This Tulane University Lecture covers a lot of important basics, including the biodiversity, evolution, and life cycle of trypanosomes. The Evolution of Kinetoplastids - A UCLA lecture summary tracing the evolution of RNA editing and of glycosomes. The Tropical Diseases Progress Report 2001-Opperdoes and Michels summarize recent findings of their research, notably in carbohydrate metabolism and glycosome biosynthesis. The Donelson Lab at the University of Iowa offers an online tour of the trypanosome cytoskeleton. Trypanosoma brucei genome network: links to genomic data and the latest gene research on T. brucei The Mitochondrial DNA of Leishmania and Trypanosomes- Another UCLA lecture with excellent photos and diagrams of the kinetoplast and its reproduction. Kinetoplast Biology and Disease- a free-access peer-edited journal with articles all about trypanosomes. Program Against African Trypanosomiasis -an alliance between the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization. Integrated Control of Pathogenic Trypanosomes and their Vectors is an organization whose mission is "to provide guidance, support and direction to trypanosomiasis research within the context of agricultural development." WHO Report on Global Surveillance of Epidemic-prone Infectious Diseases: a report on the status of many infectious diseases, with a chapter on Human Trypanosomiasis CDC
Fact Sheet on West African Trypanosomiasis Research Links to websites of trypanosome researchers, compiled by the Tyler Lab at Northwestern University. |
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Revised 24April 2003. Send corrections or comments to enderli@earlham.edu |
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