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Name Email Country of work University/Institute Career stage/position Twitter handle Website Keywords Research interests/projects/key questions
MARYGORRET ABALINDA abalindam|att|gmail.com Uganda Kampala International University Other n/a ResearchGate Epidemiology, Clinical and field studies Diagnostic strength of currently used mRDTs.
Mary Abanise abanisemary|att|gmail.com Nigeria University of Jos, Jos Plateau State Nigeria Masters student |att|Alphaamary Mary Abanise on researchGate and LinkedIn Epidemiology, Vector control, Host-parasite interactions, Immunology, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Clinical and field studies Why are vectors resistant to the available insecticides? What new tools, strategies and innovations are employable for vectors/parasites control?
Jessica Abbate jessie.abbate|att|gmail.com France Geomatys / World Health Organization Office for Africa (WHO AFRO)/ Laboratoire TransVIHMI PI (within 10 years) |att|jessieabbate https://jessieabbate.wordpress.com/ Epidemiology, Evolution, Ecology, Mathematical modelling, theory I am currently working on geospatial tools for mapping the current and future risk of infectious disease distributions.
Yvonne Adams yadams|att|sund.ku.dk Denmark University of Copenhagen PI (within 10 years)  |att|Parasitology77 https://cmp.ku.dk/research/teamtargets/ Host-parasite interactions, Immunology, Neuroscience Investigating host-parasite interactions and the blood-brain barrier using organoids. Also interested in the role of neuroinflammation during severe/cerebral malaria in response to adhesion via ICAM-1
Dunni Adekunle adekunle.oladunni|att|oouagoiwoye.edu.ng Nigeria Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye Ogun State Postdoc |att|Dudu_of_Nigeria https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rtBH9mcAAAAJ&hl=en  Epidemiology, Vector control, Malaria surveillance The efficacy of some selected anti malaria plant based extracts in the treatment of malaria in Ogun State Nigeria.
Oluwakemi Adetunji adesalukemi|att|gmail.com Nigeria Nigerian institute of medical research Masters student |att|adesalukemi Www.nimr.gov.ng Vector control, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics Malaria Surveilance in Nigeria.
Shalini Aggarwal shalini010293|att|gmail.com India Indian Institute of Technology Bombay PhD student n/a linkedin.com/in/shaliniaggarwaliitb Clinical and field studies Pursuing PhD in Biosciences and Bioengineering Department at IIT Bombay, on the topic ‘Comprehensive proteomics investigation of vivax malaria
towards developing a panel for next-generation diagnostics and prognostics’.
Manuela Aguirre Botero manuelaaguirreb|att|gmail.co France Institut Pasteur PhD student |att|m_aguirreb google scholar Vaccines, Immunology Mechanism behind the neutralization effect of antibodies against Plasmodium sporozoites.
Toluwani Agunbiade mamabim|att|gmail.com Nigeria Afe Babalola University Postdoc |att|Toluwan14381633 Google Scholar Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Drug development

Epidemiology, Infectious diseases, Neglected tropical diseases, Microbiome and Genomics.

Assessment of commercially available rapid diagnostic test kits for the diagnosis of malaria in Nigerian children.

Molecular characterization of P. falciparum in febrile patients.

Antiplasmodial efficacy of some local herbs in Nigeria, an invivo study.

What is the projection for the distribution of malaria vaccine globally and the implication to global health?
Elizabeth Aitken elizabeth.aitken|att|unimelb.edu.au Australia Peter Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne Postdoc n/a https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/175645-elizabeth-aitken Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Immunology My current research interests focus on understanding the type of antibodies which protect people from malaria
Olufunmilola Ajayi ooajayi|att|jabu.edu.ng Nigeria Joseph Ayo Babalola University Other n/a Google scholar Epidemiology, Vector control, Malaria surveillance My current research is on vector control using insecticidal paint.
Celina Aju-Ameh celinaaju|att|gmail.com Nigeria Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Benue State, Middle Belt , Nigeria, West Africa. Postdoc |att|Research_Celina but am not active on twitter ResearchGate, Google Scholar Vector control, Malaria surveillance, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission My project interest is  three-fold:
i)  Vector  species characterization and vector borne diseases and local remedies used to contain the diseases.
ii)Parasite/ pathogen characterization  and prevalence
iii)Vector Borne Disease Related Knowledge and Practices .
I am  presently working on a proposal  for ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants and malaria related knowledge and practices(MKAP).I hope to look into Aedine mosquitoes and  arboviruses. I want to characterize parasites/ pathogens transmitted by  some Anopheles and Aedes vectors. I like to join a surveillance group to monitor these select vectors, parasite  and pathogens both at the traditional and molecular levels.
Maya Aleshnick aleshnic|att|ohsu.edu USA Oregon Health and Science University Other n/a https://www.linkedin.com/in/maya-aleshnick/ Vaccines, Immunology, Systems biology The Wilder laboratory conducts a wide range of projects to advance malaria vaccines and therapeutics. The work in the laboratory spans untangling the immune mechanisms responsible for malaria vaccine efficacy in attempt to overcome poor responses, testing vaccine constructs using innovative viral vectors and MHC presentation strategies, defining novel mechanisms of action for anti-malarial antibodies, and collaborating with non-profit and industry partners to evaluate monoclonal antibody efficacy and generate transgenic parasite lines. Research is conducted in murine and non-human primate models with an on-site insectary for mosquito production.
Uchenna Blessing Alozieuwa alozieuwau|att|veritas.edu.ng Nigeria Veritas University Abuja, Nigeria Postdoc n/a https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Uchenna-Alozieuwa-2 Epidemiology, Vector control, Drug development, Malaria surveillance Dr Uchenna Blessing Alozieuwa is a lecturer and researcher at the Department of Biochemistry, Veritas University Abuja, Nigeria. She earned her doctorate in the area of drug discovery. She is a member of Natural Products Drug Discovery Unit of her university, where they are presently investigating alternative lead compounds for treating tropical diseases, with a special focus on malaria and diabetes. She is also interested in monitoring artemisinin resistance in Nigeria and has competence in molecular biology research and bioinformatics.
Nathalie AMVONGO-ADJIA amvongo|att|impm-cm.org Cameroon Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID); Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies (IMPM) Other |att|AmvongoN https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8097-6630  Vector control, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics Currently, my research focuses on investigating the molecular basis of reduced penetration-mediated insecticide resistance (commonly known as cuticular resistance) in major African Anopheles malaria vectors. Specifically, I use insecticide (pyrethroids in association with synergist-inhibiting detoxification compounds such as PBO, DEM and DEF) susceptibility assays on Anopheles field populations, quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping colonies and transcriptomic analyses to identify potential candidate genes linked to the cuticular thickening phenotype. These genes will be then functionally validated using CRISPR-Cas9 and GAL4-UAS Drosophila system, to help us design a molecular diagnostic tool for tracking this type of insecticide resistance mechanism in the field.
Carolina Andrade mandrade.carolina|att|gnail.com Netherlands Radboudumc Postdoc |att|CarolMAndrade__ https://nl.linkedin.com/in/carolina-andrade-43b103ba Host-parasite interactions, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Clinical and field studies Generation of non-CSP monoclonal antibodies that target P. falciparum sporozoite.
Marta Andres de Miguel marta.andres|att|ucl.ac.uk United Kingdom University College London PI (within 10 years)  |att|martaandresm https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ear/research/fellowship-pages/mosquito-molecular-neuroscience-lab Vector control, Drug development, Vector biology We study the molecular mechanisms and neuronal pathways underlying malaria mosquito hearing and swarming behaviour. Malaria mosquitoes detect the mating partners by hearing their wing-beat frequencies in the swarm. We are interested in understanding the neuronal pathways that control how mosquitoes acoustically detect each other to mate. We are also interested in the molecular neuroscience of malaria mosquito swarming behaviour, including the pathways that endogenously mediate it and how these pathways interact with the environmental cues that mosquitoes use to establish the swarm. Our aim is to ultimately design molecules to disrupt these molecular pathways to interfere with mosquito reproduction.
Kathy Andrews k.andrews|att|griffith.edu.au Australia Griffith University PI (10 yrs or more) |att|kandrew07141156 https://experts.griffith.edu.au/18823-katherine-andrews Drug development Discovery of new anti malarial dru leads and novel drug targets.
Chioma Anorue chummyogo|att|gmail.com Nigeria Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-alike Ebonyi State Postdoc |att|chioma_anorue Research Gate and LinkedIn Epidemiology, Vector control, Malaria surveillance My research interest is on malaria in pregnancy. The factors that make pregnant women to be susceptible to malaria.
Dionne Argyropoulos dionne.argy|att|gmail.com Australia Bio21 Institute and Peter Doherty Institute, the University of Melbourne PhD student |att|DionneArgy https://au.linkedin.com/in/dionneargy Epidemiology, Evolution, Ecology, Population genetics, genomics The effect of perturbations (such as interventions) on Plasmodium falciparum population genetics and epidemiology.
Arrey Sarah Arrey arreysarah|att|gmail.com Cameroon University of Buea PhD student n/a https://linkedin.com/in/saraharrey Host-parasite interactions, Drug development, Immunology, Malaria surveillance Investigating the differences in Pro – inflammatory (IL-1β, IL-6, IFN-γ $ TNF-α )and anti-inflammatory(IL – 10) Cytokines in symptomatic and Asymptomatic malaria parasitaemic inhabitants in the Buea Municipality.
Caroline Askonas Caroline.askonas|att|kaust.edu.sa Saudi Arabia King Abdullah University of Science and Technology PhD student n/a n/a Host-parasite interactions, Immunology, Population genetics, genomics I am currently interested in the host-parasite interaction, specifically the affect of P. falciparum on the host endothelium in the context of cerebral malaria.
Ayesha Aswat ayeshasiddikah|att|gmail.com South Africa WRIM Other n/a n/a Vector control, Host-parasite interactions, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Sporozoite detection and quantification.
Katy Athersuch athersuchk-consultant|att|mmv.org Switzerland n/a Other |att|VivaxHub https://www.vivaxmalaria.org/ Drug development, Implementation/Treatment access P. vivax radical cure treatment roll out for malaria elimination.
Sarah Auburn sarah.auburn|att|menzies.edu.au Multiple Menzies School of Health Research PI (10 yrs or more) |att|SarahAuburn2 https://www.menzies.edu.au/page/Our_People/Researchers/Sarah_Auburn/ Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics Genetic and genomic epidemiology of P. vivax to inform on parasite adaptation and spread within and across borders.
Florence Awamu awamuflorence|att|gmail.com Germany University of Tübingen Postdoc Florence Awamu n/a Drug development, Malaria surveillance, Clinical and field studies My current focuses on a neglected malaria parasite (P. malariae) transmission and immunology.
Ruth Ayanful-Torgby ruth.ayanfultorgby|att|gmail.com Ghana NMIMR-Univeristy of Ghana Postdoc |att|ruthayanful https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ruth-Ayanful Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines, Epigenetics and genomics, Immunology, Malaria surveillance, Clinical and field studies Currently, I am using molecular approaches to address information gaps through basic biology to advance new therapeutic targets to prevent parasitic disease transmission. The work has provided fundamental insight into several key areas including 1). Strategies to identify vector-borne infection reservoirs in a population to limit or prevent the infection spread. 2). Applying biological and environmental data relating to infection transmission in high-risk populations to mitigate clinical manifestation.
Anna Bachmann bachmann|att|bnitm.de Germany Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine PI (within 10 years)  |att|AnnaBachmann11 https://www.bnitm.de/en/research/research-groups/molekularbiologie-und-immunologie/abteilung-zellulaere-parasitologie/laborgruppe-bachmann Host-parasite interactions, Epigenetics and genomics, Clinical and field studies How the parasite coordinates its var gene expression in vivo?
What factors underlie the different malaria disease syndromes in children?
JUDITH SINKANAKO BANDA jubanda|att|mac.kuhes.ac.mw MALAWI KAMUZU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES Masters student Judith Banda Google scholar Epidemiology, Vector control, Malaria surveillance Interested in vector control tools. currently assessing the sublethal effects of Long lasting insecticide nets and also monitoring the vector abundance after Net distribution.
Kristin Banek Kristin_Banek|att|med.unc.edu Democratic Republic of Congo UNC Chapel Hill Postdoc |att|Kristin_Banek https://www.med.unc.edu/medicine/infdis/ideel/directory/kristin-banek/ Epidemiology, Clinical and field studies, Implementation Science/improvment My primary work evaluates the malaria treatment cascade from provider prescribing behaviors to patient adherence and seeks to find interventions to improve these.
Alyssa Barry a.barry|att|deakin.edu.au Australia Deakin University and Burnet Institute PI (10 yrs or more) |att|DoctorBaz https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/people/alyssa-barry Epidemiology, Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines, Epigenetics and genomics, Immunology, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics, Clinical and field studies Genomic surveillance, transmission dynamics, asymptomatic malaria, Drug resistance, Antigen diversity.
Aissata Barry assbart|att|hotmail.fr Burkina Faso GRAS Postdoc n/a LinkedIn Epidemiology, Vaccines, Immunology, Malaria surveillance, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Clinical and field studies Understanding malaria transmission.
Rusliza Basir rusliza1909|att|gmail.com Malaysia Universiti Putra Malaysia PI (10 yrs or more) n/a ORCID, google scholar Host-parasite interactions, Drug development, Immunology Pathogenesis and immunopharmacological aspects of malaria infection.
Katherine Battle kate.battle|att|gatesfoundation.org United States of America Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Other |att|battle_kt https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=n-Wt9lQAAAAJ&hl=en Epidemiology, Mathematical modelling, theory, Malaria surveillance Mapping malaria transmission and identifying ways that genetic features correlate with transmission in different settings.
