Scientist: Marc Hübner

Marc Hübner profileDr Marc Hübner is the coordinator of the EU-funded eWHORM EDCTP3 project, designed to provide the proof of concept in an adaptive phase 2 clinical trial with oxfendazole as pan-nematode drug candidate for the filarial diseases onchocerciasis, loiasis and mansonellosis as well as the soil-transmitted, intestinal helminth disease trichuriasis. This study takes place in Gabon, Cameroon, DRC and Tanzania.

Since 2020, he is the head of diagnostics in parasitology at the IMMIP and W2 Professor for translational microbiology. Among his professional functions, he works as INSTAND QA scheme consultant, chair of the German Society for Parasitology and board member of the German Society of Tropical Medicine, Travel Medicine and Global Health.

Wuchereria bancrofti, a roundworm nematode, one of the causative agents of lymphatic filariasis, 3D illustration showing presence of sheath around the worm and tail nicle

Parasites: often overlooked but important for biomedical research

European biomedical researchers show a rising interest towards parasites, often regarded as natural oddities in the past but now recognised as vital parts of natural ecosystems, in addition to having a sizable impact on human health worldwide. Parasites are an incredibly diverse and broad group of organisms, comprising plants, animals and microscopic beings alike. Their ...

Marc Hübner interview: Wuchereria bancrofti, a roundworm nematode, one of the causative agents of lymphatic filariasis, 3D illustration showing presence of sheath around the worm and tail nicle

A scientist’s opinion: interview with Dr Marc Hübner on the importance of parasite research

Dr Marc Hübner is a Professor of Translational Microbiology at University Hospital Bonn, in Germany. He works within the University’s IMMIP (Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology) mostly focusing on filarial diseases -a kind of infection caused by parasitic roundworms, or nematodes, that heavily affects about 200 million people around the globe. For this ...

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