cancer has been created for researchers around the world. Full story found here.

Congratulations to PhD student Bilal Zulfiqar, who has been awarded a 2016 ASP Student Conference Travel Grant to attend the International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria (ICTMM) 2016, 18 – 22 September 2016, Brisbane.  

Drs Melissa Sykes, Amy Jones and PhD student Bilal Zulfiqar have been selected to give oral presentations and Sandra Duffy a poster, at the ICTMM congress to be held in Brisbane from 18-22nd September.

Congratulations to Dr Amy Jones who has been awarded a Theo Murphy (Australia) Fund, (administered by the UK Royal Society) to participate in the 2016 Theo Murphy High Flyers Think Tank – An interdisciplinary approach to living in a risky world (Australian Academy of Science) to be held on 20-22 July in Canberra. This award covers the cost of travel, accommodation and registration.

Dr Melissa Sykes is speaking at the International Conference on Global Challenges In Neglected Tropical Diseases to be held in León (Spain) on July 13 to 15, 2016.