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Three internationally renowned scientists have been named Canada Excellence Research Chairs at the University of British Columbia.

Researchers at the Crick have been able to show for the first time a mechanism that enables the human immune system to eliminate the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB), offering a new potential target for therapies against TB and other bacterial infections. Click to read more...

A new study suggests that the body's natural process of removing old and damaged cell parts could be used to treat infections like tuberculosis (TB), reducing the need for antibiotics. Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, UK, found that disabling a self-destruction mechanism called autophagy in human immune cells

Over 10 million people a year fall ill with TB

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that the body’s process of removing old and damaged cell parts, is also an essential part of tackling infections that take hold within our cells, like TB. If this natural process can be harnessed with new treatments, it could present an alternative to, or ...