filariasis

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 ...