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Professor

John Kelly

Professor of Molecular Biology

Infection Biology

Orcid identifier0000-0003-4305-5258
  • Professor of Molecular Biology
    Infection Biology
  • +44 207 927 2330 (Work)
  • London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Infection Biology, Keppel street, London, WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom

BIO

Research area: The molecular biology of parasitic protozoa

My lab focuses on four main areas:

Development of new genetic tools for functional studies on Trypanosoma cruzi
Mechanisms of drug action and resistance in Chagas disease
Anti-trypanosome drug development
Understanding Chagas disease pathogenesis

Funding: Medical Research Council, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), GSK, Novartis

RESEARCH CENTRES

  • Antimicrobial Resistance Centre
  • Malaria Centre

REGIONS & COUNTRIES

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Colombia
  • Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels)
  • Mexico
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)
  • United States of America

TOPICS & DISCIPLINES