Ramatu Bello ramatu402|att|gmail.com Nigeria Ahmad Bello University PI (within 10 years) n/a https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramatu-bello-54935b8b Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines, Immunology I am particularly interested in host immune response to malaria infection and how these responses can be manipulated to support complete parasite eradication and in tandem recovery of the host.
Rebecca Bellworthy rebecca.bellworthy|att|mail.mcgill.ca Canada McGill PhD student n/a https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-bellworthy-53bb981a8/ Drug development, Epigenetics and genomics, Immunology Investigating the role of interferon regulators IRF1 and IRF8 in the role of cerebral malaria and immunology.
Shubha Bevkal Subramanyaswamy shb4008|att|med.cornell.edu USA Weill Cornell Medicine Postdoc |att|shubha_bevkal https://www.linkedin.com/in/shubha-bevkal/ Parasite Cell Biology How to combat ART-resistance in Malaria?
Purnima Bhanot bhanotpu|att|njms.rutgers.edu USA Rutgers New Jersey Medical School PI (10 yrs or more) |att|BhanotLabRU https://njms.rutgers.edu/departments/molecular_genetics/faculty/bhanot/ Host-parasite interactions, Drug development, Immunology Our primary research focus is signaling pathways in Plasmodium’s pre-erythrocytic stages, with the goal of validating drug targets for malaria prevention. We study the role of cGMP and Ca2+ signaling during the parasite’s infection of the liver and the role of the host’s innate immune system in controlling this. Our studies use molecular genetics approaches, tissue-culture, cell biology and imaging, in vitro and in rodent models.
Shreejana Bhattarai s.bhattarai|att|ufl.edu Nepal University of Florida PhD student |att|MedGeoShree https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shreejana-Bhattarai Epidemiology, Vector control, Evolution, Ecology Spatio temporal patterns, vector borne diseases, medical geography.
Lyn-Marie Birkholtz lbirkholtz|att|up.ac.za South Africa University of Pretoria PI (10 yrs or more) na https://www.up.ac.za/malaria-parasite-molecular-laboratory-m2pl Drug development, Epigenetics and genomics, Systems biology Biology of P. falciparum gametocytogenesis to support transmission-blocking antimalarial discovery
Mimie Bitshi mimiebitshi|att|gmail.com Democratic Republic of Congo National Institute of Biomedical Research/University of Kinshasa PhD student n/a ResearchGate Malaria surveillance, Clinical and field studies Identification of genetic factors driving anti-malarial drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates from Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The rise of artemisinin resistance in Africa constitutes a big issue that can have dramatic results on the worldwide burden of malaria since alternative treatments are few. Tracking the development of resistant parasites in the Africa continent is in this way exceptionally imperative from a worldwide wellbeing viewpoint, but further research is still needed to find the biological mechanisms that can particularly drive the artemisinin resistance in a local setting of Africa.
Nerissa Bloch nerissa.wendy|att|gmail.com South Africa University of the Witwatersrand PhD student n/a n/a Vector control, Epigenetics and genomics, Population genetics, genomics My PhD topic HEAT SHOCK FACTOR (HSF) EXPRESSION AND ITS EFFECT ON LIFE TABLE PARAMETERS IN THE MAIN AFRICAN MALARIA VECTOR ANOPHELES FUNESTUS looks at the role of the HSF gene using knockdown studies. My general interest is in genetics and how things work. The key question is if these genes can be “manipulated” to achieve some level of vector control.
Selina Bopp sbopp|att|hsph.harvard.edu USA Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health Other n/a https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=0sPf-xoAAAAJ Drug development, Epigenetics and genomics, Population genetics, genomics I’m working on identifying new drug targets and understanding how resistance evolves to existing and future drugs.
Edith BOUGOUMA bougouma.cedith|att|gmail.com Burkina Faso GRAS Other |att|bougouma_edith 0000-0001-6384-118X Epidemiology, Vaccines, Population genetics, genomics, Clinical and field studies Dr. Edith Christiane BOUGOUMA
PharmD, Ph.D. in Public health and Microbiology
(Certified in molecular epidemiology/Genetic/ Genomic
Certified in SMQ/GCP/GLP/GMP and Norme ISO 9001(V2015)/45001(V2018)/21500 (V2012))
Public Health scientist, Associate teacher in postgraduate programs, Sickle Cell Genetic Counsellor
Areas of interest:
– Clinical trials/infectious diseases
–  Global Health Security
– Epi-Genetics / Genomics/ Molecular Epidemiology
– Quality management system in clinical research and pharmaceutical industry
– Health, hygiene, and safety at work
– Bioethics/Biosecurity/Biosafety in laboratory
Catarina Bourgard catbourgard|att|gmail.com Portugal Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) Other |att|CatBio85 https://www.linkedin.com/in/catarina-bourgard-ph-d-b8295423/ Host-parasite interactions, Drug development, Epigenetics and genomics Research development of projects on target-based drug and/or phenotypic screening systems to search for selectively antimicrobial compounds that might become the new generation of antimalarials (STINT/CAPES Exchange Grant).
Lundberg Laboratory, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg – SWEDEN and *Affiliate Collaborative Researcher Laboratory of Tropical Diseases, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas – São Paulo, BRAZI.
Nanna Brokhattingen nanna.brokhattingen|att|isglobal.org Spain Barcelona Institute for Global Health PhD student n/a LinkedIn Immunology, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics Molecular malaria surveillance in Sub-Saharan Africa with pregnant women as sentinel group.
Jessica Bryant jessica.bryant|att|pasteur.fr France Pasteur Institute PI (within 10 years)  |att|jessmbryant https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/jessica-bryant/ Host-parasite interactions, Epigenetics and genomics Transcriptional and epigenetic control of multigene families encoding variant surface antigens.
SARA BUEZO MONTERO sara.buezo-montero|att|uni-tuebingen.de Germany Institute for Tropical Medicine of Tübingen Postdoc |att|sara_buezo LinkedIn Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission I am currently working on several projects in malaria. But mainly in the COMAL project, a consortium of 5 countries (4 African and 1 European) in which we want to study the interaction between parasite vectors in order to understand the dynamics of Plasmodium malariae transmission. My job as a postdoc is to coordinate at the scientific level the results from the different countries.
Evelien Bunnik bunnik|att|uthscsa.edu United States The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio PI (within 10 years) |att|BunnikLab www.bunniklab.org Host-parasite interactions, Epigenetics and genomics, Immunology The Bunnik Lab aims to unravel the nature and acquisition of protective B cell responses in malaria-experienced individuals. We have isolated monoclonal antibodies against both merozoite antigens and variant surface antigens to understand how antibody-mediated parasite inhibition is achieved. In addition, we are particularly interested in the origin, fate, and function of atypical B cells that are expanded in malaria-experienced individuals. Finally, we study the epigenetic landscape and the role of transcriptional and translational regulators in the control of gene expression in P. falciparum.
Ashley Burke ashleyb|att|nicd.ac.za South Africa Wits Research Institute for Malaria, University of the Witwatersrand Postdoc  |att|WITS_Malaria 0000-0002-2779-4678 Vector control, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics I am interested in the entomological drivers of malaria transmission, particularly focused on vector biology, insecticide resistance prevalence, vector species rearing and vector field surveillance.
Kristina Burrack kburrack|att|umn.edu USA Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute PI (within 10 years) |att|KSBurrack17 https://www.hhrinstitute.org/our-research/malaria/ Vaccines, Immunology We study the immune response to Plasmodium infection using mouse models and translational studies (ie, human samples) to identify and test strategies to enhance the immune response.
Ellen Bushell ellen.bushell|att|umu.se Sweden Umeå University PI (within 10 years) |att|Bushell_Lab http://www.bushelllab.com/ Host-parasite interactions, Systems biology The with our research is to better understand the molecular mechanisms that underpin malaria infection and disease. We are interested in how malaria parasites interact with host at a molecular level, primarily through the many proteins that the parasite actively export. We study these processes in vivo using the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei infection model. We use high-throughput phenotyping methods that combine pooled transfections and barcode sequencing technology to phenotype pools of ~100 of P. berghei gene knock-out mutants in parallel (Gomes & Bushell et al. 2015, Bushell, Gomes and Sanderson et al. 2017, Stanway, Bushell, Chiappino-Pepe and Roques et al. 2019). We are also driven by a larger fundamental interest in deciphering gene function at scale in malaria parasites.
Susana Campino susana.campino|att|lshtm.ac.uk UK London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine PI (within 10 years)  |att|CampinoSusana https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/people/campino.susana Vector control, Host-parasite interactions, Population genetics, genomics

The main focus of my research is to use genomics and genetic approaches to understand more of the biology of infectious diseases, particularly malaria and arboviruses.

We use large whole genome sequencing data sets to shed light on evolution and population genetics, which can be use to forecast how infectious microorganism will change in response to interventions and to drive the development of novel diagnostics and surveillance tools. We are particularly interesting in malaria surveillance and we develop genetic barcodes that include a small number of polymorphisms, to identify the species, geographic origin and drug resistant profile of parasites and vectors. This  barcode can be the basis for a diagnostic tool. We are presently exploring the use of the isothermal RPA enzyme, previously use to detect Ebola and recently Zika virus in mobile labs, to develop a point-of-care and field-use diagnostic tool capable of distinguish all 6 human malaria species.
Flavia Camponovo flavia.camponovo|att|gmail.com Switzerland Harvard School of Public Health Postdoc |att|flaviacamponovo https://ch.linkedin.com/in/flavia-camponovo-b0921450/en Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Mathematical modelling, theory
Jane Carlton Jane.carlton|att|nyu.edu USA New York University PI (10 yrs or more) |att|Genome_Jane http://janecarltonlab.org Population genetics, genomics, Systems biology, Clinical and field studies I use comparative genomics to interrogate the biology and evolution of malaria parasites to generate better methods for their diagnosis, tracking, and control. I led the projects to sequence the first reference genomes of P. vivax and P. yoelii, and since 2005, I have worked with colleagues in India through long-term malaria training and research grants. Currently I direct an NIH-funded International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research, leading teams of scientists and clinicians in India, the UK and USA, to research the epidemiology, genomics, and pathogenesis of malaria. Our studies have resulted in multiple publications and in transfer of novel genomics technology, capacity building, and training of tens of students and researchers.
Manuela Carnaghi manuela.carnaghi|att|gmail.com UK University of Greenwich Other |att|ManuelaCarnaghi https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuela-carnaghi/ Vector control, Evolution, Ecology, vector behaviour Mosquito behaviour and development of alternative control measures that may include traps, delivery of lethal substances, or biocontrol agents.
Joana Carneiro da Silva jcsilva|att|som.umaryland.edu United States Institute for Genome Sciences / University of Maryland School of Medicine PI (10 yrs or more) |att|JCSilva_US https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=JeWPM9cAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines, Population genetics, genomics Impact of parasite genetic diversity on vaccine escape, drug resistance; parasite demography investigations in disease control and elimination.
Giovanna Carpi gcarpi|att|purdue.edu United States Purdue University/Johns Hopkins Other |att|giocarpi https://www.linkedin.com/in/giovannacarpi/ Epidemiology, Evolution, Ecology, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics My research interests focus on the development and application of genomic and bioinformatics tools to understand malaria transmission and efficacy of parasite and vector interventions. Active areas of my research include improving scalability and standardization of bioinformatic pipelines for malaria genomics, and facilitate decentralized sequencing and bioinformatic analysis for the implementation and integration of malaria genotyping data into national surveillance frameworks.
Paola Carrillo-Bustamante carrillo|att|mpiib-berlin.mpg.de Germany Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology Other  |att|pcarrillobustam paola-carrillo-bustamante.com Evolution, Ecology, Mathematical modelling, theory, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Malaria represents a major global health burden. Although is is transmitted by mosquitoes, current eradication strategies often neglect their complex biological traits. I use bottom-up modelling approaches that integrate knowledge gained in field and laboratory settings into mathematical models of transmission. By quantifying how individual mosquito traits shape pathogen transmission in humans, I aim to identify novel mechanisms or misconceptions in the way transmission occurs.
Lauren Carruthers Lauren.Carruthers|att|glasgow.ac.uk United Kingdom University of Glasgow Postdoc |att|lvcarruthers https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4346-2283 Epigenetics and genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission I am currently characterizing the role of the 3x CCCH zinc finger protein family in Plasmodium berghei parasites within the lab group of Dr Katarzyna Modrzynska.
Teresa Carvalho t.carvalho|att|latrobe.edu.au Australia La Trobe University PI (within 10 years) |att|lab_carvalho https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/display/tcarvalho Host-parasite interactions, Drug development Our research group uses a multi-disciplinary and a multi-focused approach to uncover novel malaria treatments. Projects include exploring host-directed therapies, drug repurposing efforts, and pure drug discovery. We aim to discovery specific host-parasite molecular interactions between the most virulent of malaria parasites Plasmodium falciparum and its host erythrocyte. We use this knowledge to target host molecules and determine novel antimalarial compounds. We explore drug repurposing opportunities by testing existing drugs available to treat other human diseases as potential antimalarials. Finally, we collaborate with chemist experts to test the effect of novel chemical compounds on the viability of malaria parasites.
Maria Belen Cassera maria.cassera|att|uga.edu United States Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases (CTEGD) at the University of Georgia PI (10 yrs or more) n/a https://ctegd.uga.edu/about/directory/m-belen-cassera/ Host-parasite interactions, Drug development We use multidisciplinary and cutting-edge approaches in biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, cell biology, and molecular biology with the overarching goal of developing safer therapeutics.
