Koen Andries

Koen Andries

Koen Andries is a Belgian scientist working at Janssen Pharmaceutica and professor at the University of Antwerp. In 2005 he and his team published a discovery about a new di-Aryl-Quinoline-based drug (R207910) which promises a shorter and simpler treatment for Tuberculosis (TB) [Andries K, Verhasselt P, Guillemont J, et al. (2005), "A diarylquinoline drug active on the ATP-synthase of Mycobacterium tuberculosis", Science 307 (5707): 223–27] .

References

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* Cohen, "MEDICINE: New TB Drug Promises Shorter, Simpler Treatment", Science 10 December 2004: 1872
* [http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/03/d2ff1c2e-608d-435d-9b42-c9ef15f3deb0.html World: New Drugs Show Promise In Fight Against Tuberculosis]
* [http://news.bio-medicine.org/biology-news-3/New-tuberculosis-antibiotic-may-shorten-treatment-time--fight-drug-resistant-strains-13655-1/ New tuberculosis antibiotic may shorten treatment time, fight drug-resistant strains]

External links

* [http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=koen.andries Koen Andries] (University of Antwerp)


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