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Mobilizing Research to End Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Dr. Ted Chia-Kwung Fan – known affectionately as “Dr. Worm” – is a professor and Director of TMU’s Department of Molecular Parasitology and Tropical Diseases. His dedication over the last two-and-a-half-decades has led to better treatment outcomes for parasitic diseases – and has helped strengthen relationships between Taiwan and the countries where such treatments are needed most.
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1. “Professor Worm” Dr. Ted Chia-Kwung Fan and the Department of Molecular Parasitology and Tropical Diseases (00:00:30)
2. “Neglected” tropical diseases and the role of the Department of Molecular Parasitology and Tropical Diseases (00:06:18)
3. Neurocysticercosis – the pork tapeworm (00:08:33)
4. NTD research Eswatini (00:10:00)
5. Getting into parasitology: protozoans, sleeping sickness, and Out of Africa (00:12:36)
6. TMU research work in Eswatini (00:17:06)
7. Life in Africa (00:25:30)
8. Sincerity and respect in international collaborations (00:29:44)
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