The new weapon against malaria’s drug resistance

Over the last 50 years, malaria parasites have developed resistance to seven drugs, but a new way to identify future antimalarials holds promise

By Harriet Edmund, University of Melbourne

Published 3 June 2022

Professor Leann Tilley

Professor and Deputy Head, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne

Professor Michael Parker

Director of the Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne and Head of Structural Biology, St. Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research

Associate Professor Michael Griffin

Principal Research Fellow, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

Dr Stanley Xie

Research Assistant, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

Dr Elyse Dunn

Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Melbourne

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