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ASSOCIATE
PROGRAM 2
Assessment of Bioactivity against Parasites, Cancer and
Agricultural Pests
Associate Program Leader: Eduardo
Ortega-Barría
Institute of Advanced Scientific Investigations and High Technology
Services Secretariat for Science and Technology (INDICASAT), Panama
This
Associate Program consists of two main components:
| A. |
Screening
of natural products for anti-Trypanosoma cruzi and anti-Plasmodium
falciparum activity. Dr. Carmenza Spadafora (INDICASAT). |
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| B. |
Screening
of natural products for anti-Leishmania activity and in
Panama-based 3-cell cancer screens. Dr.
Carmenza Spadafora (INDICASAT). |
Aims:
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Testing
of biological materials for activity against the parasites that
cause the tropical diseases: leishmaniasis, malaria,
Chagas'
disease and Cancer. |
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Testing
of biological materials for activity against 3 cancer cell lines
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Use
of these bioassays to guide the purification of active extracts. |
Personnel:
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Dr. Carmenza Spadafora |
Leader |
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Coordinator
and Head of Leishmania and cancer group |
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Gina Della Togna |
Leishmania
bioassay technician |
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Alejandro Almanza |
Malaria
bioassay technician |
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Laura Pineda |
Malaria
bioassay technician |
| Liuris
Herrera |
Cancer
bioassay technician |
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Michelle Ng |
T.
cruzi bioassay technician |
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