Manu De Rycker

World Chagas Disease Day acts as a reminder of a global health challenge that often goes unnoticed. In our latest blog, Manu De Rycker from the @dundeeuni shares what his team are doing to combat this disease. #ChagasDisease sfc.ac.uk/inside-the-uni…

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We're saying goodbye here - thanks so much to all of our followers over the last few years, we've loved engaging with you all. In the meantime, catch us on Linkedin and the other place! linkedin.com/company/drug-d… ddu-dundee.bsky.social

This work will hopefully be useful for anybody involved in proteasome #drugdiscovery both for #cancer and for #infectious diseases. #NTD #Chagas

We also report a new highly selective inhibitor of the T. cruzi proteasome, DDD02091966

Delighted that our work on the Trypanosoma cruzi #proteasome is now accepted by @jbiolchem and available online! Great effort by the @DDU_Dundee, @WCAIRDundee and @GSK team! @UoDLifeSciences @dundeeuni jbc.org/article/S0021-…

I'm now on Bluesky (@mdr-ddu.bsky.social). Read why this is a good place to be: ‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky nature.com/articles/d4158…

The Discovery Centre @UoDLifeSciences is now 10 years old (where many of the @DDU_Dundee labs are). Professor Sir Mike Ferguson looks back at how the building came about, and what it has helped deliver: dundee.ac.uk/stories/10th-a…

Have a look at the first complete Trypanosoma in vitro cell atlas: biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh…. T. cruzi is a weird parasite, the genome a mess, transmitted by the "kissing bug" although it poohs on your eyelid and we are still missing good drugs. Maybe our work can make a difference

Drug Discovery Africa 2025- Abstract submission deadline extended to 23:30 GMT 27th October '24. Thx to everyone who has already submitted, great to see such interest in the conference. Details of abstract submission and travel bursary request for #ECRs - scan QR code

Welcome back! VEuPathDB resources are back online today! We will continue to provide bioinformatics services under a new organizational structure. Read more here: #future" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">veupathdb.org/veupathdb/app/…

Our single cell Trypanosoma cruzi cell atlas is now on @biorxivpreprint. Great collaboration with @BiottofnI and @Ross_IgE from @UofGlasgow. @DDU_Dundee @WCAIRDundee @UoDLifeSciences

Delighted to accept the 2024 @BiochemicalSociety Industry and Academic Collaboration Award on behalf of the @dundeeuni-@GSK Kinetoplastid Drug Discovery Team. Great recognition for our successful collaboration and for a fantastic team! @DDU_Dundee @LabWyllie @WCAIRDundee

We are proud to be hosting our conference with partners in Ghana. Drug Discovery Africa will showcase African led drug discovery research. Save the dates 12-14th March for now, more details to follow. wcair.dundee.ac.uk/drug-discovery…

Great to be at @LSTM_NTDs today for their Showcase event to present our @DDU_Dundee work and to hear about the excellent research at the School. Many thanks to @DrJosephTurner for the invite!

In this paper we describe a range of methods to inactivate #Trypanosoma cruzi for downstream experiments, including inactivating large parasite pellets, useful for purification of endogenous proteins. @WCAIRDundee @DDU_Dundee @dundeeuni #PLOSONE dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

Many thanks to @RoyalSocEd for awarding @DDU_Dundee the MARY SOMERVILLE MEDAL for exceptional achievements in teamwork and collaborative endeavour. Fantastic recognition of the brilliant collaborative spirit in the Drug Discovery Unit. Congratulations to the entire team!!

Please join us for our #WorldChagasDay event which will focus on the "The Voices of Chagas Disease" and hear from people living with or impacted by #Chagas #ChagasDisease #Kissingbug @hamer_lab @DNDi @DNDi_Espanol @CoalicionChagas @Medicina_UdeA @UdeA @ChagasBoston @ChagasTexas