Marcia Castro Mcastro|att|hsph.harvard.edu Usa Harvard University PI (10 yrs or more)  |att|Marciacastrorj n/a Epidemiology, Vector control, Malaria surveillance Part of the ICEMR Amazonia. All fieldwork in Brazil: imported malaria, climate & malaria, role of deforestation, asymptomatic infections, sub-national stratification, behavioral & social aspects in transmission, cost of malaria
Flaminia Catteruccia fcatter|att|hsph.harvard.edu USA Harvard PI (10 yrs or more) n/a n/a Host-parasite interactions Parasite development in the mosquito.
Xin Hui Chan xin-hui.chan|att|ndm.ox.ac.uk United Kingdom University of Oxford Postdoc  |att|xhschan https://www.tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk/team/xin-hui-chan Epidemiology, Drug development, Clinical and field studies Clinical pharmacology
Lia Chappell liachappell|att|gmail.com United Kingdon Wellcome Sanger Institute Postdoc |att|LiaVLChappell https://www.linkedin.com/in/lia-chappell-11787328/ Epigenetics and genomics, Systems biology, RNA-seq, scRNA-seq, single cell, gene expression, genomics Analysis of bulk and single cell RNA-seq data. Molecular biologist who’s always working on new protocols.
Susan Charman susan.charman|att|monash.edu Australia Monash University PI (10 yrs or more) n/a Orchid Drug development, Drug Discovery Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics in support of drug discovery.
Hoi Ching (Sonia) Cheung hccheung|att|clintonhealthaccess.org Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar n/a Other n/a 0000-0001-7651-4903 Implementation P. vivax radical cure; case management.
Lauren Childs lchilds|att|vt.edu USA Virginia Tech PI (within 10 years) n/a https://www.math.vt.edu/people/lchilds Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Mathematical modelling, theory I develop and analyze mathematical and computational models to examine biologically-motivated questions with wide applications including infectious diseases, immunology, and ecology. A main focus of my work is understanding the development and spread of infectious diseases, particularly those transmitted by the mosquito, such as malaria and dengue. I consider the interactions within a host organism, such as between an invading pathogen and the immune response, and how these within-host interactions impact transmission of disease throughout a population.
Jill Chmielewski jill.chmielewski|att|adelaide.edu.au Australia University of Adelaide PhD student |att|jillychims https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-chmielewski-350906204/ Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines, Systems biology During my PhD I have been studying the predominant species P. falciparum as well as an emerging zoonotic species, P. knowlesi. I use gene editing techniques to better understand the biological importance/role of various parasite proteins.
Constanze Ciavarella ciavarella.constanze|att|gmail.com France Institut Pasteur Postdoc |att|ConniCiavarella https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3053-4391; https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/constanze-ciavarella/ Epidemiology, Mathematical modelling, theory I work primarily on Plasmodium vivax. The main focus of my research lies in applying mathematical models to uncover key disease dynamics and characteristics: from straightforward compartmental models to more elaborate individual-based models. I have also developed an interest in the role of human mobility in the spread of infectious diseases such as malaria and Covid.
Sian Clarke sian.clarke|att|lshtm.ac.uk East and West Africa London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine PI (10 yrs or more) |att|sianmalaria ResearchGate Epidemiology, Vector control, Clinical and field studies Intervention trials and impact evaluation of novel malaria interventions: including Chemoprevention; Epidemiology and control of malaria in school-aged children; Interventions with medicines retail sector and community-level providers to improve access to diagnosis and treatment; Vector control interventions.
Jenna Coalson jcoalson|att|gmail.com Sudan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Malawi The Carter Center Other JE_Coalson www.jennacoalson.com Epidemiology, Mathematical modelling, theory, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Role of asymptomatic gametocyte carriers in ongoing transmission, especially school-age children.
Camila Coelho camila.coelho|att|mssn.edu United States of America Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai PI (within 10 years) |att|camilahcoelho https://icahn.mssm.edu/research/vaccine-research-pandemic-preparedness Vaccines, Immunology One of the interests of our lab is to investigate B cell responses to vaccines, specifically how we can achieve long-term and durable B cell and antibody responses to complex antigens such as Plasmodium.
Dina Coertzen dina.coertzen|att|up.ac.za South Africa University of Pretoria Postdoc n/a 0000-0002-8408-244X Drug development, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Molecular parasite biology My main research interest is on drug discovery in the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, through targeting biochemical pathways essential to parasite growth and development and understanding the differential biochemical regulatory mechanisms in different developmental stages of the parasite life cycle.
Katharine Collins katharine.a.collins|att|gmail.com Netherlands Radboud university medical centre Postdoc |att|Kat_a_Collins https://publons.com/wos-op/researcher/1716449/katharine-collins/ Epidemiology, Vaccines, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Clinical and field studies My research focuses on improving our understanding of malaria transmission dynamics, and using this for the development, evaluation and implementation of transmission-blocking interventions.
Valery Combes valery.combes|att|uts.edu.au Australia University of Technology Sydney PI (10 yrs or more) |att|vcombes21 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2178-3596 Host-parasite interactions, Immunology, Clinical and field studies Biomarkers of severity in severe malaria; role of extracellular vesicles in pathogenesis of severe malaria; in vitro modelling of vascular alteration during cerebral malaria.
Melissa Conrad melissa.conrad|att|ucsf.edu Uganda University of California, San Francisco PI (within 10 years) n/a https://profiles.ucsf.edu/melissa.conrad Population genetics, genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Clinical and field studies I study the molecular epidemiology of antimalarial resistance in Uganda. As part of this work, we incorporate molecular surveillance for markers of drug resistance from regions across the country, genomics and multilocus genotyping to better understand the evolution of resistance, genotype-phenotype association studies to identify novel markers of resistance, and studies using membrane feeding assays to evaluate the transmissibility of different parasite genotypes.
Andrea Conroy andrea.conroy|att|gmail.com Uganda Indiana University School of Medicine PI (within 10 years)  |att|AndreaLConroy https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrea-Conroy Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Clinical and field studies My research focuses on severe malaria pathogenesis with an emphasis on defining the etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical significance of acute kidney injury in African children. I am interested in identifying pathways associated with maladaptive repair that lead to chronic kidney disease and identifying novel interventions to improve clinical recovery.
Jackie Cook jackie.cook|att|lshtm.ac.uk United Kingdom London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine PI (10 yrs or more)  |att|jackiemcook https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/people/cook.jackie Epidemiology, Vector control, Malaria surveillance Currently I mainly work as an epidemiologist and statistican on vector control trials- evaluating the epidemiological and entomological impact of malaria interventions such as bed nets, house modifications and larviciding. I have previously worked in malaria surveillance in elimination settings, as well using serological markers of transmission to evaluation malaria dynamics.
Regina Cordy cordyrj|att|wfu.edu United States of America Wake Forest University PI (within 10 years) |att|rejoicePhD http://cordyrj.sites.wfu.edu/ Host-parasite interactions, Mathematical modelling, theory, Systems biology The development of severe malaria is a multi-factorial process that is not well understood. In addition to host genetics and immunity, host factors such as the microbiome, metabolism and diet may explain some of the heterogeneity observed in malaria disease outcome, but much less is known about the role of these factors. Our lab is currently studying (1) how variation in the metabolic microenvironment impacts the viability, morphology and function of red blood cells, (2) investigating the role of oxygen on Plasmodium falciparum multiplication rate, and (3) characterizing gut pathogenesis and the gut microbiome during malaria infection.
LILIANA JAZMIN CORTES CORTES jcortes|att|ins.gov.co Colombia Instituto Nacional de Salud Other n/a n/a Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Clinical and field studies Vigilancia por laboratorio, estudios de eficacia,calidad del diagnóstico parasitologico, utilidad de pruebas diagnósticas, resistencia a anti malaricos, eliminación de la malaria.
Giulia Costa costa|att|mpiib-berlin.mpg.de Germany Max Planck Instituite for Infection Biology Other |att|GiuMCo17 n/a Host-parasite interactions, Immunology, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission I am currently a permanent staff scientist in the Vector Biology Unit headed by Elena Levashina, at MPIIB (Berlin). My scientific interest is focus in understanding what is the role of mosquito factors controlling parasite survival and virulence, at different levels during early ookinete formation and later oocysts growth. In this framework, I am also involved in collaborations studies functionally characterising human monoclonal antibodies and serum responses directed against CSP, expressed on sporozoites, the transmission parasite stage formed in the mosquito vector.
Marta Cova martamncova|att|gmail.com France LPHI – University of Montpellier Postdoc |att|marta_cova https://www.linkedin.com/in/marta-cova-b3274235/ Host-parasite interactions I am focus in host invasion mechanisms in Plasmodium falciparum. Specifically, my project aims to explore the fusion machinery and the molecular mechanisms behind rhoptry secretion.
Nsa Dada Nsa.Dada|att|asu.edu United States Arizona State University PI (within 10 years) |att|nsa_dada https://www.nsadada.com/ or https://mosquito-microbiome.org/ Vector control, Mosquito-microbe interactions Mosquito-microbe interactions | mosquito microbiota | disease vector biology | (meta)genomics | insecticide resistance.
Nirupama Das nirupamadas51|att|gmail.com India Govt of Odisha,India PI (10 yrs or more)  |att|Nirupamvbdc Nirupama Das Epidemiology, Vector control, Malaria surveillance Malaria
Dibyadyuti Datta ddatta|att|iu.edu Uganda Indiana University PI (within 10 years) n/a https://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/23230/datta-dibyadyuti Clinical and field studies Pathophysiology of brain injury in pediatric severe malaria.
Heledd Davies heleddd|att|gmail.com United Kingdom Wellcome Sanger Institute Postdoc |att|Heledddavies n/a Host-parasite interactions, Drug development, Immunology My main interests are in the functions of parasite exported proteins in host-parasite interactions and immune regulation. I’m currently also engaged in identifying new drug targets.
Tania de Koning-Ward taniad|att|deakin.edu.au Australia Deakin University PI (10 yrs or more) |att|taniadkw ORCID: 0000-0001-5810-8063, website: www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/people/tania-de-koning-ward Host-parasite interactions, Drug development Understanding how malaria parasite remodel their host cell so that they can thrive, evade the host immune response and be pathogenic. This includes understanding how proteins are trafficked to their final destination within the host cell and the functions of proteins involved in host-parasite interaction.
Julie De Oliveira julie.de-oliveira|att|pasteur.fr France Institut Pasteur Other n/a https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/julie-de-oliveira/ Host-parasite interactions, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Plasmodium vivax I’m deeply interested in parasitology and enjoy being involved in the understanding of parasites and infectious mechanisms. I am currently a part of the BIHP unit in Pasteur Institute in which I participate in the development of the in vitro culture of the Plasmodium vivax parasite.
Katherine de Villiers kdev|att|sun.ac.za South Africa University of Stellenbosch PI (10 yrs or more) n/a https://www0.sun.ac.za/chemistry/antimalarial-drug-design-and-development/ Drug development, Mathematical modelling, theory Antimalarial drug development with respect to targets in the asexual blood stage, including primarily hemozoin formation, but also protein kinases (e.g. PfPKG).
Florencia del Puerto colepuerto|att|hotmail.com Paraguay Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud, National University of Asunción PI (within 10 years) |att|FlorenciadelPu2 https://cv.conacyt.gov.py/publicar/cv?id=c3c0c1c30511e58bd846ccae423bed73 Epidemiology, Vector control, Malaria surveillance Currently Paraguay has been awarded as a malaria-free country. The main objective is to continue molecular surveillance in reservoirs, vectors and eventually in imported cases, so I would like to strengthen contact with other researchers in order to obtain positive controls for my PCR reactions.
Emily Derbyshire emily.derbyshire|att|duke.edu USA Duke University PI (within 10 years) |att|DerbyLabDuke derbylab.org Host-parasite interactions, Drug development The Derbyshire Lab uses chemical tools and biological methods to uncover novel aspects of parasite biology with the ultimate aim of identifying druggable targets. Projects range from developing assays for phenotypic and target-based screens – forward and reverse chemical genetics – to dissecting biological pathways and identifying small molecules with potential therapeutic value.
Angela Devine angela.devine|att|menzies.edu.au Australia Menzies School of Health Research PI (within 10 years) |att|devinefy https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/826296-angela-devine Mathematical modelling, theory, Clinical and field studies, health economics Costs and cost-effectiveness of options for the treatment and control of malaria,
Impact of malaria treatment and control on other species of malaria,
Burden of malaria disease, including productivity losses and
Malaria treatment-seeking behaviour.
Silvia Di Santi santi|att|usp.br Brazik Health Secretary and USP PI (10 yrs or more) |att|DiSantiLab Orcid Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics Projects: malaria – genomic surveillance, molecular diagnosis, asymptomatic infection.
Bárbara Díaz Terenti barbara.diaz|att|csic.es España Intituto de parasitologia y biomedicina “López-Neyra” PhD student n/a n/a Host-parasite interactions, Epigenetics and genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission I am currently studying the epigenomics and regulatory landscapes of the parasite in the mosquito stages.
Jenna Dick jkdick|att|umn.edu United States University of Minnesota PhD student |att|JDoctobr https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2553-7536 Host-parasite interactions, Immunology We study the role of adaptive natural killer cells in severe and cerebral malaria.
Angel Dillip adillip7|att|gmail.com Tanzania Apotheker Health Access Initiative PI (within 10 years) n/a https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Angel-Dillip Epidemiology, community studies and engagement My current research is focused on improving maternal, child and adolescent health by digitally linking health system actors at community level, particularly Community Health Workers, Community Drug Outlets and Health Facilities to provide client centred care and assist clients as they navigate through different points of care .
