2024

June 2024 – We are delighted to be recognised with the 2024 RSC Horizon Prize.

May 2024 – Congratulations to Esra who passed her viva.

April 2024 – Charlie is selected to join the RSC Broadening Horizons programme 2024. Well done!

March 2024 – We are excited to meet our partners at the kick-off meeting for our Antimalarial project!

Medicinal Chemistry Research group photo

Jan 2024 - Liverpool awarded £1.4M to develop new malaria drug - News - University of Liverpool

2023

Congratulations to our 2023 Graduating PhD Students Andy Coninckx, Jack Simpson, Sophie Pate, Joshua Taujanskas, Monika Lisauskaite, Liqun Guo and Patricia Amado

July Scientists make promising discovery in fight against breast cancer

2022

Congratulations to our 2022 Graduating PhD Students Nada Mossallam and Christopher Woodley

First in human trial for new drug targeting LF and onchocerciasis starts in Liverpool

Antibiotic research project selected for new innovation programme

Another step has been taken in the battle against antimicrobial resistance with the development of a synthetic antibiotic.

Antibiotic could save millions of lives from superbugs after study eradicates MRSA in mice 

Liverpool scientists develop synthetic antibiotics that could save millions of lives

2021

Congratulations to our 2021 graduating PhD Student Charlie Qie

2020

Scientists identify promising new ALS drug candidates

New GHIT grant to fund next stage in anti-Wolbachia drug discovery

2019

Antimalarial activity of primaquine operates via a two-step biochemical relay

New drug has potential to treat river blindness and elephantiasis

2018

Gina Washbourn wins best oral communication talk at Cambridge

£1.5M to develop candidate drug to treat onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis

Compound identified that protects against neurodegeneration

2017

Scientists develop molecule that could lead to first synthetic one-dose malaria treatment

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