COST Action B22 on "Drug development for parasitic diseases"

2003-2007


The Members of the Management Committee

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Observers, Non-COST countries (Australia, Canada, South-Africa, United States)

Austria

  • Prof. M. DUCHENE, <michael.duchene_at_meduniwien.ac.at>
    Department of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Center for Physiology and Pathophysiology Kindespitalgasse, 15, A-1095 Vienna. Tel: +43-1- 4277 64874; Fax: +43-1- 4277 64899 ;
    Area: Biochemistry and molecular biology of anaerobic protozoa.
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Belgium

  • Prof. Fred R. OPPERDOES, <opperdoes_at_bchm.ucl.ac.be>,
    Chairman COST B22, Research Unit for Tropical Diseases, International Institute of Cellular and Molecular pathology and Biochemistry Unit , University of Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 74-75, B-1200, Brussels Belgium. Tel: +32-2-764.74.39; Fax: +32-2-762.68.53. Area: Biochemistry and Chemotherapy of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis, in vitro and animal models.
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  • Prof. S. GEERTS, <sgeerts_at_itg.be>
    Veterinair Departement, Inst. voor Tropische Geneeskunde, Nationalestraat 155, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium. Tel: +32-3-247 62 62; Fax: +32-3-216 14 31. Area: Chemotherapy of cattle trypanosomiasis and chemotherapy of leishmaniasis in dogs.
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Bulgaria

  • Assoc. Prof. Rossitza KURDOVA-MINCHEVA, <kurdova_at_ncipd.netbg.com>
    Parasitology and Tropical Medicine Dept, National Reference Parasitic Diseases Diagnostic Laboratory, National Centre of Infections and Parasitic Diseases, 26 Yanko Sakazov Blvd, BG-1504 Sofia, Bulgaria. Tel: +359 2 843 80 02; +359 2 944 6999(311, 329, 316); Mobile: +359 887 719 911; Fax: +359 2 943 3075;


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Czech Republic

  • Dr. Jaroslav KULDA, <kulda_at_natur.cuni.cz>
    Charles University in Prague, Vinicna 7, CZ-128 44 PRAHA 2; Tel: +420/2219 51 812; Fax: +420/2249 19 703
    Area: biochemistry and chemotherapy of anaerobic parasites with special emphasis on drug resistance in Trichomonads

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Denmark

  • Dr. Arsalan KHARAZMI, <ak_at_licapharma.com>
    CEO, LICA Pharmaceuticals, Symbion Science Park, Fruebjergvej 3, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark. Tel: +45 39 17 97 97; Fax: +45 39 20 97 92
    Area: chemotherapy of Leishmania and Plasmodium.


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France

  • Prof. Henri VIAL, <vial_at_univ-montp2.fr >
    Dynamique moléculaire des interactions membranaires, CNRS UMR 5539, Université de MontpellierII, Case 107, Place Eugène Bataillon, F-34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, Tel.: +33 4 67 14 37 45 (ligne directe), Tel.: +33 4 67 14 42 87 (secrétaire), Fax: +33 4 6714 42 86
    Area: Biochemistry and chemotherapy of malaria, in vitro and animal models.
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  • Dr. Bernard MEUNIER<bmeunier _at_lcc-toulouse.fr>, Université Paul Sabatier, Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, 205, route de Narbonne, 31077 - TOULOUSE Cedex , France
    Tel. +33 5 61 33 31 46 Fax :+33 5 61 55 05 33

     

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Germany

  • Prof. Dr. R. Luise KRAUTH-SIEGEL, <krauth-siegel_at_urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
    Biochemie-Zentrum Heidelberg, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 504, D- 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. Tel: +49 6221 544187; Fax.: +49 6221 545586
    Area: biochemistry and crystallography of enzymes of the parasite thiol metabolism, especially the trypanothione metabolism of trypanosomatids

  • Prof. Dr. Rolf D. WALTER, <walter_at_bni.uni-hamburg.de>
    Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin, Abteilung für Biochemie, Bernhard-Nocht-Str. 74, D-20359 Hamburg, Germany. Tel.: +49 40 42818 420; Fax: +49 40 42818 418
    Area: biochemistry and chemotherapy of parasites, with special emphasis on malaria and filariasis
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Greece