Ghyslaine Bruna Djeunang Dongho djeunabru|att|gmail.com Cameroon Nkafu Policy Institute PhD  |att|djeunabru https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Djeunang-Dongho-Bruna Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics Non-falciparum malaria parasites circulating in Chad
Carlota Dobaño carlota.dobano|att|isglobal.org Spain ISGlobal PI (10 yrs or more) |att|MalariaImmuno https://www.isglobal.org/en/our-team/-/profiles/3200 Vaccines, Immunology, Systems biology Naturally acquired and experimentally immunity to malaria.
– Immunogenicity, mode of action, correlates of protection of malaria vaccines and systems biology
– Naturally-acquired immunity to malaria during infancy and pregnancy, including impact of control tools
– Immune responses to controlled human malaria infections
– Determinants of development of the immune system in infants
– Effect of malaria and coinfections on the immune system
– Biomarkers of infection, disease and pathogenesis
– Development of multiplex and multiparametric functional immune assays and analytical tools
Sophia DonVito sophia.donvito1|att|lshtm.ac.uk UK London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine PhD student |att|sophiadonvito https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sophia-Donvito Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines, Molecular biology Investigating Plasmodium knowlesi invasion biology and identifying blood stage antigens as vaccine candidates.
Annie Dori anniedori1992|att|gmail.com Papua New Guinea PNG Institute of Medical Research Undergraduate n/a n/a
Patricia Lucie Vanessa DOUMBE BELISSE lucie.doumbe|att|yahoo.fr Cameroon University of Yaoundé I/ OCEAC PhD student |att|BDoumbe Research gate/Linkedln
Safiatou DOUMBO sdoumbo|att|icermali.org Mali malaria research and training center PI (within 10 years) n/a Yes
Ndey Fatou Drammeh fdrammeh|att|mrc.gm The Gambia Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine PhD student ndeyfa2 www.mrc.gm
Yasmina Drissi El Boukili ydrissi|att|itg.be Belgium Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp PhD student https://twitter.com/DrissiBoukili https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasmina-drissi-boukili-a15742121/
Nancy Duah Quashie nduah|att|noguchi.ug.edu.gh Ghana Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana PI (10 yrs or more) n/a ORCID
Sandra Duffy sandra.duffy|att|griffith.edu.au Australia Griffith University Postdoc |att|sand_duffy n/a
Sofía Duque-Beltran sofiaduquebeltran|att|gmail.com Colombia Instituto Nacional de Salud Other n/a ReseachGate
Emily Ebel ebel|att|stanford.edu United States Stanford Postdoc |att|Dr_EEbel emily-ebel.github.io
Rebecca Edgar rcedgar|att|deakin.edu.au Australia Deakin University PhD student N/A www.linkedin.com/in/RCSEDGAR
Victoria Ekundayo victoriaekundayo07|att|gmail.com Nigeria University of Ibadan Masters student |att|Evicsholar https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-ekundayo Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines, Drug development I am interested in antimalaria drug discovery from plant compounds.
Imane EL IDRISSI SAIK imane.elidrissi.s|att|gmail.com Morocco Hassan II University of Casablanca PhD student imane_elis https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Imane_El_Idrissi_Saik Epidemiology, Immunology, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission The epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis due to leishmania tropica in Morocco.
S. Noushin Emami Noushin.emami|att|su.se Sweden Stockholm Univesity and Univeristy of Greenwich PI (within 10 years) n/a 0000-0001-7239-4457 Vector control, Evolution, Ecology, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Vector-pathogen communication.
Basiliana Emidi ebasi2002|att|gmail.com Tanzania The National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania Postdoc Basiliana Emidi |att|ebasi2002 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Basiliana-Emidi, https://www.linkedin.com/in/basiliana-emidi-825b32119/, https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KvoGg2AAAAAJ&hl=en, ORCID:0000-0001-6856-541X Vector control, Malaria surveillance, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Currently, I am pursuing a Postdoctoral program which aims to develop robust entomological indicators that are predictive of the epidemiological impact of new generation nets through performing experimental hut trials, bioassays, and malaria mosquito vectors field collections. I am interested on understanding the behaviour patterns and insecticide resistance of mosquito vectors of human diseases and how these affect diseases transmission and how research findings can be used to have timely and effective control strategies.
Emily Eriksson eriksson|att|wehi.edu.au Australia The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Postdoc n/a ORCID Host-parasite interactions, Immunology, Clinical and field studies My research is focused on understanding host-pathogen interactions with specific interest in innate immune responses to the parasite and how this contribute towards pathogenesis.
Michelle Evans mv.evans.phd|att|gmail.com France Institut de Recherche pour le Développement Postdoc  |att|mv_evans http://mvevans89.github.io/ Epidemiology, Evolution, Ecology, Mathematical modelling, theory Develop models of disease forecasting based on climatic variables and work with local stakeholders to implement them into existing health management information systems
Katie Ewer katie.ewer|att|ndm.ox.ac.uk UK University of Oxford PI (within 10 years) |att|ProfKatieEwer https://www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/team/katie-ewer Vaccines, Immunology, Systems biology

Professor Ewer is senior immunologist for Oxford’s Ebola and pre-erythrocytic malaria vaccine trials. She oversees the immunology on Phase I and II trials of vectored vaccines, both in the UK and in field trials in Africa.

She studies samples from clinical trial volunteers using various methods to determine the strength of their immune response to the trial vaccines, and to work out which features of the sample correspond to a stronger immune response. These findings can then be used to improve the vaccine development process, so that future vaccines offer greater protection against disease.
Lọla Fagbami lola.fagbami|att|uga.edu USA University of Georgia Postdoc |att|naijalola scholar.harvard.edu/lfagbami Host-parasite interactions I study the role of protein modifications, specifically glycosylation, in the sorting and export of parasite effector proteins through secretory pathway of Plasmodium falciparum.
Cori Fain Fain.Cori|att|mayo.edu United States Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences PhD student |att|Cori_Fain https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_a67mkYAAAAJ&hl=en, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8323-6419, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cori-Fain, Host-parasite interactions, Immunology, Neuroimmunology 1) How peripheral immune responses result in neuropathology 2) Immunomodulation by endothelial cells at the blood-brain barrier 3) Neuronal pathology in cerebral malaria 4) CD8 T cell role in cerebral malaria and experimental cerebral malaria 5) Meningeal immunity in cerebral malaria 6) Role of Dendritic cells in the brain during cerebral malaria
Caterina Fanello caterina.fanello|att|ndm.ox.ac.uk UK/The Democratic Republic of Congo The University of Oxford PI (10 yrs or more) n/a https://www.linkedin.com/in/caterina-fanello/ Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics, Clinical and field studies I am an established epidemiologist and malaria expert, with a strong technical knowledge of malaria control and elimination strategies. My work aims at reducing global health inequalities, with a focus on disease prevention, control and elimination. I have long-term experience in designing and implementing epidemiological and clinical studies in LMICs and challenging operating environments, as well as a strong expertise in the management, monitoring and evaluation of projects. My research provides results to support evidence-based, cost-effective public health interventions and strategies for malaria prevention, control and elimination. Specialties & interests: Epidemiology, Genomics, Global Health, Malaria, Gender Equity, Migrants and IDPs Health
Maggie Feeney Margaret.feeney|att|ucsf.edu USA UCSF PI (10 yrs or more) |att|FeeneyLabUCSF, |att|drmaggiefeeney https://www.feeneylabucsf.com/ Host-parasite interactions, Immunology, Clinical and field studies T cell immune response to malaria, correlates of immune protection, gamma delta T cells, fetal and infant response to pathogen-derived antigens encountered in utero (including malaria)
Silvia Ferazzi ferazzis|att|mmv.org Switzerland n/a Other n/a https://www.mmv.org/ Drug development Advocacy for gender equity in antimalarial development.
Heather Ferguson heather.ferguson|att|glasgow.ac.uk UK, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Malaysia University of Glasgow PI (10 yrs or more) |att|drheatherferg https://www.gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes/bahcm/staff/heatherferguson/ Epidemiology, Vector control, Evolution, Ecology I am interested in the epidemiology and control of vector-borne diseases. My research focusses primarily on the ecology, surveillance and control of malaria vectors in Africa, emergence of zoonotic malaria in South East Asia,; but I also have worked on Aedes vectors in South America and avian malaria in Scotland. I have a particular interest in understanding how mosquito vectors respond to interventions through physiological and behavioural adaptations, and using this knowledge to guide more effective control strategies. I am also interested in the impact of environmental change on the transmission and control of vector-borne diseases.
Carrie Ferguson sencaunlimited|att|gmail.com South Africa Goodbye Malaria / LSDI2 Other n/a https://www.goodbyemalaria.com/ Vector control, Malaria surveillance, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Information, eduction, communication, resource mobilisation, elemination.
Lucía Fernández Montoya lucia.fmontoya|att|gmail.com Switzerland World Health Organisation Other |att|LucyFerMon https://www.linkedin.com/in/luciafmontoya Vector control, Malaria surveillance I do global monitoring of biological threats to the control and elimination of malaria and develop tools and guidance for malaria endemic countries to improve entomological surveillance and insecticide resistance monitoring.
Martina Ferraguti martina.ferraguti|att|gmail.com The Netherlands University of Amsterdam Postdoc  |att|M_Ferraguti https://martinaferraguti.jimdofree.com/ Epidemiology, Vector control, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission I am mainly interested in the Disease Ecology and Epidemiological Modelling of pathogen transmission.
María Del Mar Figueroa Gispert maria.figueroa14|att|upr.edu Puerto Rico University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus PhD student n/a https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariadelmarfigueroagispert Drug development, Systems biology, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Currently I’m not working with Malaria since I needed to change my research mentor. Now I’m working with developing a new Fasciola hepatica protein as treatment for ulcerative colitis.
Isabel Fletcher i.fletcher|att|wellcome.org United Kingdowm Wellcome Trust Other |att|IsabelKFletcher https://www.linkedin.com/feed/ Epidemiology, Vector control, Mathematical modelling, theory Impact of climate on health.
Sydney Fine sydney.fine|att|ucsf.edu United States University of California San Francisco Masters student n/a https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydneyrfine/ Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Clinical and field studies Focal mass drug administration for elimination of vivax malaria in Peru, running a cluster-randomized control trial
Geraldine Foster Geraldine.Foster|att|lstmed.ac.uk UK LSTM PI (within 10 years) n/a n/a Vector control, Clinical and field studies Mosquito behavioural research to characterise mosquito-ITN interactions, define desirable ITN qualities and investigate entomological correlates between laboratory and semi-field studies.
Freya Fowkes freya.fowkes|att|burnet.edu.au Australia Burnet Institute PI (10 yrs or more) |att|freyafowkes https://www.burnet.edu.au/people/3_freya_fowkes Epidemiology, Vector control, Malaria surveillance Professor Freya Fowkes is an NHMRC Fellow and Head of the Malaria and Infectious Disease Epidemiology group at the Burnet Institute, Melbourne. She completed her doctorate in Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the University of Oxford and post-doctoral training at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. Her research program spans basic science, epidemiology, statistics and mathematical modelling and focuses on malaria in high risk populations and antimalarial drug resistance. She is involved in several multinational studies of malaria elimination and works with international partners, including WHO and the National Malaria Control Programs, to translate findings into relevant malaria control, elimination and surveillance strategies.
Camila Franca cfranca|att|mit.edu United States MGH and MIT Postdoc n/a https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5885-4410 Epidemiology, Drug development, Immunology Camila is currently a postdoctoral research fellow in the DeKosky lab (Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT & Harvard, and MIT) involved in the development of large-scale platforms for antibody engineering and functional antibody discovery to aid the progress towards novel powerful immune-based preventions and treatments to improve global health.
Blandine Franke-Fayard B.Franke-Fayard|att|lumc.nl Netherlands Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) PI (10 yrs or more) |att|BlandineFF https://www.lumc.nl/org/parasitologie/medewerkers/BlandineFrankeFayard Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines I am optimizing liver-stage vaccination and characterizing natural and induced mechanisms of immunity that correlate with sustained and complete protection after immunization with rodent attenuated parasites. I am also engaged in projects to create next generation of (self-adjuvanted) late arresting genetically attenuated human malaria parasite vaccine.
Naa Adjeley Frempong nascovite|att|yahoo.com Ghana Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Noguchi Meomorial Institute for Medical Research PhD student n/a 0000-0002-7236-6533 Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines, Immunology Helminth modulation of malaria vaccines
Immuno -genetic studies involving schistosoma hybrids co-infected with malaria
pregnancy associated malaria (PAM).
Sonja Frolich sonja.frolich|att|adelaide.edu.au South Australia The University of Adelaide Postdoc |att|sonjzzz https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=ACJhd5oAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines, Drug development Characterisation of proteins crucial for merozoite invasion of red blood cells.
Mary Galinski mary.galinski|att|emory.edu USA Emory University PI (10 yrs or more) n/a All relevant Host-parasite interactions, Immunology, Systems biology Retiring by end of 2022, but will remain engaged on a few selected projects.
Tanatswa Gara garat|att|africau.edu Zimbabwe Africa University Masters student |att|25julyxuxa https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanatswa-xuxa-gara-59a8bb119 Epidemiology, Vector control, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Currently working on insecticide resistance and vector bionomics in malaria endemic areas in Zimbabwe. Public health link as well.
Carla Garcia Fernandez carla.garcia|att|isglobal.org Spain ISGlobal Technician n/a https://www.linkedin.com/in/carla-garcia-fernandez/ Epidemiology, Epigenetics and genomics, Malaria surveillance Malaria surveillance, maternal and reproductive health, genomics, NGS.
