CU Scientist receives NIH Grant

A Clemson University scientist was awarded a two-year, $147,157 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to find a cure for an infectious disease. Lesly Temesvari, Alumni Distinguished Professor in Clemson’s biological sciences department and researcher in Clemson’s Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center, works on the stress response in the human pathogen, Entamoeba histolytica. This infectious amoeba is prevalent in developing nations with substandard sanitation. It causes dysentery in as many as 50 million people annually. Her research will use state-of-the-art molecular and cellular biology approaches to characterize the stress response in the parasite, which may reveal new targets for drug design.