High throughput genetic approaches to identify targets for new antimalarial drugs / From Anticancer to Antimalarial Agent: Repositioning Quarfloxin

我之所以申请上述项目，是因为我对传染病的研究非常感兴趣。我在寄生虫学方面有广泛的理论和实践背景，特别是对被忽视的热带病利什曼病和锥虫病的研究，这使我渴望在这一领域从事研究工作。我对寄生虫感染研究的转化方面更感兴趣，主要是如何发现、设计和实施新的治疗方法，以减轻全世界的疾病负担。我热衷于参与传染病药物发现和治疗发展的研究，我敏锐地意识到疟疾引起的疟原虫物种作为发展中国家发病率和死亡率的重要贡献者的重要性。我对有关这些主题的项目感到兴奋，我渴望在主持这些项目的受人尊敬的实验室和研究所建立我的研究生涯。我会很高兴有机会在Julian Rayner博士和Catherine Merrick博士等优秀的研究人员手下工作，因为他们正在进行杰出而有影响力的研究，并正在努力对疟原虫科学产生切实的影响，我相信在他们的指导和指导下进行我的博士项目将使我能够为该领域做出自己的贡献。

I am applying to the aforementioned projects because I am passionately interested in the study of infectious disease. I have an extensive theoretical and practical background in parasitology, particularly the study of the neglected tropical diseases leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis and this has imbued in me the desire to pursue a research career in this field. I am further intrigued by the translational aspect of the study of parasitic infections, primarily how new therapies can be discovered, designed and implemented to reduce disease burden worldwide. I am keen to participate in research at the precipice of drug discovery and therapeutic development in infectious disease and I am acutely aware of the significance of the Malaria-causing Plasmodium species as significant contributors to morbidity and mortality in the developing world. I am excited by the projects offered concerning these themes and I am aspiring to forge my research career in the esteemed labs and institutes hosting the projects. I would relish the opportunity to work under excellent researchers such as Dr Julian Rayner and Dr Catherine Merrick because they are conducting outstanding and impactful research and are endeavoring to make a tangible impact in Plasmodium science and I believe undertaking my PhD project with their guidance and tutelage would permit me make my own telling contribution to the field.