  • Dr. Theodora CALOGEROPOULOU, <tcalog_at_eie.gr>
    National Hellenic Research Foundation, Institute of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 48 Vass. Constantinou Avenue, GR-116 35, Athens, Greece. Tel : + 30 210 7273 833; FAX : + 30 210 7373 831
  • Prof. Efstathia SCOULICA <scoulica_at_med.uoc.gr> University of Crete, School of Medicine, Laboratory of Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses, And Geographical Medicine Voutes, P.O. Box 2208
    GR - 71003 Heraklion Crete
    Tel: +30 2810 394576
    Fax: +30 2810 394740

 


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Ireland

  • Dr Angus BELL, <abell_at_tcd.ie>
    Department of Microbiology, Moyne Institute, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland. Tel. : +353 1 608 1414; Fax : +353 1 679 9294


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Israel

  • Prof. Dan ZILBERSTEIN <biodean_at_tx.technion.ac.il>
    Department of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, 32000 Haifa, Israel. Tel: +972 4 8294211-3; Fax: +972 4 8225153

  • Prof. Hagai GINSBURG, <hagai_at_vms.huji.ac.il> Department of Biological Chemistry, Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, IL-91904 Jerusalem Tel: +972 2 658 55 39 Fax: +972 2 658 54 40

 


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Italy

  • Prof. Donatella TARAMELLI, <donatella.taramelli_at_unimi.it>
    Istituto of Microbiologia dell'Universita di Milano, Via Pascal 36, 20133 Milano, Italy. Tel: +39 02 5031 5071; Fax: +39 02 5031 5068

  • Prof. Giuseppe CAMPIANI, <campiani_at_unisi.it>
    Dipartimento Farmaco Chimico Tecnologico, Facolta di Farmacia dell'Universita di Siena, Via Aldo Moro, 53100 Siena, Italy. Tel: +39 0577 234 172; Fax: +39 0577 234 333



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Lithuania

  • Dr. Narimantas CENAS
    <ncenas_at_bchi.lt>
    Sector of Xenobiotics Biochemistry
    Institute of Biochemistry
    Mokslininku St., 12
    Vilnius 2600, Lithuania
    Tel: +370-52-729042, fax: +370-52-729196

  • Dr. Jonas SARLAUSKAS
    <hidrazon_at_bchi.lt>
    Sector of Xenobiotics Biochemistry
    Institute of Biochemistry
    Mokslininku St., 12
    Vilnius 2600, Lithuania
    Tel: +370-52-729042, fax: +370-52-729196

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Luxemburg

  • Dr. Michel VAILLANT
    <michel.vaillant_at_crp-sante.healthnet.lu>
    CRP-Santé, Service d'Epidémiologie,
    18 rue Dicks, L-1417 Luxembourg.
    Tel: 352 45 32 13 40; Fax: 352 45 32 19

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Portugal

  • Dr. Maria Eugenia CRUZ
    <eugenia.cruz_at_ineti.pt>
    INETI - Estrada Paco do Lumiar
    1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal
    Tel: +351 21 0924 600/722; Fax: +351 21 716 36 36

     

  • Dr. Gabriela SANTOS GOMES
    <Santosgomes_at_ihmt.unl.pt>
    Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical,
    Rio de Junqueira 96, 1349-008 Lisboa, Portugal
    Tel: +351 21 365 2600; Fax: +351 21 363 21 05

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Slovakia

  • Dr. Maria DURISOVA, <maria.durisova_at_savba.sk>
    Institute of Experimental Pharmacology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, SK-841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia. Tel: +421 2 5477 5928; Fax : +421 2 5477 5928;
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  • Dr. Ladislav DEDIK, <dedik_at_kam.vm.stuba.sk>
    Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology, Namestie slobody 17, SK-812 31 Bratislava, Slovakia. Tel. : +421 2 5729 4559; Fax : +421 2 5477 5928
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Spain

  • Prof. Jose Maria ALUNDA RODRIGUEZ, <jmalunda_at_vet.ucm.es>
    Universidad complutense de Madrid, Dpto. Patologia Animal I, Facultad de Veterinaria, Avda. Pouerta de Hierro s/n, ES-28040 Madrid, Spain. Tel:+34-91 3943701; Fax: +34-91 3943908
    Area: Veterinary parasitology with special reference to leishmaniasis in dogs.

