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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague

Address:

Viničná 7
128 44 Praha 2
Česká republika

Telephone:

+420221951811

Fax:

+420224919704

E-mail:

parazit@natur.cuni.cz

WWW:

http://natur.cuni.cz/parasitology/parpages/introd.htm

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Research activities are focused in four major areas:

Cellular, molecular and biochemical interactions between the host and parasite

Metabolism of parasitic Protozoa, mode of action of antiparasitic drugs and mechanisms of drug resistance.

Immunosuppressive effect of saliva of bloodsucking insects.

Molecular phylogenetics of parasitic protists.

Main organisms studied: Trichomonads, Giardia and other metamonads, heteroxenous coccidia and trypanosomes of birds, Leishmania-Phlebotomus interactions, snail-trematode interactions, Trichobilharzia, Diplostomum, triatomid bugs, lice.

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3.1 microbial ecology
3.2 biosafety
5.0 Medicine and pharmacy biotechnology
6.1 diagnostic antibodies

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DNA/RNA
Proteins and other molecules
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Veterinary health
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Research institute

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