科研速递 | 神经生物、公共健康科研领域展现西浦活跃身影 XJTLU leads global health research

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西浦神经生物学研究中心引领全球偏头痛研究

目前，全球超过十亿人深受慢性疾病偏头痛的困扰，约占世界人口的16%。偏头痛患者多以严重、复发性偏侧头痛为主要临床表现，并通常伴有恶心，对声光刺激敏感等症状。然而尽管偏头痛发病率较高，相关的基础研究却比较缺乏，尤其是在中国。

目前，西浦生物科学系及神经生物学研究中心的博士生卜凡正在进行的研究，将对用于预防和治疗偏头痛药物的研发具有重要意义。卜凡的博士项目揭示了一个以前未知的偏头痛发病机制，发现脑细胞内的一蛋白酶在偏头痛发作的起始和过程中发挥着关键作用。卜凡研究的重要意义已得到世界各地诸多杰出科学家的认可。

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“目前没有根除偏头痛的治疗方法，最有效的治疗方式是预防其发作。我的研究将有助于正在进行的偏头痛药物研发，也许最终能够找到真正的预防和治愈方式。”

——西浦生物科学系博士生卜凡

西浦公共健康系教师促进非洲公共卫生事业发展

公共健康系Don Prisno副教授正为非洲公共卫生事业的发展做出努力，促使非洲公共卫生从业人员深入了解、提出疑问并且参与解决全球公共卫生议题。

在卢旺达、肯尼亚、尼日利亚、坦桑尼亚和乌干达高校进行的培训旨在直接向非洲卫生从业人员提供全球公共卫生教育。计划将培训扩大到苏丹，斯威士兰，加纳，布隆迪，马拉维和刚果。

通过对高年级医学生、医生、护士和药剂师的培训，Don副教授希望帮助他们更好地理解全球公共卫生事业背景下的相关理论和概念，并且探讨那些对非洲国家有较大影响的议题。

Leading the global fight against migraine pain

More than one billion people – around 16 percent of world’s population - regularly suffer the debilitating symptoms of migraines.Those who have migraines generally experience severe, recurrent headaches on one side of the head, often accompanied by nausea and sensitivity to light and sound.Yet despite the disease’s prevalence, research into it is comparatively insignificant, particularly here in China.

Fan Bu, a PhD student in the Centre for Neuroscience and theDepartment of Biological Sciencesat XJTLU, is carrying out work that could have a significant impact on drugs developed to prevent and treat this debilitating disease.The significance of Fan’s work is such that it has been recognised by distinguished scientists around the world.

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There are currently no cures for migraines, the most effective thing is for people to prevent them from happening. My work will contribute to the ongoing drug development that might ultimately discover cures, which is very exciting."

XJTLU academic leads global health empowerment in Africa

Dr Don Prisno,from theDepartment of Public Healthat XJTLU, is leading efforts to empower health practitioners in Africa to understand, question and solve global public health issues.

His training, which has been delivered at universities in Rwanda, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda, aims to deliver global public health education directly to practitioners in Africa. There are plans to expand the training to Sudan, Swaziland, Ghana, Burundi, Malawi and Congo.

Through the training, which is attended by senior medical students, and practising medics, nurses and pharmacists, amongst others, Don hopes to help participants understand the theories and concepts behind global health and discuss the issues that affect the countries in Africa.

Don is an associate professor in XJTLU’s Department of Public Health, which offers aBSc Public Health, one of the most comprehensive undergraduate public health degrees in the world. Taught classes, applied coursework, field trips, projects and internships provide students with the practical and theoretical tools that are essential to fostering the health of local and international populations.

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