#1120 - Paul Denny

Paul Denny is the Director of the Centre for Global Infectious Diseases at Durham University and undertook PhD studies at the MRC National Institute for Medical Research focused on the vestigial plastid of the apicomplexan protozoa. Subsequently during research posts at Imperial College he developed interests in the molecular, biochemical and cellular biology of kinetoplastid protozoan parasites, most notably lipid biosynthesis in Leishmania species. Since his arrival at Durham University in 2004 Paul has used multidisciplinary approaches to study and exploit novel drug targets within both kinetoplastid and apicomplexan pathogens.