Associate Professor Michael Griffin

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

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Health & Medicine

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

Health & Medicine

Killing the malaria parasite by blocking its recycling system

An international collaboration has developed a new drug candidate that stops the malaria parasite from breaking down waste, resulting in fatal ‘molecular constipation’ and hope for new treatments

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