Decoding the molecular components of aquatic parasite-host interactions

该项目旨在进一步了解调节水生宿主-寄生虫相互作用的分子成分，这种相互作用导致世界各地的许多疾病。水生寄生虫依靠化学线索来定位和感染它们的宿主。该项目将以水生宿主-寄生虫的相互作用为目标，以破译这些化学线索，以便未来可能开发出抑制这种相互作用的工具。该项目期望为未来肠道寄生虫病--血吸虫病--一种毁灭性的热带疾病的控制贡献必要的基础知识。

This project aims to further understand the molecular components that regulate aquatic host-parasite interactions which contributes to many diseases worldwide. Aquatic parasites rely on chemical cues to locate and infect their host. This project will target the aquatic host-parasite interaction to decipher these chemical cues, so that future tools may be developed to suppress this interplay. This project expects to contribute imperative basic knowledge for the future control of the intestinal parasite disease, Schistosomiasis, a devastating tropical disease.