Antiparasitic and Antibacterial Drug Discovery

Editor Preface
Preamble
Drug Discovery: Learning to Relate Structural Space with Property Space
Target Based Drug Discovery in the Animal Health Industry
A Combined Bioinformatics and Molecular Biological Approach Toward the Gap Closure within a Bacterial Contig Genome
Veterinary Drug Candidate Generation in the Genomic Era: Tailor Made Approaches.
Optimization of NADH-Fumarate Oxidoreductase Inhibitors by Application of Conformational
by Application of Conformational Analysis and Physicochemical Property Prediction
Searching New Anti-Parasitics in the Virtual Space
Crosslinking Bioinformatics and Chemoinformatics within Drug Discovery
Total Synthesis and Configurational Assignment of Pasteurestin A and B, a Natural Product with Antimicrobial Acitivty on Pasteurella
Information - The Essence of Drug Discovery
From Scientific Data to Knowledge
Lessons Learned from Target Based Screening in Antiinfective and Antiparasitic Research
The Invertebrate Cholinergic System: Molecular Targets for Antiparasitic Compounds
Phenotypic Characterization of Lead Candidates Derived from in Vitro Anti-Ectoparasitic and Anthelmintic Bioscreens for the Identification of New Antiparasitic Leads
Recruiting the Host Defense Mechanisms; Roles for Chemotherapeutics and Vaccines
Virulence Factors in Infectious Diseases
Mode of Action of the Anthelmintic Emodepside
Emergence of Resistance in Helminths
New Chemotherapeutic Strategies for Schistosomiasis
Kinases of Protozoan Parasites as Drug Targets
Targeting the Malaria Kinome; Discovering Kinase Inhibitors as Novel Anti-Malarial Agents
Unique Drug Targets in Parasites
In search of Trypanocidal Drugs
Target Validation of Proteases in Parasitic Protozoa
Target Identification and Mechanism-Based Screening for Anthelmintics: Application of Veterinary Antiparasitic Research Programmes to Search for New Antiparasitic Drugs for Human Indications
Drug Discovery for Neglected Diseases: View of a Public-Private

Prof. Dr. Paul M. Selzer studied Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Tuebingen, Germany, where he also received his PhD in Biochemistry on subjects related to the protozoan parasite Trypanosom brucei, the causative agent of sleeping sickness. As a selected participant for the famous MBL-Woods Hole, MA, USA summer course on "Biology of Parasitism" he strengthened his knowledge on parasites and established a world wide network with leading scientists in the field. This opened him the door for a 3 years post-doctoral fellowship at the well renowned laboratory of Prof. Dr. James H. McKerrow at the University of California, San Francisco, USA. In the following years, Dr. Selzer broadened his scientific and business knowledge as a researcher within diverse pharmaceutical companies like SmithKline Beecham, UK, Boehringer Mannheim, Germany, Hoechst Roussel Vet, Germany and finally Intervet, Germany, one of the leading animal health companies in the world. Very remarkable, Dr. Selzer functioned all the time as a teacher in Bioinformatics and Chemoinformatics at the University of Tuebingen in the department of Biochemistry, which just lately awarded him the title Professor for his achievements in teaching and research. In addition, Dr. Selzer is recommended for a honorary Professorship in the Department of Infection and Immunity at the University of Glasgow, UK. By today, Dr. Selzer is not only a manager in research at a global pharmaceutical company, but also an outstanding, international recognized scientist who is well respected among his colleagues.

"The book does not only cover the experience of experts horn the pharmaceutical industry, but also academic experts are on the stage We can only congratulate Paul M Selzer this successful effort." (Tierarztliche Wochenschrift, September 2010) "This book would give a good grounding in drug development for any one new to this field and would give specific information for researchers involved in particular areas covered by one of the sections." (Dr Katharine Carter, University of Strathclyde, ChemMedChem

"The book does not only cover the experience of experts horn the pharmaceutical industry, but also academic experts are on the stage We can only congratulate Paul M Selzer this successful effort." ( Tierarztliche Wochenschrift , September 2010)

"This book would give a good grounding in drug development for any one new to this field and would give specific information for researchers involved in particular areas covered by one of the sections." (Dr Katharine Carter, University of Strathclyde, ChemMedChem