Jennifer Gardy jennifer.gardy|att|gatesfoundation.org United States Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Other  |att|jennifergardy https://www.gatesfoundation.org/our-work/programs/global-health/malaria Epidemiology, Mathematical modelling, theory, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics Surveillance, data, genetic and genomic epidemiology, and geospatial and mathematical modeling for applied malaria decision-making
SWATI GARG gargswati02|att|gmail.com India Jawaharlal Nehru University Postdoc |att|gargswati02 https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=Pd9mSmsAAAAJ&hl=en Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines, Drug development I am a molecular and cellular biochemist with 13 years of research experience focusing on the study of host-pathogen interactions during infection of malaria and Leishmania parasites. I have a vast expertise of high-end techniques such as confocal microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy, super-resolution microscopy, electron microscopy, protein purification, FACS, Mass-Spectrometery, Raman Spectroscopy, IMARIS, Gas chromatography etc. With this expertise, my research provided deep insights to the understanding of host-parasite interactions and development of drugs, vaccines and diagnostics against malaria and kala-azar.
DAMIEN Georgia barikiss2000|att|yahoo.fr Bénin University of Abomey-Calavi Postdoc n/a https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Georgia-Damien/research Epidemiology, Vector control, Mathematical modelling, theory, Malaria surveillance, Clinical and field studies Infectious disease epidemiology and modelling, health system, malaria control, Evaluation of intervention efficacy and effectiveness, cluster randomized trial, case-control study, quantitative and qualitative study.
Athina Georgiadou a.georgiadou|att|imperial.ac.uk UK Imperial College London Postdoc |att|AthinaofAthens https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/a.georgiadou Host-parasite interactions, Immunology High level of lactic acid in the blood (hyperlactatemia) is one of the strongest independent predictors of death in both children and adults. However, no one has defined where this excessive lactate comes from, why it accumulates and how is this linked to death. My aim is to identify the physiological and molecular mechanisms leading to hyperlactatemia and establish whether hyperlactatemia is simply a consequence of severe disease or the cause of death.
Jaline Gerardin jgerardin|att|northwestern.edu USA Northwestern University PI (within 10 years) |att|jalinegerardin https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VhqMWXkAAAAJ&hl=en Epidemiology, Mathematical modelling, theory, Malaria surveillance Modeling, country support, transmission, intervention impact.
Hannah Gladstone hannah.gladstone|att|lshtm.ac.uk Need to select more in prev q, include Africa, South America & Asia. I’m predominantly based in the UK. LSHTM Other |att|hannahglad n/a I work in malaria communications so my research areas encompass all of the above. I work in malaria communications so my research areas encompass all of the above.
Amy Goldberg amy.goldberg|att|duke.edu USA Duke University PI (within 10 years) |att|AmyAGoldberg www.goldberglab.org Evolution, Ecology, Mathematical modelling, theory, Population genetics, genomics Zoonotic malaria, genomic sequencing, host-parasite co-evolution, computational methods to analyze genomic data.
Elena Gómez-Díaz elegomezdiaz|att|gmail.com Spain CSIC PI (within 10 years) |att|elenagomezdiaz https://gomezdiazlab.wordpress.com Evolution, Ecology, Epigenetics and genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Epigenetics of adaptation in malaria
Estela Gonzalez Fernandez estela.gonzalez|att|ucm.es United Kingdom The Pirbright Institute Postdoc |att|AEstadea https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Estela-Gonzalez-3 Vector control Vector control, vector biology, pathogen-vector interaction.
Catherine Goodman catherine.goodman|att|lshtm.ac.uk UK LSHTM PI (10 yrs or more) n/a https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/people/goodman.catherine Clinical and field studies, health systems and health economics Improvement of case managemen.t across mixed (public and private) health systems.
Jane Grant jane.grant2|att|lshtm.ac.uk Mali, Burkina Faso LSHTM Other n/a n/a Vaccines, Implementation science The acceptability and implementation of seasonal malaria vaccines in West Africa.
Megan Greischar megan.greischar|att|cornell.edu United States Cornell University PI (within 10 years) |att|MeganAGreischar https://blogs.cornell.edu/greischarlab/ Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions, Mathematical modelling, theory I use models to study why parasites use such diverse strategies to make a living. I want to understand what processes limit parasite numbers within the host and how parasite population expansion alters the timing and efficiency of onward transmission. My research program uses two major approaches: (1) building ecologically detailed models to ask when and why particular strategies would be favored; and (2) developing novel statistical approaches to better characterize parasite traits from existing data.
Nicola Greyling nicolagreyling12|att|gmail.com South africa University of Pretoria PhD student N/a N/a Host-parasite interactions, Drug development, Population genetics, genomics My PhD project focuses on identifying transcriptional mechanisms that regulate gametocyte stage differenciation in Plasmodium falciparum. This is being achieved through the in vitro culturing of genetically diverse southern African ex vivo clinical isolates and studying them in an in vitro environment
Linda Grigoraki linda_gri|att|hotmail.com UK Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Postdoc |att|LGrigoraki n/a Vector control Molecular Basis of Insecticide resistance, Functional genetics.
Angela Patricia Guerra Vega aguerra|att|ins.gov.co Colombia Instituto Nacional de Salud PI (within 10 years) n/a n/a Host-parasite interactions, Malaria surveillance I am currently working on surveillance of resistance to antimalarial drugs and deletion of the hrp2/hrp3 genes and its impact on public health. I am interested in working on complicated malaria vivax due to the increase in cases in my country.
Jennifer Guler jlg5fw|att|virginia.edu United States University of Virginia PI (10 yrs or more) |att|GulerMalariaLab https://jlg5fw.wixsite.com/malarialab Host-parasite interactions, Epigenetics and genomics, Malaria surveillance, Systems biology We investigate mechanisms of adaptation by the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. We study stress responses that contribute to parasite survival, including metabolic changes that support drug resistance. Currently, we use molecular biology and ‘omics approaches to understand conditions that trigger pro-survival pathways. We also study gene copy number variations, which are important for genetic adaptation of the parasite. Here, we use single cell genomics combined with long read sequencing to understand the generation of CNVs and their impact on drug resistance evolution. Finally, we partner with malaria-endemic countries to develop new molecular tools and bolster antimalarial drug resistance surveillance.
Pratima Gurung pratimagurung12|att|gmail.com United States Boston Children’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School Postdoc  |att|pratimagg https://www.linkedin.com/in/pratima-gurung/ Host-parasite interactions, Epigenetics and genomics, Cell Biology My research work is focused on understanding the mechanism of cell division in Plasmodium falciparum.
Ethel Gwasira ethelngarakana|att|gmail.com Zimbabwe University of Zimbabwe Postdoc |att|GwasiraEthel https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=C9n3vjwAAAAJ&hl=en Vector control, Mathematical modelling, theory, Malaria surveillance Impact of climate change on malaria.
SOUMAILA HADIZA Hadiza_Soumaila|att|pmivectorlink.com Niger n/a Other n/a n/a Vector control I am the chief of party (COP) and the technical specialist of the Niger PMI/VectorLink project carrying out entomological monitoring in 15 sentinel sites in Niger countrywide and in collaboration with the Niger PNLP and the CERMES Center (vector’s bionomic in 6 sites and vector’s susceptibility to insecticide in all the 15 sites).With our different results we submitted three abstracts to the ASTMH annual meetings in 2020, 2021 and 2022 which were all approved as a posters.
Mainga Hamaluba mhamaluba|att|kemri-wellcome.org Kenya KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Reserach Programme PI (within 10 years) |att|mainga_hamaluba inkedin.com/in/mainga-hamaluba-7373a969 Vaccines, Drug development, Clinical and field studies Clinical development of drugs and vaccines.
Asmau Hamza asmauhamz2012|att|gmail.com Nigeria Bayero University Kano PhD student n/a Google scholar Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission I am interested in the study of malaria transmission dynamic, using geostatistics.
Diana Hansen hansen|att|wehi.edu.au Australia WEHI PI (10 yrs or more) |att|DrDiHansen https://www.wehi.edu.au/people/diana-hansen https://www.dihansen.com https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ve79Rx8AAAAJ&hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-hansen-62115212/ Immunology, Systems biology, Clinical and field studies Mechanisms of immunity and pathogenesis.
Kirsten Hanson kirsten.hanson|att|utsa.edu USA University of Texas at San Antonio PI (within 10 years) n/a https://www.utsa.edu/stceid/labs/KirstenHanson Host-parasite interactions, Drug development, Cellular and developmental biology Liver stage cellular and developmental biology, drug discovery, and assay development.
Agatha Henry -Ajala agatha.henryajala|att|gmail.com Nigeria University of Lagos PhD student |att|AgathaHenry ORCID Epidemiology, Immunology, Malaria surveillance Molecular epidemiology of plasmodium falciparum genes.
Isabelle Henshall isabelle.henshall|att|bnitm.de Germany Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine Postdoc |att|IssyHenshall https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Isabelle-Henshall Host-parasite interactions, Drug development, Systems biology I have a keen interest in the cellular biology of the Plasmodium falciparum, the leading cause of malaria. At the moment I am investigating the importance of parasite endocytosis and its links to drug resistance.
Alejandra Herbert Mainero a.herbert-mainero|att|sms.ed.ac.uk UK The University of Edinburgh PhD student |att|mainero_ale https://thereecelab.com/ Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions I explore rhythms during the early stages of infection, and how biological rhythms in the host/parasite shape infection dynamics.
Sophia Hernandez sophia.hernandez|att|umu.se Sweden Umea University PhD student  |att|sophiascience linkedin/srchernandez Host-parasite interactions, Epigenetics and genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Developing gene knockdown tools for P. berghei.
Carolina Hernández Lara carolinahl85|att|gmail.com Lithuania Nature Research Centre Postdoc n/a ResearchGate Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission During masters and PhD my research was focused on the response of avian Haemosporida (diversity, prevalence, parasitemia) to human impact in Mexico. Furthermore, in the development of a phylogeny of avian haemosporidian species based on morphological characters during blood stages. For the postdoc, I am interested in the pathogenesis of targeted avian Haemosporida species on the host’s organs (during exo-erythrocytic development) and on the development of specific probes to detect dormant stages. During dormant stages, morphological traits will be characterized to make it possible to differentiate among genera of avian haemosporidians (Leucocytozoon, Haemoproteus and Plasmodium).
Manuela Herrera-Varela manuelahv82|att|gmail.com Colombia PMI VectorLink Colombia – Abt associates Other n/a https://www.abtassociates.com/who-we-are/our-people/chief-of-party/manuela-herrera-varela Vector control, Evolution, Ecology, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission I am a medical entomologist with a keen interest on acquiring knowledge for evidence to inform interventions against vector-borne diseases with the aim to advance global health and development, in middle- and low-income countries. I have training and extensive field experience in vector biology of anopheline mosquitoes that transmit Plasmodium, specifically in taxonomy, vector incrimination, larval ecology, chemical ecology, experimental infections, insecticide susceptibility testing and management of anopheline insectaries. I have gained expertise in the design, lead, and execution of malaria vectors projects in controlled environments, as well as in field settings in South America and Africa.
Tanja Himmel tanja.himmel|att|vetmeduni.ac.at Austria Institute of Pathology/University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna Postdoc n/a https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9443-8967 Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Avian haemosporidians I’m currently working on avian malaria and related haemosporidian parasites in wild birds. For my research, I combine molecular and histological techniques to identify haemosporidian parasite stages in the tissues of their avian hosts and explore associated pathologies during haemosporidiosis.
Christine Hopp christinehopp|att|icloud.com Germany BNITM Other |att|ChristineSHopp n/a Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines, Immunology Host pathogen interactions during malaria infection leading to potential dysregulation of B cell development
Virginia Howick Virginia.Howick|att|glasgow.ac.uk UK University of Glasgow PI (within 10 years) |att|GinnyHowick https://www.howicklab.org/ Evolution, Ecology, Population genetics, genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Genetic basis of Plasmodium falciparum transmission in diverse vector species.
Silvie Huijben shuijben|att|asu.edu United States of America Arizona State University PI (within 10 years) |att|silviehuijben http://www.huijbenlab.net Vector control, Evolution, Ecology, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission I use experimental evolution, field observations and mathematical modeling to study the evolution of drug-resistant malaria parasites and insecticide-resistant mosquitoes in order to slow the evolution of resistance with improved resistance management strategies.
Meghann Humphries humphriesm|att|yahoo.com United States University of Missouri – Saint Louis PI (within 10 years) |att|MegHumphries N/a Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions, Population genetics, genomics Avian malaria: historical demography of hosts and parasites, avian malaria lineage delimitation/genetic diversity, and host immunogenetic variation.
Olufunmilayo Idowu tomiwo2|att|gmail.com Nigeria Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta PI (10 yrs or more)  |att|FunmiIdowu12 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Olufunmilayo-Idowu Epidemiology, Vector control, Evolution, Ecology, Malaria surveillance • Epidemiology and assessment of malaria control interventions in pregnancy
• Evaluation of antiplasmodial properties of various traditional herbs.
• Malaria Vector and Environmental Management
• Impact of insecticide laden paint on the incidence of malaria among student population
• Evaluation of impact of activities of School age children in mosquito larval source   .
•Assessment of sensitivity and reliability of Urine malaria diagnostic test and other RDTs.
• In vivo studies on the impact of plant extracts on complication associated with malaria in pregnancy
Azza Idris zuzu|att|alum.mit.edu United States Vaccine Research Center / NIH Other |att|AzzaIdris_1 LinkedIn Vaccines, Immunology, Clinical and field studies, Malaria antibodies Seeking a deeper understanding of malaria parasite biology and its interaction with the host immune system with the overall aim of gaining insights for developing improved antibodies and vaccines against this disease which kills nearly 1⁄2 million children annually.
Adalia Ikiroma adalia.ikiroma|att|yahoo.com Nigeria University of Aberdeen Postdoc |att|adaliaiki None Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Influence of human behaviour on the spread of infectious diseases.
