A new study at the Weizmann Institute, and conducted in collaboration with prominent research teams around the world, has culminated in a scientific paper that might help outwit the malaria parasite. It reveals in unprecedented detail the structure of crystals that the parasite builds in order to survive. Since most antimalarial drugs are thought to work by interfering with the formation and growth of these crystals, the new findings might lead to improved antimalarial medications. Read more here.
(l-r) Prof. Michael Elbaum, Dr. Lothar Houben and Prof. Leslie Leiserowitz. Elbaum recently presented the study’s findings at the symposium “Leslie at 90: A Scientific Odyssey,” held at Weizmann to mark Leiserowitz’s 90th birthday
