Professor Hany Elsheikha

Professor Hany Elsheikha

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ESCCAP Member UK & Ireland

Hany Elsheikha is a professor and Chair of Interdisciplinary Parasitology at the University of Nottingham. He is a Diplomate of the European Veterinary Parasitology College and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.  Hany conducts research in the interdisciplinary field of parasitology, crossing boundaries between parasitology, molecular biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology.  He is interested in studying how and why parasites alter host signalling pathways and metabolism and applies these alterations for therapeutic benefits.  He also discovers and develops novel anti-infective drugs, new therapeutic approaches, and elucidates drug mode of action and adverse effects.  Key areas of scientific interest include host-parasite interaction, anti-parasitic drug discovery, parasite evolution and parasites of public health impact.  Hany is also the author or the editor of 8 books, 3 of which are among the top-selling books in the field of parasitology.

 

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