Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

NEWS & PRESS RELEASES EVP: New Solutions for Global Control of Parasitic Infections: The Case of Schistosomiasis

Microscopic view of schistosoma mansoni cercaria, parasite that carries a potentially deadly disease

Disease-Carrying Parasite May Have Achilles Heel »

December 17, 2015

Stanford researchers find infected snails are more appealing to their natural predators

By Rob Jordan, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Monterey-Based Researchers Use Nature to Fight Skin-Burrowing Parasites »

September 17, 2015

Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Giulio De Leo (Biology) and Woods Affiliate Susanne Sokolow on their research using prawns to fight Schistosomiasis in Senegal.

By Diana LaScala-Gruenewald, Monterey County Weekly

Killer Snails Vs. River Prawns »

August 3, 2015

Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Giulio De Leo (Biology) and Woods Affiliate Susanne Sokolow on their research using prawns to fight Schistosomiasis in Senegal.

By Jason Bittel, onEarth / Natural Resources Defense Council

How Giant Prawns Could Fight Tropical Disease and Poverty »

July 20, 2015

Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Giulio De Leo (Humanities and Sciences) and Woods Affiliate Susanne Sokolow on their research...

By Ed Young, National Geographic

River Prawn Becomes New Weapon Against Schistosomiasis »

July 20, 2015

Discusses research findings from  Woods Senior Fellow Giulio De Leo (Biology), Woods Affiliate Susanne Sokolow and other researchers on using prawns to fight Schistosomiasis in Senegal.

By Faith Lapidus, Voice of America

Moving shrimp to river test site in Senegal, West Africa

A Natural Solution to Spread of Deadly Disease  »

July 20, 2015

Stanford researchers find the humble river prawn, a natural predator of parasite-carrying snails, is effective at curbing spread of Schistosomiasis in West Africa; larger initiative on nature and public health planned

By Rob Jordan, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

A freshwater prawn - natural enemy of a disease parasite-carrying snail

Little Prawn, Big Data »

April 30, 2015

Promising natural solution for disease uses mobile data to track spread 

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By Rob Jordan, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

freshwater prawn

Prawn vs. Snail: Nature’s Role in Fighting Disease »

November 25, 2013

Little crustacean could play big part in stopping spread of parasitic infection

By Rob Jordan, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment