Development of a high throughput screening strategy for drug discovery: from marine fungi to stem cell applications

• Main Author: Marchese, Pietro
• Other Authors: Murphy, Mary, Irish Research Council
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: NUI Galway 2021
• Subjects: marine biotechnology; drug discovery; fungi; mesenchymal stem cells; high throughput screening; regenerative medicine; deep-sea; microbial biodiversityity; coral; sponge; Medicine; Nursing and Health Sciences; Porcupine Bank; Antarc*; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10379/16981

Chemical compounds synthetized by living organisms have historically contributed to improved human health. Ancient populations made use of local natural products through herbal medicine, which today are to be found as bioactive molecules contained in marketed drugs. Previously, natural products’ maj...