TB or not TB? | Dr Samantha Donnellan | TEDxLSTM

Samantha Donnellan is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow. Based at the Centre for Drugs and Diagnostic Research, Sam is developing improved methods for testing drug compounds and combinations for the treatment of Tuberculosis (TB). She collaborates with bio-engineers, researchers in the Molecular Mycobacteriology Research Unit, Cape Town and the pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) team at LSTM. Samantha Donnellan is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow. Based at the Centre for Drugs and Diagnostic Research, Sam is developing improved methods for testing drug compounds and combinations for the treatment of Tuberculosis (TB). She will be collaborating with bio-engineers, researchers in the Molecular Mycobacteriology Research Unit, Cape Town and the pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) team at LSTM. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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Great explanation! As a MDR-TB survivor, I can definitely vouch for the statement that the disease is indeed lesser painful than the treatment.
Sending strength to all patients and families who are going through this🥺

[@inewinnie5052]

Learnt somthing