Dr Tim Crocker-Buque PhD MRCPinMicrobial InstinctsBitten for a Cause: The Volunteers Who Risked Malaria Infection for Lifesaving ResearchHow scientific breakthroughs and historical events have shaped the global fight against one of humanity’s oldest killers.May 104May 104
Dr Tim Crocker-Buque PhD MRCPinMicrobial InstinctsThe Untold Story of Gonorrhoea: How People Choose to be Infected for ScienceWould you volunteer to get a gonorrhoea infection?Apr 196Apr 196
Dr Tim Crocker-Buque PhD MRCPWhat’s new in controlled human infection studies (January 2024)? TB, dengue, pregnancyA quick look at new research relating to controlled human infection studies published or indexed in December 2023. Please note that…Jan 17Jan 17
Dr Tim Crocker-Buque PhD MRCPPick your pathogen: what microbes have been used to deliberately infect humans in the last 25 years?Doctors have been deliberately infecting their patients for hundreds of years, to understand the causes and effects of microbes, but also…Dec 1, 2023Dec 1, 2023
Dr Tim Crocker-Buque PhD MRCPWhy is infecting humans a challenge?The concept is simple — one of the best ways of finding out if a vaccine works for an infectious disease is to vaccinate someone and then…Nov 23, 2023Nov 23, 2023
Dr Tim Crocker-Buque PhD MRCPFirst, do no harm. Except…In the autumn of 2022 I was working as a doctor in a research clinic in Oxford. A young woman, smartly dressed with tortoiseshell glasses…Oct 31, 2023Oct 31, 2023
