Dr Craig Morton

Senior Research Fellow, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, based at Bio21 Molecular Science & Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne

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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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Podcasts

Why are there so few drugs to treat viruses?

As coronavirus case numbers surge, University of Melbourne experts explain why we have effective drugs for bacterial diseases, but relatively few for combating viruses

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Q&A

Q&A: How could COVID-19 drugs work and what’s out there?

Finding existing drugs that are effective against COVID-19 is our best bet toward treatments, and the US buy-up of Remdesivir supplies highlights how urgent the race is