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In order to create anti-parasitic medications like filariasis treatment, researchers like Dr. Geary study how parasites hide from their hosts. When you listen in to this discussion, you'll learn: How parasites are closer in cell type to us than bacteria and why that makes them harder to kill. Why the coevolution of humans and malaria has made it unique among parasites. Why molecules that parasites release like micro RNAs may be the key to their ability to hide from their host and survive. Dr. Timothy Geary serves as Chair in Parasite Biotechnology at McGill University and also has an appointment at Queen's University in Belfast. His background is in pharmacology, but he has developed a specialty in anti-parasitic medication discovery. This includes genomic work on the host-parasitic interface, especially for filariasis treatment and gastrointestinal nematode infections. In this podcast, he explains several aspects of how parasites function and how vertebrates and arthropod vectors maintain the parasi