Research

Veterinary School joins “Blastocystis under One Health” event in Singapore 13 July 2023 Clinical Assistant Professor Daphne Mavrides represented the Veterinary School at the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action event, focused on Blastocystis, which took place at the National University of Singapore. COST implements research and innovation funded programmes known [...]

Professor Stavros Malas and Clinical Associate Professor Daphne Mavrides are two of the authors of a recent study published in Microorganisms  entitled ‘High Occurrence of Zoonotic Subtypes of Cryptosporidium parvum in Cypriot Dairy Farms.’ Professor Malas said “This is the first study to investigate Cryptosporidium occurrences in the dairy farms of Cyprus. Cryptosporidium is a parasite that causes a [...]

January 2022 A newly published article in Current Biology demonstrates that sheep can be a powerful animal model for brain function that can bridge the translational gap between rodents and primates. One of the authors of the article, Senior Research Associate in Neuroscience at the University of Nicosia (UNIC) Medical School [...]