Mallika Imwong mallika.imw|att|mahidol.ac.th Thailand Mahidol university PI (10 yrs or more) n/a https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NEbI6CoAAAAJ&hl=th Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics Drug resistance, molecular surveillance, genotyping, nanopore sequencing.
Alyssa Ingmundson alyssa.ingmundson|att|hu-berlin.de Germany Humboldt University Berlin PI (within 10 years) |att|aingmundson https://www.biologie.hu-berlin.de/en/groupsites/molpara-en/research/molecular-palsmodium-host-interactions Host-parasite interactions I am interested in understanding the molecular interactions between Plasmodium and its host cells in both the liver and blood infection stages. Which host cell factors are required for the parasite to establish an intracellular niche? And how does the parasite take advantage of these host pathways?
Viola Introini vi211|att|cam.ac.uk Spain From September EMBL Barcelona Postdoc n/a 0000-0001-9012-4696, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Viola-Introini-2 Host-parasite interactions I am interested in the blood stage, in particular invasion and P. falciparum cytoadherence. I use biophysical tools and microfluidics to study these stages.
Somaya Iqubal siqubal|att|clintonhealthaccess.org Cambodia n/a PI (within 10 years) n/a n/a Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Clinical and field studies, Case Management To understand the radical cure treatment for G6PD deficient and female interemediate.
Debora Jackson deborajackson08|att|gmail.com South Africa Wits Research Institute for Malaria Masters student n/a www.linkedin.com/in/debora-jackson-1a2452234 Vector control, Malaria surveillance, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission I perform diagnostic tests on the main malaria vectors (An. gambiae and An. funestus).
Lucía Jiménez-Gallardo luciajimenez2212|att|gmail.com Spain Complutense University of Madrid PhD student |att|LuciaJG95 orcid.org/0000-0002-4416-1979 Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions, Physiology I am focused on the physiologycal and behaviuoural impacts of haemosporidian parasites in birds.
Caroline Jones cjones|att|kemri-wellcome.org Kenya Kemri-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kenya PI (10 yrs or more) n/a n/a Social science, anthropology, Health systems research Political economy of malaria.
Thorey Kolbrun Jonsdottir thorey.jonsdottir|att|umu.se Sweden Umeå University & Molecular Infection Medicine Sweden (MIMS) Postdoc |att|ThoreyJonsdott1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/thorey-kolbrun-jonsdottir-b52250132 Host-parasite interactions Protein export and host cell modification during the asexual blood stage of the malaria parasites
Noel Joseph noel-kanini.joseph|att|unamur.be Belgium University of Namur PhD student |att|kanininoel https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0509-1373 Epidemiology, Evolution, Ecology, Mathematical modelling, theory Interested in evaluating the evolution and determinants of heterogeneity of urban Malaria in Africa.
Deirdre Joy deirdre.joy|att|nih.gov United States National Institutes of Health Other |att|djoy2480 linkedin.com/in/deirdre-joy-00a57421; https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Deirdre-Joy Epigenetics and genomics, Population genetics, genomics, Systems biology I manage two portfolios of grants and contracts: Parasite Genomics and Parasite Diagnostics.
Jackline Jumah jacklineakinyi12|att|gmail.com Kenya Kenya Medical Research Institute {KEMRI}/USAMRID Other n/a n/a Malaria surveillance I work in a malaria drug resistance lab, I perform cell culture by, we use syber green protocol, media preparations and maintaining culture flasks, in Molecular Lab, I do Real time and Conventional PCR for all study samples, DNA quantification, DNA and RNA extractions from Whole blood and Dried Blood Spots (DBS). Carrying out molecular biology assays i.e. polymerase chain reaction and sequencing. Our studies focus on surveillance of malaria and antimalarial drug sensitivity patterns. Efficacious antimalarial are critical to control and elimination of malaria and continuous monitoring of their efficacy is needed for informed treatment policies in malaria-endemic regions.
Mbuyi Kalonji mn.kalonji95|att|gmail.com South Africa Wits Research Institute for Malaria PhD student |att|NellzFactor https://www.wits.ac.za/wrim/ Vector control My research focuses on interactions between Anopheles life table parameters and their diet.
Claire Kamaliddin claire.kamaliddin|att|gmail.com Canada University of Calgary Postdoc |att|clairekamalid n/a Host-parasite interactions, Population genetics, genomics, Clinical and field studies Omics, Malaria, Severe malaria, Malaria in Pregnancy, Cerebral malaria.
Alice Kamau akamau|att|kemri-wellcome.org Kenya KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme Postdoc |att|alice_w_kamau ORCID Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Clinical and field studies My research work mainly involves using statistical techniques to standardize the uncertainties in the measurements of parasite exposure and severe malaria phenotype across different sites to understand the relationship between severe malaria, age and parasite transmission.
Luna Kamau Lkamau|att|kemri.go.ke Kenya Kenya Medical Research Institute PI (10 yrs or more) n/a Google Scholar Vector control, Evolution, Ecology, Population genetics, genomics My current research focuses on molecular and population genetic studies of disease vectors, vector ecology and behaviour, insecticide resistance and development and testing of novel tools for vector identification, analysis and control.
Eggrey Aisha Kambewa ekambewa|att|mac.medcol.mw Malawi Kamuzu University of Health Sciences Other |att|Eggrey3 n/a Vector control, Evolution, Ecology, Malaria surveillance I am currently doing a project on malaria vector behavior, specifically the feeding habits of major malaria vectors. Through this, I have gained an interest in studying vector biology and ecology in the hopes of implementing efficient vector control tools.
LUCY KANGETHE lkangethe|att|gmail.com Kenya Technical University of Kenya Other N/a LinkedIn Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Drug development Malaria incidences and malaria drugs resistance.
Sonalika Kar sonalikakar2009|att|gmail.com India ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research PhD student |att|SonalikaKar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7459-8461 Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics My research project is “Evolutionary inferences from sequencing of Duffy binding protein (Pvdbp) gene in Indian field isolates of Plasmodium vivax”. The study covers a vast application of population genetics which is required to infer how the genetic composition of a population will change under the forces of evolution and also to confirm whether PvDBP could be considered as a vaccine target for P. vivax malaria and understand its genetic diversity.
Corine Karema ckarema|att|gmail.com Global and Africa RBM Partnership to End Malaria PI (10 yrs or more) |att|ckarema ORCID Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Clinical and field studies Malaria epidemiology and impact evaluation of malaria control, drug resistance.
Eline Kattenberg ekattenberg|att|itg.be Belgium Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp Postdoc |att|ElineKattenberg https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-2971-5136 Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics Development of tools for molecular surveillance of P. falciparum and P. vivax.
Michelle Katusele katuselemn|att|gmail.com Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research PhD student  |att|PNGento11 n/a Vector control, Evolution, Ecology, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Currently working with evaluating novel vector control tools in Papua New Guinea with an added interest in insecticide resistance in malaria vector populations.
Chhaminder Kaur ckb.sonia|att|gmail.com India n/a Postdoc  |att|soniackb n/a Host-parasite interactions, Drug development, Epigenetics and genomics Interested in understanding translation regulation in Plasmodium falciparum.
Alexis Kaushansky alexis.kaushansky|att|seattlechildrens.org United States University of Washington/ Seattle Children’s PI (within 10 years)  |att|kaushans https://www.seattlechildrens.org/research/centers-programs/global-infectious-disease-research/research-areas-and-labs/kaushansky-lab/ Host-parasite interactions, Drug development, Systems biology We study host pathogen interactions with an emphasis on understand the complex signaling changes that occur during infection.
Claire Keanna cmk209|att|case.edu United States Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Masters student |att|clairekeanna1 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Claire-Keanna Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Clinical and field studies I am interested in the spatial epidemiology of malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa (namely Ethiopia and Kenya), and how irrigation projects influence patterns of disease.
Ellen Kearney ellen.kearney|att|burnet.edu.au Australia Burnet Institute PhD student |att|ea_kearney https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-kearney-295046184/ Epidemiology, Vector control, Immunology, Malaria surveillance My research involves the design of a novel serosurveillance tool for malaria exposure utilising Anopheles’ salivary antigens. We will use this approach as an epidemiological tool to explore transmission heterogeneity throughout the Greater Mekong Sub-region and evaluate the efficacy of vector control interventions such as personal repellent and outdoor residual spraying.
Harvinder Khera harvinder.khera|att|tigs.res.in India Tata institute for genetics and society PI (within 10 years) Na Na Vector control, Vaccines, Drug development, Malaria surveillance Transmission blocking.
Lydiah Kibe lkkibe|att|yahoo.com Kenya KEMRI- Kenya Medical Research Institute Postdoc n/a https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lydiah-Kibe; ; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8500-8500; https://ke.linkedin.com/in/lydiah-kibe-83603412; Vector control, Social Behavioral Research. Operational Research I am a Social Behavioral Scientist trained in Medical Sociology and Public Health. My work is on social cultural and behavioral aspects of illnesses and disease particularly in the areas of malaria, HIV/AIDs, dengue, filariasis and leprosy in vulnerable populations. She has authored more than 15 publications in peer-reviewed journals covering the fields of vector control and community engagement. In addition, i teach and supervise both undergraduate and masters’ students. I have gained vast knowledge in entomology. I use participatory research methodologies, qualitative data analysis, implementation research and community engagement strategies in disease prevention and control. OI also served as an advisor to many community-based heath and development projects for the youth and women in Malindi.
Medrine Kihanga medrinelk|att|gmail.com Tanzania Earlham College, Richmond, IN Undergraduate n/a n/a Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance I haven’t been actively involved in Malaria research at the moment but that is something that I would like to work on after college. I conducted a self-designed project in 2019 aimed at analyzing the challenges, interventions, and strategies currently being utilized to reduce the spread of malaria in Mara, Tanzania. I focused largely on environmental factors that influence parasite transmission to hosts and community demography. My final report was based on data collected through interviews, surveys, and second-hand data from the Coptic Health Center and the Musoma Regional Referral Hospital.
Nicole Kilian Nicole.Kilian|att|aya.yale.edu Germany Heidelberg University Hospital PI (within 10 years) |att|NicoleKilianPhD https://www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/zentrum-fuer-infektiologie/parasitology-unit/research/kilian-lab Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions, Cell Biology We investigate novel secretoy organelles of parasite origin that reside within the cytoplasm of the host cell and are crucial for host-parasite interaction.
Catherine Kilonzo cmkilonzo|att|gmail.com Kenya Moi University Masters student  |att|mukuikilonzo PUB MED Epidemiology Assessing implementation of community case management of malaria in malaria endemic areas in Kenya. The community health volunteers use malaria rapid diagnostic test kits to screen and detect malaria and administer artemisnin combined therapy for positive cases. The accuracy of m-RDTs at the community level still remains a major concern. The sensitivity and specificity is affected by transport, buffer volume, storage etc.
Karin Kirchgatter kirchgatter|att|gmail.com Brazil Pasteur Institute PI (10 yrs or more) |att|k_kirchgatter https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2449-2316 Host-parasite interactions, Population genetics, genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Experience in Public Health, with emphasis on Malaria, working mainly on the following topics: Plasmodium malariae, diagnosis, molecular markers, population genetics, avian malaria, DNA barcoding and insect vectors of endemic diseases.
Laura Kirkman lak9015|att|med.cornell.edu United States Weill Cornell Medicine PI (within 10 years) |att|kirkman_lab n/a Drug development, Epigenetics and genomics My research laboratory focuses on the molecular pathogenesis of infection with the human intraerythrocytic protozoan parasites, Plasmodium and Babesia. My primary areas of investigation include drug resistance, novel drug targets and antigenic variation. We are pursuing the parasite proteasome as a novel drug target given its central role in the parasite stress response pathway and synergy with the current mainstay antimalarial, artemisinin. Our work on antigenic variation investigates how the parasite generates diversity in multicopy gene families using the parasite’s unique complement of DNA repair pathways.
Aminatou Kone amina|att|icermali.org Mali and Senegal University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako PI (within 10 years)  |att|minekonekeita LinkedIn, ORCID, Google scholar. Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Epigenetics and genomics, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics My research is focused on molecular parasitology, mainly malaria molecular drug resistance/efficacy. I work on the host and parasite interaction and factors involved in drug resistance development and spread in malaria-endemic regions.
the application of new generation sequencing tools to develop genomics in Africa to respond to diseases emergence and reemergence.
Mara Kont mara.kont17|att|imperial.ac.uk United Kingdom Imperial College London PhD student |att|mara_kont https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mara-kont Epidemiology, Vector control, Mathematical modelling, theory Quantifying the public health impact of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors.
France-Paraudie Affoué Kouadio paraudie.kouadio|att|csrs.ci Côte d’Ivoire Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire/Nangui Abrogoua University PhD student n/a https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8943-3376 Epidemiology, Vector control, Malaria surveillance I am a researcher in medical entomology, my PhD research interests include the relationship between the main malaria vector (Anopheles gambiae s.l.) insecticide resistances related to different agricultural practices, with the aim of determining the specific underlying resistance mechanism driving insecticide resistance in relation to the type of agriculture for effective vector control strategies. My PhD work in Côte d’Ivoire is carried out within the framework of the DMC-MALVEC consortium which aim to develop an automated diagnostic platform, a data management system and an innovative communication tool to improve the impact of mosquito control interventions in Africa (https://dmc-malvec.eu/)
Mojca Kristan mojca.kristan|att|lshtm.ac.uk UK London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Other n/a https://bit.ly/2Jl8gWj Vector control, Malaria surveillance, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Studies of malaria vectors in Africa, vector-parasite interactions, and evaluating the impact of insecticide resistance on malaria transmission and effectiveness of vector control. Especially interested in the impact of vector control interventions on parasite-vector interactions, and in finding new tools for vector incrimination and monitoring of disease transmission in vectors. Xenomonitoring and integrated VBD surveillance.
