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UNM Research Group

UNM Research Group

(l. to r.) E. Sam Loker, Distinguished Professor & Regents' Professor of Biology; Bishoy Hanna Kamel, Research Assistant Professor of Biology; Si-Ming Zhang, Research Associate Professor of Biology; Sarah Buddenborg, Graduate Student; Coen Adema, Associate Professor of Biology; Tyanna Lovato, Research Scientist; and Richard Cripps, Professor of Biology.

Ram's Horn snail

Ram's Horn snail

Biomphalaria glabrata, a tropical Ram's Horn snail, plays a large role in the lifecycle of the parasitic disease, schistosomiasis.

Schistosoma Parasite

Schistosoma Parasite

Schistosomiasis, also called snail fever or bilharzia, is a chronic disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people every year. Found only in tropical climates, the schistosoma parasite develops inside the Ram's Horn snail before infecting a human host. After malaria, schistosomiasis is the worst parasitic disease on the planet with the World Health Organization working to elimiate the it by 2025.

Using genomics to fight deadly parasitic disease

UNM researcher leads team of more than 100 scientists

By Aaron Hilf May 16, 2017

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