Dr Brad Sleebs (left), Dr Peter Czabotar (centre) and Dr Tony Hodder (right) (IMAGE)

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

Dr Brad Sleebs (left), Dr Peter Czabotar (centre) and Dr Tony Hodder (right)

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Dr Brad Sleebs, Dr Peter Czabotar and Dr Tony Hodder were part of a team that captured the first 3-D image of a critical malaria 'conductor' protein, which could lead to new antimalarial drugs. Researchers from Melbourne's Walter and Eliza Hall Institute developed WEHI-842, a drug that blocks the malaria parasite protein plasmepsin V, killing the parasite. The discovery is a new step towards developing much needed new drugs for treating and preventing malaria.

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