Resident Biohub scientists will work on two large-scale overarching projects: The Cell Atlas, a comprehensive dataset cataloging all the biologically significant characteristics of every cell type in the body, and an Infectious Disease Project devoted to tackling microbial diseases, including emerging biothreats and pandemics.
Resident Biohub scientists will work on two large-scale overarching projects: The Cell Atlas, a comprehensive data set cataloging all the biologically significant characteristics of every cell type in the body, and an Infectious Disease Project devoted to tackling microbial diseases, including emerging biothreats and pandemics.
Traditional medical practitioners in Southwest, Nigeria, use a variety of herbal preparations to treat different kinds of microbial diseases including MRSA-associated diseases.
Several diseases including microbial infection, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and cancer have been linked to fatigue.
There is an emerging body of evidence supporting an important role of the microbial environment in allergic diseases including asthma.
Indeed, HSP70 and DnaK have emerged as highly attractive targets for the development of new treatments for many human diseases, including microbial infections, neurodegenerative pathologies, and other disorders of protein folding.
In another article, Peter Roy and colleagues will highlight the uniqueness of Caenorhabditis elegans in the identification of novel bioactive molecules in various diseases, including microbial and parasitic infection, cancer, and neurological disorders.
Moreover, different microRNA species are known to influence the progression of a range of different diseases, including cancer and microbial infections.
A number of oral diseases, including periodontitis, derive from microbial biofilms and are associated with increased antimicrobial resistance.
Some of the plants investigated are commonly used in the treatment of several microbial infections [27], a range of neglected tropical diseases including malaria [28], trypanosomiasis [29], as well as diabetes [30] and diverse infections.
Previous studies have suggested a link between microbial dysbiosis, defined as a perturbation in the structure of complex microbial communities [ 6], and the pathogenesis of chronic lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [ 4] and allergic asthma [ 7].
