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Fighting parasites with animal experiments and cell cultures

Britta Lundström-Stadelmann studies the dog and fox tapeworm, which is dangerous to humans. In the video, she talks about what makes her work as a researcher and co-director of an institute so special.

Video: Filmsforreel 2025/02/17

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Britta Lundström-Stadelmann

Britta Lundström-Stadelmann is Professor and Co-Director of the Institute of Parasitology at the University of Bern and President of the Swiss Society of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology (SSTMP). She researches parasitic worms such as the dog and fox tapeworm and tests new active substances to combat them.

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