BIOPHYSICS IN AND FOR AFRICA

Session

Cellular biophysics

25 Mar 2021, 10:00

Zoom Conference

Conveners

Cellular biophysics

• Emmanuel Nji (BioStruct-Africa)

Contribution list Timetable

9. Photosynthesis Underneath Stones in the Namib Desert

Michal Gwizdala (University of Pretoria)

25/03/2021, 10:00

Cellular biophysics

Oral Presentation

In hyper-arid soil environments, photosynthetic microorganisms are largely restricted to hypolithic habitats. They occupy the ventral surfaces of translucent pebbles in desert pavements. We combined fluorometric, spectroscopic, biochemical and metagenomic approaches to investigate the light transmission properties of quartz stones in the Namib Desert, and assess the photosynthetic activity of...

45. Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 (TREM-1) and Cerebral Malaria Pathogenesis.

Dr Amma Larbi (KNUST(Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology))

25/03/2021, 10:20

Cellular biophysics

Oral Presentation

Malaria continues to be a major health problem despite various interventions to eradicate the disease. Cerebral malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for most malaria-associated deaths. Majority of these deaths occur in children under five years mostly from sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, there is no available information to predict who will recover from cerebral malaria, or...