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Stefanie Menzies

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Washington University in St Louis
Verified email at wustl.edu
Cited by 586

[HTML][HTML] An analysis of preclinical efficacy testing of antivenoms for sub-Saharan Africa: Inadequate independent scrutiny and poor-quality reporting are barriers to …

S Ainsworth, SK Menzies, NR Casewell… - PLOS Neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background The World Health Organization’s strategy to halve snakebite mortality and
morbidity by 2030 includes an emphasis on a risk-benefit process assessing the preclinical …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth infections during the first 3 years of life in the tropics; findings from a birth cohort

SK Menzies, A Rodriguez, M Chico… - PLoS neglected …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infect more than 2 billion humans worldwide,
causing significant morbidity in children. There are few data on the epidemiology and risk …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro and in vivo preclinical venom inhibition assays identify metalloproteinase inhibiting drugs as potential future treatments for snakebite envenoming by …

SK Menzies, RH Clare, C Xie, A Westhorpe, SR Hall… - Toxicon: X, 2022 - Elsevier
… Author links open overlay panel Stefanie K. Menzies a b , Rachel H. Clare a b , Chunfang …
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[HTML][HTML] Next-Generation sequencing for venomics: application of multi-enzymatic limited digestion for inventorying the snake venom arsenal

…, L Freuville, D Baiwir, G Mazzucchelli, SK Menzies… - Toxins, 2023 - mdpi.com
To improve the characterization of snake venom protein profiles, we report the application of
a new generation of proteomic methodology to deeply characterize complex protein …

The trypanosome alternative oxidase: a potential drug target?

SK Menzies, LB Tulloch, GJ Florence, TK Smith - Parasitology, 2018 - cambridge.org
New drugs against Trypanosoma brucei, the causative agent of Human African Trypanosomiasis,
are urgently needed to replace the highly toxic and largely ineffective therapies …

Direct and indirect approaches to identify drug modes of action

LB Tulloch, SK Menzies, RP Coron, MD Roberts… - Iubmb …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Phenotypic assays are becoming increasingly more common among drug discovery practices,
expanding drug target diversity as lead compounds identified through such screens are …

Synthetic development of a broadly neutralizing antibody against snake venom long-chain α-neurotoxins

…, O Limbo, M Verma, RL Stanfield, SK Menzies… - Science Translational …, 2024 - science.org
Snakebite envenoming is a major global public health concern for which improved therapies
are urgently needed. The antigenic diversity present in snake venom toxins from various …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the utility of recombinant snake venom serine protease toxins as immunogens for generating experimental snakebite antivenoms

…, SR Hall, RA Harrison, MC Wilkinson, SK Menzies… - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease that causes high rates of global mortality and
morbidity. Although snakebite can cause a variety of pathologies in victims, haemotoxic effects …

[HTML][HTML] Photo-affinity labelling and biochemical analyses identify the target of trypanocidal simplified natural product analogues

LB Tulloch, SK Menzies, AL Fraser… - PLoS Neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Current drugs to treat African sleeping sickness are inadequate and new therapies are
urgently required. As part of a medicinal chemistry programme based upon the simplification of …

[HTML][HTML] Two snakebite antivenoms have potential to reduce Eswatini's dependency upon a single, increasingly unavailable product: Results of preclinical efficacy …

SK Menzies, T Litschka-Koen, RJ Edge… - PLoS neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Snakebite is a major public health concern in Eswatini, where treatment relies
upon one antivenom—SAIMR Polyvalent. Although effective in treating snakebite, SAIMR …