Most malaria drugs are combination therapies based on artemisinin, an active ingredient derived from the medicinal plant Artemisia annua (sweet wormwood). The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is
Poliomyelitis, also known as polio, is a contagious disease caused by the poliovirus. Thanks to the development of effective vaccines, the poliovirus has been largely eradicated and was endemic in
The development of an effective vaccine against the hepatitis C virus has been an enormous challenge for decades due to the high genetic diversity of the virus. The research team led by DZIF scientist