Manisha Kulkarni manisha.kulkarni|att|uottawa.ca Canada University of Ottawa PI (within 10 years) n/a https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Manisha-Kulkarni-3 Epidemiology, Vector control, Clinical and field studies Conducting entomological and entomological studies and geospatial analyses to identify socioecological determinants, understand spatial epidemiology and ecology, assess the impacts of climate and environmental changes, and evaluate vector control interventions.
Kaothar Lambe kaotharlambe|att|gmail.com Nigeria University of Ibadan Masters student n/a www.linkedin.com/in/kaothar-lambe-44b2541b6 Host-parasite interactions, Drug development, Immunology I have key interest in malaria control, majorly on research related to host-parasite interactions.
Olivia Lamers o.a.c.lamers|att|lumc.nl Netherlands LUMC PhD student n/a n/a Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines, Immunology My research is about malaria and the development of new vaccines against the disease. I also have a keen interest in the immunology of malaria and the host-parasite interactions that underlie immune-evasion by Plasmodium.
Kristin Lane kristinlane|att|isu.edu United States Idaho State University PI (within 10 years) |att|kristindownie kristinlanelab.org Drug development, Systems biology, Mitochondria In the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, the lack of knowledge regarding most essential processes and regulatory pathways, particularly in the mitochondria, is a critical barrier to identifying and developing new drug targets. Ideally these targets are highly conserved and should be resistant to mutation or have limited ability to change in order to evolve resistance. My lab aims to identify and define previously unknown and uncharacterized aspects of parasite mitochondrial biology, with the goal of advancing rational drug design against this deadly parasite.
Zandile Langa zandilel|att|nicd.ac.za South Africa Wits Research Institute of Malaria Masters student n/a Google Scholar Vector control, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics My current research project is on molecular characterisation of understudied Anopheles species using morphological and DNA-based approaches. A priori morphological identification forms the basis for species identification. However, it is time-consuming and identification might be incomplete if specimens have lost important external features. Therefore, it is vital to use molecular techniques in conjunction with morphological identification. The various species groups and complexes within the genus Anopheles complicate vector control since species within a complex/group have very similar morphological features but not similar behaviours or roles in malaria transmission. Therefore, accurate molecular identification of Anopheles vector species is required to support existing mosquito identification methods, so that scarce resources can be used to target malaria vectors.
Jean Langhorne jean.langhorne|att|crick.ac.uk UK Francis Crick institute PI (10 yrs or more) n/a www.crick.ac.uk/jean-langhorne Immunology Immune responses in experimental and human malaria, role of the pir multigene family.
Estrella Lasry Levy elasry|att|gmail.com Switzerland The Global Fund Other |att|estrellalasry n/a Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Emergencies I am not a researcher, but am involved in implementation of malaria programs in different parts of the world, including control and elimination of Pf and Pv.
Miriam Laufer mlaufer|att|som.umaryland.edu Malawi University of Maryland School of Medicine PI (10 yrs or more) |att|MirLaufer https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/malaria/ Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Clinical and field studies Dr. Laufer is a pediatric infectious disease specialist, with a primary research interest in malaria and global child health. She has conducted research, clinical care and professional education in resource-limited countries in Africa and Asia, and has dedicated nearly two decades to working in Malawi. She and her research team use clinical and laboratory research to develop and evaluate interventions to decrease the burden of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. She currently serves as Principal Investigator for clinical trials, epidemiological studies and a Fogarty training grant, that support her collaboration with colleagues throughout the US, Europe and Africa.
Dulcie Lautu dulcie.lautu|att|burnet.edu.au Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research PhD student  |att|dlc_guga ResearchGate Epidemiology, Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions, Epigenetics and genomics, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics, Systems biology, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Clinical and field studies My current research is looking into antimalarial drug resistance particularly artemisinin resistance in Papua New Guinea and how parasite population structure influence the emergence and spread of artemisinin resistance in the context of changing transmission patterns.
Mara Lawniczak mara|att|sanger.ac.uk UK Wellcome Sanger Institute PI (10 yrs or more)  |att|marakat https://www.sanger.ac.uk/group/lawniczak-group/ Evolution, Ecology, Population genetics, genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Mara Lawniczak is an evolutionary geneticist with a long-standing interest in speciation and biodiversity, coupled with a desire to do science that has positive impacts on global health. She strives to build genomic resources that deliver impact in malaria control while also enhancing our understanding of evolution.
Karine Le Roch karine.leroch|att|ucr.edu US University of California, Riverside PI (10 yrs or more) |att|KarineLeRoch1 https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=wczCugQAAAAJ Drug development, Epigenetics and genomics, Systems biology I am developing functional genomics assays to identify epigenetic, and chromatin features driving malaria parasites gene expression. I am also developing novel Systems Biology approaches to better understand the drug mechanism of action of some of the most efficient natural products that we have against malaria parasite growth.
Sue J Lee sue|att|tropmedres.ac Thailand Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) PI (within 10 years) n/a ORCID Epidemiology, Clinical and field studies, Biostatistics Dr Lee has experience in both developed and developing countries. Her expertise is in Biostatistics and Epidemiology. She works on many large-scale, multi-national, multi-site studies as well as local projects, and across a range of study designs. She is currently involved with multiple projects on malaria, including studies focusing on the elimination of malaria, malaria in pregnancy, severe malaria, and malaria treatment trials.
Ellen Leffler leffler|att|genetics.utah.edu USA University of Utah PI (within 10 years) |att|ellenleffler lefflerlab.org  Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions, Population genetics, genomics Our research focuses on evolutionary and population genetics in humans, other primates and our pathogens. We apply computational approaches to diverse genomics datasets to study the origin, evolution, and functional consequences of genetic variation. We are especially interested in structural variation and variation that influences malaria susceptibility within and between species. We use primate-pathogen systems as a model for the evolutionary dynamics of host-pathogen interactions, and we use genetic adaptation as a tool to learn about evolutionarily successful approaches to prevent disease.
Meta Leshabane leshabanemeta|att|gmail.com South Africa N/A Other n/a LinkedIn Drug development, Parasitology, molecular biology
Elena Levashina levashina|att|mpiib-berlin.mpg.de Germany Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology PI (10 yrs or more) |att|e_levashina http://www.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/research/vector_biology Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Our lab is interested in the mosquito immuno-metabolic processes that define the efficiency of malaria parasite transmission.
Catherine Lippi clippi|att|ufl.edu United States University of Florida Postdoc |att|AedesLady catlippi.com Epidemiology, Vector control, Systems biology Medical Geography and modeling of vector-borne disease systems.
Rhea Longley longley.r|att|wehi.edu.au Australia WEHI Postdoc |att|rhea_longley https://scholar.google.co.th/citations?user=I91ILHEAAAAJ&hl=en Vaccines, Immunology, Malaria surveillance Dr Rhea Longley is a Senior Research Officer in the Mueller Laboratory, Population Health and Immunity Division, WEHI. Rhea is an immunologist with expertise in vaccine development and immuno-epidemiology. Her current research focuses on the development of serosurveillance tools for Plasmodium vivax and understanding protein-specific antibody kinetics. She has extensive experience working in malaria-endemic regions of Thailand.
Diana Lopez Farfan dianlop|att|gmail.com Spain Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina Lopez Neyra Postdoc n/a ORCID 0000-0002-0243-4529 Epigenetics and genomics Study of epigenetic processes implicated in host-patasite interactions.
Mary Lopez-Perez lopezperez.ml|att|gmail.com Denmark University of Copenhagen Other |att|mlopez_perez https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-lopez-perez-b8aa30130/ Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines, Immunology For several years I have been working in malaria research, ranging from lab-based to field research. My research has been focused on pathogenesis, immunology, and vaccine development. Currently, I work on naturally acquired immunity to P. falciparum malaria and the malaria-protective effect of hemoglobinopathies.
Maggy Lord maggy.lord|att|uq.edu.au Australia The University of Queensland PI (within 10 years) Sanyalena https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/16992 Vector control, Malaria surveillance Development of rapid mosquito surveillance and diagnostic tools and novel
vector control interventions.
Shirley Luckhart sluckhart|att|uidaho.edu USA University of Idaho PI (10 yrs or more) n/a http://luckhartlab.com Host-parasite interactions, Immunology, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission For more than 25 years, we have studied malaria parasite development and transmission in laboratory models and transmission of human malaria parasites in the lab and under field conditions in endemic countries. Currently, half of our work is focused on transmission biology in the mosquito host with the other half focused on host immunity and pathogenesis of malaria in model systems. We have significant expertise in the biology of the blood feeding interface – that is, how factors in mammalian host blood (drugs, cytokines, parasite factors) influence parasite development and transmission to the mosquito host.
Peiyuan Luo peiyuan.luo|att|monash.edu Australia Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD student |att|AnnieP_Luo https://sites.google.com/monash.edu/creeklab/ Drug development, Systems biology Investigate the mode of action of bis-1,2,4-triazines, a novel class of antimalarial with nanomolar potency
Zawadi Mageni Mboma zmageni|att|ihi.or.tz Tanzania Ifakara Health Institute PI (within 10 years) n/a Google Scholar, LinkedIn Vector control, Social science, What influences community acceptability of vector control interventions?
What are the barriers to the acceptability of vector control interventions within communities?
What are potential solutions to the barriers to accepting vector control interventions.
Brenda Makena brenda.mugambi|att|yahoo.com Germany Humboldt University of Berlin PhD student |att|Mirkenamckenzie https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendamakena/ Host-parasite interactions, Epigenetics and genomics, Immunology, Population genetics, genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Bioinformatics analysis of Hepatocystis parasites of bats.
Valerie Makoge valmakoge|att|yahoo.co.uk Cameroon Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant Studies Postdoc |att|MakogeValerie https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Valerie-Makoge / www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-makoge-msc-phd-3a865361 Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Clinical and field studies My current interest is identifying trends in malaria as well as understanding how people in vulnerable communities cope with malaria as well.
Tumaini Malenga tumaini.malenga|att|afidep.org Malawi African Institute for Development Policy Postdoc |att|TumaCMalenga n/a Social and Behaviour Change, Medical Anthropology Health systems and policy development for disease control in  lower-middle income countries.
Josephine Malinga josemalinga|att|gmail.com Switzerland Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Postdoc |att|josemalinga https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephine-malinga-72954650/ Epidemiology, Vaccines, Drug development, Mathematical modelling, theory I am a malaria researcher with a diverse background in public health, including field studies, biostatistics, and mathematical modelling. My main focus has been in using a combination of my skill-set to improve public health; to describe disease dynamics and investigate the factors which influence the epidemiology and etiology of such diseases and the intervention strategies required. In my current role, I undertake mathematical modelling and simulation to predict the impact of next-generation vaccines, monoclonal antibodies and drugs on malaria transmission and burden, providing evidence to stakeholders for decision making on these novel malaria interventions.
Liliana Mancio liliana.mancio|att|inserm.fr France Inserm PI (within 10 years) |att|lilimancio https://research.pasteur.fr/en/team/group-liliana-mancio-silva/ Host-parasite interactions My current research interests include host factor and single-cell biology.
Jessic Manning jessica.manning|att|nih.gov Cambodia NIH PI (within 10 years) None https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/jessica-e-manning-md-msc Epidemiology, Vaccines, Epigenetics and genomics, Immunology, Clinical and field studies

Major Areas of Research

Clinical and field epidemiology of dengue, Zika, malaria, and other diseases carried by mosquitos and other arthropod vectors in tropical, endemic areas

Characterization of host immune response to mosquito saliva

Application of metagenomic next generation sequencing in patients with fever to identify known and emerging pathogens and to better understand disease transmission
Jennifer Manuzak jmanuzak|att|tulane.edu United States Tulane University/Tulane National Primate Research Center PI (within 10 years) |att|ManuzakLab https://tnprc.tulane.edu/faculty/jennifer-manuzak-phd Host-parasite interactions, Immunology, HIV/malaria co-infections My research program is focused on identifying the immune mechanisms that drive accelerated pathogenesis and risk for poor outcomes during HIV/malaria co-infection, to aid in the development of new treatment strategies to reduce morbidity and mortality due to both HIV and malaria in pregnant and non-pregnant people. Currently, we are using the non-human primate (NHP) model to (1) test the hypothesis that concurrent malaria infection diminishes SIV/HIV vaccine efficacy/immunogenicity; (2) examine the mechanisms by which malaria co-infection drives mucosal immune dysfunction in SIV-infected NHPs; (3) characterize the mechanisms by which SIV co-infection exacerbates poor maternal/fetal outcomes during malaria in pregnancy.
Elisabet Martí Coma-Cros elisabet.marti|att|isglobal.org I work with projects in the whole world. ISGlobal (MESA) Other |att|elisabet_mcc https://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-6472-6466 All of them The main objective of MESA is sharing knowledge and catalyzing research towards a malaria-free world. And we do that mainly through our open and living database of malaria projects (MESA Track), an archive of malaria resources (Resource Hub), our volunteers that report from malaria conferences (MESA Correspondents program) and a compilation of malaria related events, grants and trainings (MESA Calendar).
Jackline Martin lyimojaqueen|att|gmail.com Tanzania Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University Collage PhD student n/a Google Scholar Vector control, Malaria surveillance, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Jackline is medical entomologist with eight years’ experience in vector control. Currently working with Pan African Malaria Research Consortium in evaluation of next generation bed nets distributed January 2019 in Northwest Tanzania. Previous experienced in longitudinal monitoring of Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS), quality control and study of mosquito behaviour using tracking system at National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza centre. She was also involved in evaluation of efficacy of Olyset Plus relative to standard Olyset net (pyrethroid only) conducted in Muleba Tanzania from 2014.
