Molteno Institute for Research in Parasitology

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The Molteno Institute for Research in Parasitology, Cambridge

The Molteno Institute for Research in Parasitology was a biological research institute in the University of Cambridge, UK, situated on the Downing Site and founded in response to an appeal by the Quick Professor by a $150 000 gift from Mr & Mrs Percy Alport Molteno in 1919.[1] When it opened in 1921[2] it was the first parasite biology institute to be established.[3] Between 1947 and 1964 the MRC (Medical Research Council) Chemotherapy Research Unit was based in 'the Molteno', but research into parasitology continued alongside. Later, between 1968 and 1987, 'the Molteno' became fully occupied by the MRC as their Biochemical Parasitology Unit and totally dedicated to research into parasitology,[4][5][6][7] although the building was still rented from the University of Cambridge. In September 1987 it became part of the University of Cambridge's Pathology Department. Notable workers include Ann Bishop, Douglas Mackay Henderson, David Keilin, Thaddeus Mann and Brunó Ferenc Straub.

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  1. ^ Nuttall, G H F (1922). "The Molteno Institute for Research in Parasitology, University of Cambridge, with an Account of how it came to be founded". Parasitology. 14 (2): 97–126. doi:10.1017/S0031182000010040.
  2. ^ Rolleston, Sir Humphry Davy (1932). The Cambridge Medical School. CUP Archive. p. 118.
  3. ^ "Notes". The Journal of Parasitology. Allen Press. 6 (2): 104. December 1919. JSTOR 3270903.
  4. ^ Morris, Simon Conway; Crompton, David W T (1982). "The Origins and Evolution of the Acanthocephala". Biological Reviews. 57: 85–115. doi:10.1111/j.1469-185X.1982.tb00365.x. S2CID 84098740.
  5. ^ Barker, Douglas C; Gibson, Lorna J; Kennedy, W Peter; Nasser, Altaf A; Williams, Roger H (1986). "The potential of using recombinant DNA species-specific probes for the identification of tropical Leishmania". Parasitology. 92: S139–S174. doi:10.1017/s0031182000085747. PMID 3012443.
  6. ^ Schmitz, Brigitte; Klein, Roger A; Duncan, Imogen A; Egge, Heinz; Gunawan, Johannes; Peter-Katalinic, Jasna; Dabrowski, U; Dabrowski, J (1987). "MS and NMR analysis of the cross-reacting determinant glycan from Trypanosoma brucei brucei MITat 1.6 variant specific glycoprotein". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 146 (3): 1055–1063. doi:10.1016/0006-291X(87)90754-6. PMID 2441699.
  7. ^ Masterson, Wayne J; Taylor, David; Turner, Mervyn J (1988). "Topologic analysis of the epitopes of a variant surface glycoprotein of Trypanosoma brucei". The Journal of Immunology. 140 (9): 3194–3199. PMID 2452200.

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