  • Prof. Dolores GONZALEZ PACANOWSKA, <dgonzalez_at_ipb.csic.es>
    Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Instituto de Parasitologia y Biomedicina 'Lopez-Neyra', C/ Ventanilla 11, ES-18001 Granada, Spain. Tel: +34- 958 203802; +34- 958 805184; Fax: +34-958 203323


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Sweden

  • Prof. Lo PERSSON, <Lo.Persson_at_mphy.lu.se>
    Melekylar och Cellulär Fysiologi, Lunds Universiteit, BMC F-13, 221 84 Lund, Tel: 046 222 7746, Fax: 046 222 4546

  • Prof. Olle HEBY, <Olle.Heby_at_molbiol.umu.se>
    Molekylärbiologi, Umea universiteit, 901 87 Umea, Sweden, Tel: 090 785 3352; Fax: 090 77 1420


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Switzerland

  • Dr. Reto BRUN, <reto.brun_at_unibas.ch>
    Swiss Tropical Institute, Antiparasite Chemotherapy, Socinstrasse 57, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland. Tel. : +41 61 284 82 31; Fax : +41 61 271 86 54
    Area: Drug action and Chemotherapy of protozoal infections, in vitro and animal models for drug screening.

  • Prof. Thomas SEEBECK, <thomas.seebeck_at_izb.unibe.ch>
    University of Bern, Institute of Cell Biology, Baltzerstrasse 4, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland. Tel : +41 31 631 4649; Fax : +41 31 631 4684
    Area: Signal-transduction pathways in trypanosomes as possible drug targets
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The Netherlands

  • Prof. Dr. A.G.M TIELENS, <tielens_at_biochem.vet.uu.nl>
    Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Dept. Biochemistry and Cell Biology, PO Box 80176, NL-3508 TD Utrecht, Nederland. Tel: + 31 30 2535380; Fax: + 31 30 2535492
    Area: Energy metabolism of protozoan and helminthic parasites.

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United Kingdom

  • Dr. Ian GILBERT, <i.h.gilbert_at_dundee.ac.uk>
    University of Dundee School of Life Sciences, MSI/WTB/CIR Complex, Dow Street , Dundee , DD1 5EH, U
    nited Kingdom. Tel: +44 1382 386 240
    Area: trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis and malaria, medicinal chemistry, drug design

  • Prof. Graham H. COOMBS, <graham.coombs_at_strath.ac.uk>
    Head of Institute, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences,
    The John Arbuthnott Building, University of Strathclyde, 27 Taylor Street, Glasgow G4 0NR, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 141 548 2155; Fax: +44 141 552 2562
    Area: Biochemistry and chemotherapy of protists

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International Organization for Chemistry in Development (IOCD, Observer)

  • Dr. Robert MAYBURY, <iocd_at_igc.org>
    Executive Director, USA office, PO Box 8156, Falls Church, Virginia 22041 USA.
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Secretary

  • Dr. Kalliopi Kostelidou
    ESF-COST OFFICE
    Science Officer
    Biomedicine and Molecular BioSciences ( BMBS)
    149, Avenue Louise
    P.O.BOX 12 - 1050 Brussels, BELGIUM
    Tel: +32 2 533 3816 or +32 2 533 3800,
    Fax: +32 2 533 3890,
    E-mail: kkostelidou_at_cost.esf.org
    office_at_cost.esf.org
    WEB: www.cost.esf.org

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  NON COST COUNTRIES: Australia, Canada, South-Africa, United States

Australia

  • Prof. Nick SMITH
    Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases
    University of Technology, P.O. Box 123
    Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
    Tel: +61-2-9514 4013
    Fax: 61-2 9514 4201
    <Nick.Smith_at_uts.edu.au>

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Canada

  • Prof. Marc OUELLETTE <marc.ouellette_at_crchul.ulaval.ca)
    Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie du CHUL, 2705 Boulevard Laurier, Quebec City, Québec, G1V 4G2, Canada. Tel: 418-654-2705: Fax: 418-654-2715. Area: drug resistance

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South-Africa

  • Prof. Timothy J. EGAN <tegan_at_science.uct.ac.za>
    University of Cape Town
    Department of Chemistry
    Private Bag
    Rondebosch 7701
    South Africa
    Tel: +27 (0)21 650 2528
    Fax: +27 (0)21 689 7499

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United States

  • Prof. Ken STUART <ken.stuart_at_sbri.org>
    Seattle Biomedical Research Institute
    Seattle, WA, USA
    Tel: +1 206 284-8846 ext 434 or 302
    Fax: +1 206 284-0313

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