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Visiting speaker: Dr. David Sacks, NIH Washington D.C.

17 April 2019

Dr. David Sacks from the National Institutes of Health, Washington D.C., visited the Malaghan Institute to talk about his research looking for cures and new treatment options for 'forgotten' parasitic diseases. In Dr. Sacks case, he is investigating the parasitic disease Leishmaniasis which is a tropical disease caused by sandfly bites.