top of page
Our News
Search
Neglected Tropical Diseases Remain Neglected by Canada
Our Threads Lab summer practicum student, Jinisha Panjwani, worked with the Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (CNNTD) to...
THREADS Lab
Aug 12, 20211 min read
iCHORDS Community of Practice has been launched!
The Threads Lab team supports iCHORDS (Improving Community Health Outcomes through Research, Dialogue and Systems Strengthening) - a new...
THREADS Lab
Jul 21, 20211 min read
Canadian contributions to research on neglected tropical diseases
Members of the Threads Lab team (Alison Krentel, Amy Davis and Leshawn Benedict) together with some of the Canadian Network for Neglected...
Administrator
Jul 3, 20211 min read
Funding loss due to Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cuts
In the spring of this year, our CDD Well/ DC Bien-Etre project lost its funding due to the cuts for overseas development and research aid...
THREADS Lab
Jun 30, 20211 min read
Lunch N’ Learn at the Threads Lab
The Threads Lab organises a weekly Lunch N’ Learn session for students and staff every summer. On June 10th, our guest speaker, Dr. Don...
Administrator
Jun 21, 20211 min read
Co-exposure to sand fly saliva and filarial parasites exhibit altered monocyte function
Threads Lab PhD Student Moussa Sangare's paper shows that monocytes of unexposed individuals selectively upregulated the production of...
Administrator
Jun 14, 20211 min read
Addressing the issue of 'systematic non-compliance' in MDA for lymphatic filariasis – Webinar
Members of the Threads Lab team were instrumental in the organization of a recent webinar co-hosted by the iCHORDS Community of Practice...
Administrator
May 18, 20211 min read
Welcome to our Summer Practicum Students!
The Threads Lab welcomes four new graduate students, Jacie Liu, Jinisha Panjwani, Obaraboye Olude, and Theodora Lufitha. Jacie Liu is...
Administrator
May 10, 20211 min read
International Health: Two Decades of Public Health Achievements in Lymphatic Filariasis
Delighted to have been able to contribute to this landmark publication capturing the success and progress made over the last 20 years in...
THREADS Lab
Apr 12, 20211 min read
Promoting gender, equity and human rights in NTD programmes
This paper highlights the limited attention given to gender, equity, ethnicity and human rights in neglected tropical disease programmes....
THREADS Lab
Apr 12, 20211 min read
Online Learning Event on FGS as Part of the FAST Package
As part of the FGS Accelerated Scale Together (FAST) project, we are pleased to announce a training workshop for health professionals...
Administrator
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Health campaign integration – webinar and infographic
Working with the Health Campaign Effectiveness Coalition at the Task Force for Global Health, our lab led a study together with...
Administrator
Mar 25, 20211 min read
Congratulations Kruti!
Kruti Patel has been awarded the 2021 Summer Studentship in Global Health offered by the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa....
Administrator
Mar 25, 20211 min read
Female Genital Schistosomiasis – Editorial
Read a recent editorial on Female Genital Schistosomiasis “A Call to Action: Ending the Neglect of Female Genital Schistosomiasis”...
Administrator
Mar 25, 20211 min read
Acceptability of triple drug regimen for lymphatic filariasis - new publication
Results from a study to assess the acceptability of a new treatment regimen for lymphatic filariasis in Fiji, Haiti, India, Indonesia and...
Administrator
Mar 25, 20211 min read
CDD Well / DC Bien-etre has been launched!
We are excited to launch a new project to understand the effects working in the Covid-19 pandemic have on community drug distributors in...
Administrator
Mar 25, 20211 min read
bottom of page