Gloria Matambisso gloriagracai|att|gmail.com Mozambique n/a Technician n/a n/a Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Malaria in pregnancy My interest is to evaluate the potential use of pregnant women for malaria surveillance through a detailed understanding of the malaria epidemiology under different intensities of transmission. To achieve this, I will explore the pregnancy-specific parasitological and clinical outcomes from ANC and delivery visits.
Damaris Matoke kdamah|att|gmail.com Kenya Pan Africa Mosquito Control Association PI (within 10 years)  |att|kwambo_2 www.PAMCA.org Vector control, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Vector genomics and innovative controls interventions.
Nancy Matowo nstephen20|att|gmail.com Tanzania London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Postdoc https://mobile.twitter.com/nancystephen1 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nancy-Matowo Epidemiology, Vector control, Malaria surveillance What are the role of next generation dual active ingredient long lasting insecticide nets in resistance management in malaria vectors.
Lili Ranaise Mbakop mbalira|att|yahoo.fr Cameroon OCEAC Postdoc |att|Liliranaise Google scholar Vector control, Malaria surveillance, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Influence of anthropogenic activities on malaria transmission in equatorial area of Cameroon.
Kirsty McCann kirsty.mccann|att|deakin.edu.au Australia Deakin University Postdoc |att|Kirsty_m_McCann n/a Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics Genomic analyses of malaria populations (P. falciparum and P. vivax) throughout Africa, PNG and Cambodia to investigate the emergence and presence of drug resistance and exlore malaria population structure.
Victoria McGovern vmcgovern|att|bwfund.org USA and Canada Burroughs Wellcome Fund Other |att|BWFPATH bwfund.org Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions, funding Pathogenesis; climate change and human health.
Sheena McGowan Sheena.mcgowan|att|monash.edu Australia Monash University PI (10 yrs or more) |att|DrSheenaMcGowan https://www.monash.edu/discovery-institute/mcgowan-lab Drug development Antimicrobial Drug Discovery.
Rose McGready rose|att|shoklo-unit.com Thailand, Myanmar Shoklo Malaria Research Unit PI (10 yrs or more) |att|save2lives_1op ORCID Epidemiology, Clinical and field studies, Pregnancy and Lactation Rose McGready works with a team of Burmese, Karen, Thai and a few expatriates delivering humanitarian care and researching malaria in pregnancy and lactation. Efficacy and safety of drugs for treatment and their effects on the mum and developing fetus are the main research focus. Partners in different countries have supported immunological work on both falciparum and vivax malaria in this window of the life course.
Parinaz Mehdipour pmehdipour|att|student.unimelb.edu.au Australia Melbourne School of Population and Global Health PhD student  |att|_ParinazM https://www.linkedin.com/in/parinaz-mehdipour-69926456/ Biostatistics Application of mathematical and statistical methods to improve the treatment of vivax malaria, specifically working on safety and efficacy of primaquine.
Catherine Merrick cjm48|att|cam.ac.uk UK Cambridge PI (10 yrs or more) n/a https://www.path.cam.ac.uk/directory/catherine-merrick Host-parasite interactions, Epigenetics and genomics, Cell and molecular biology My research interests centre around DNA biology, particularly molecular mechanisms underlying DNA replication and cell cycle control in Plasmodium. I am also interested in roles that G-quadruplex DNA and RNA structures may play in the parasite – for example, in silencing and promoting recombination of a family of key virulence genes called var genes, whose variant expression is under epigenetic control. In fact, we have discovered that G-quadruplexes and their helicases have more general roles in genome stability/evolution, as well as influencing transcript expression at the RNA level. I have a long-standing interest in epigenetics, particularly in Plasmodium sirtuins.
Louisa Messenger louisa.messenger|att|lshtm.ac.uk sub-Saharan Africa London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine PI (within 10 years) n/a https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Louisa-Messenger Vector control, Population genetics, genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Insecticide resistance; novel surveillance tools; vector control interventions; new insecticides; vector population genomics.
Rosine Danale METITSI TESONGANG metitsidanale|att|yahoo.com Cameroon University of Yaoundé I/ OCEAC PhD student  |att|Mtesongang n/a Epidemiology, Vector control, Host-parasite interactions, Malaria surveillance, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Clinical and field studies Supplemental Vector control approches to complement existing ones are needed to fight against malaria. It is in this context that we are performing the impact of house improvement on reducing of indoor mosquito density and exposure to malaria in South Cameroun.
Nahla Metwally metwally|att|bnitm.de Germany BNITM Postdoc |att|nanogalal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9423-7145 Host-parasite interactions, Epigenetics and genomics, Immunology Role of miRNA in Plasmodium falciparum pathogenesis.
Laurette Mhlanga laurette|att|aims.ac.tz Nigeria Northwestern University Postdoc n/a 0000-0002-7805-4231 Epidemiology, Mathematical modelling, theory, Malaria surveillance Currently, I am working on an Urban Malaria project in Nigeria. The project is a collaboration between Nigeria Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) and the malaria modelling team at Northwestern University. My work focuses on calibrating a mathematical model to support the NMEP by identifying optimal strategies for achieving malaria control and elimination goals. The overarching aims of the study are to; understand the risk factors, determine the seasonality patterns, and estimate the ward-level prevalence of malaria.
Kristin Michel kmichel|att|ksu.edu United States Kansas State University PI (10 yrs or more) |att|Michel_Lab www.KSU.edu/michellab  Vector control, Immunology, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission My laboratory studies host-pathogen interactions important for malaria and arboviral disease transmission. Specifically, we investigate the innate immune system of mosquitoes and its complex
relationship to pathogen transmission and insect fitness. Our long term goal is to apply our findings to the design and monitoring of novel vector control strategies, which envision the interruption of disease transmission within
the insect vector by chemical means.
Trizah Milugo tesskoyi190|att|gmail.com Kenya Technical University of Kenya PI (within 10 years) n/a n/a Vector control, Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions
Katarzyna Modrzynska katarzyna.modrzynska|att|glasgow.ac.uk UK University of Glasgow PI (within 10 years) |att|ModrzynskaLab https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infectionimmunity/staff/katarzynamodrzynska/ Host-parasite interactions, Epigenetics and genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Gene expression regulation in Apicomplexa and use of next-generation sequencing technologies to investigate the life cycle of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium.
Gemma Moncunill gemma.moncunill|att|isglobal.org Spain ISGlobal PI (within 10 years) |att|gmoncu |att|MalariaImmuno 0000-0001-5105-9836 Vaccines, Immunology, Systems biology Mechanisms of naturally acquired immunity and vaccine responses; malaria helminths and COVID-19 co-infections; |att|environmental, immunological and molecular baseline determinants of vaccine efficacy and natural immunity; immune development in children; antibody, cellular and systems immunology.
Sarah Moore smoore|att|ihi.or.tz Tanzania Ifakara Health Institute PI (10 yrs or more) n/a orcid.org/ 0000-0002-0938-6654 Epidemiology, Vector control, Clinical and field studies Medical entomologist at Swiss TPH specializing in the control of Anopheles mosquitoes based in Tanzania. Leading the Ifakara Health Institute Vector Control Product Testing Unit. Our mission is to bring new vector control products to market more rapidly and cost-efficiently through the conduct of rigorous evaluations using well powered studies, enhanced research standards, and careful data analysis. At the same time, we are dedicated to building capacity in entomology for the future of vector control.
Product evaluation experience: Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs): laboratory, semi-field and durability monitoring, Indoor Residual Spray (IRS): laboratory, semi-field and community studies, spatial repellents: laboratory, semi-field, clinical trial; topical repellents: laboratory, semi-field and clinical trial, odour baited traps and attractive targeted sugar baits: semi-field.
Marta Moreno Leirana monangamor|att|gmail.com Gambia London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Other |att|Monanga_mosq n/a Vector control, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Transmission, mosquito bionomics, vector control strategies.
Sophie Moss sophie.moss|att|lshtm.ac.uk United Kingdom London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine PhD student |att|sophie_jm4 linkedin.com/in/sophie-moss01 Epidemiology, Vector control, Population genetics, genomics The genomic epidemiology of the malaria parasite and mosquito hosts of the Bijagos Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau.
Yoanne Darelle Mouwenda y.d.mouwenda|att|lumc.nl Netherlands LUMC Postdoc n/a 0000-0002-5827-419X Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines, Immunology My current research is on understanding how human immunity is shaped and how it influences our response to vaccines or our susceptibility to infection. In fact, my PhD studies focused on investigate the cellular immune profile and vaccine response to Africans vs Europeans, in the context of malaria and helminths, with an emphasis to cord blood immunity including stem cells immune profile characterization.
Winifrida Mponzi wmponzi|att|ihi.or.tz Tanzania Ifakara Health Institute Other |att|winniepascal 0000-0003-0122-0550 Vector control, Host-parasite interactions, Malaria surveillance My current research interest is on public health social science, assessing vector control tools, vector surveillance and human and vector interactions.
Rosheen Mthawanji caramel.mthawanji|att|gmail.com Malawi University of Liverpool PhD student |att|micah800 www.linkedin.com/in/rhosheen-mthawanji-832ba714b Epidemiology, Vector control, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Mosquito control, mosquito viruses, novel tools in Vector control.
Ruqayyah Hamidu Muhammad ruqayyahmohd|att|gmail.com Nigeria Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano Postdoc n/a ResearchGate and LinkedIn Vector control, Drug development, Malaria surveillance, Clinical and field studies Antimalarial drug resistance can be prevented if people have different choices of drugs for treatment of the disease. Therefore the importance of drugs discover and production from locally available plants cannot be overemphasized. Moreover preventing the bite of mosquito through a coordinated vector control is equally important to overcome the menace of malaria in the near future.
Marianne Munene MMunene|att|kemri-wellcome.org Kenya KWTRP Other n/a n/a Research (including data) governance, clinical trial regulatory affairs Data protection in clinical research.
Courtney  Murdock ccm256|att|cornell.edu United States of America Cornell University PI (within 10 years) |att|CourtneyMurdoc3 https://www.themurdocklab.com/ Evolution, Ecology, Mathematical modelling, theory, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission My group applies ecological and evolutionary theory to better understand vector-parasite interactions, the effects of parasites on host fitness, parasite transmission, and control.
Céleste Musasa cmusasa.m|att|gmail.com Congo (DR) Université Protestante au Congo PhD student  |att|CelesteMusasa LinkedIn Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Immunology Impact of PfHRPII on the Blood Brain barrier.
Vivian Mushi vmushi31|att|gmail.com Tanzania Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences PhD student  |att|VivianMushi1 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9732-3057 Epidemiology, Vector control, Clinical and field studies Molecular epidemiology and control of the neglected tropical diseases.
Michelle Muthui mkmuthui2002|att|gmail.com Kenya KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Porgramme Postdoc |att|MichelleMuthui https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-muthui-02621125?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3BfwYAqYL7TSiri%2Fu5Ra8q3w%3D%3D Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Immunology I am currently working on understanding the impact malaria infection may have on the naïve antibody repertoire and how this may impact HIV vaccine design. I am also working on novel strategies towards developing vaccines for infectious diseases using a germline targeting approach.
Beatrice Muzame beatricealeyo|att|yahoo.com Kenya Masinde Murilo University of science and technology PhD student n/a ResearchGate Host-parasite interactions, Malaria surveillance, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Spatio-temporal dstribution of malaria parasites, effect of genotype of Plasmodium falciparum on efficacy of AL antimalarial and effect of socio-economic factors on malaria infection in Western Kenya.
Felista Mwingira felistam|att|gamil.com Tanzania University of Da r es Salaam Other https://twitter.com/felistaM5 https://www.udsm.ac.tz/web/index.php/staff/professionalD/Felista%20/345 Epidemiology, Vector control, Malaria surveillance Dr. Felista Mwingira (P.hD in Microbiology), University of Basel -SwissTPH currently lecturers at the University of Dar es salaam
She is engaged in various malaria research, actively engaging in exploring SP drug resistance and co-infection of malaria and helminthic infections among pregnant women in Tanzania. She also actively researches on mosquito resistance to insecticides. Her engagement in scientific research focuses in molecular parasitology, genetic diversity and exploring various methods of malaria parasite diagnosis. She also champions in the core team of the National school Malaria and Nutrition Surveys among, hosted within the National Malaria Control Programme-Tanzania.
Bédjou Prisca N’DRI prisca.b.ndri|att|gmail.com Côte d’Ivoire Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire Postdoc n/a Lab website, ResearchGate, LinkedIn, Google Scholar, ORCID, PubMed Epidemiology, Vector control, Evolution, Ecology, Malaria surveillance, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Resistance to insecticides in malaria vectors My general interest is Malaria as well as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) towards the development and implementation of control strategies. My principal interest is research focusing on Malaria transmission and vector control. My specific interest is however focusing on insecticide resistance in the development of new strategies and new insecticides for malaria prevention and the monitoring of resistance in malaria vectors. I have a keen interest in the assessment of malaria prevention tools.
Chanel Naar c.m.naar|att|lumc.nl Netherlands Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) PhD student n/a https://www.linkedin.com/in/chanel-naar-94759316b/ Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines, Immunology My work is focused on binding an adjuvant to genetically attenuated sporozoites to design the new generation of live vaccines.
Wiebke Nahrendorf wiebke.nahrendorf|att|ed.ac.uk Scotland – United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Postdoc |att|WNahrendorf linkedin.com/in/wiebke-nahrendorf-5850801b7 Host-parasite interactions, Immunology How do children become immune to severe malaria? controlled human malaria reinfection, Plasmodium chabaudi mouse model, T cell control of inflammation and innate memory.
Betty Nannyonga bnkivumbi|att|gmail.com Uganda Makerere University Postdoc  |att|BettyNk Google Scholar Epidemiology, Mathematical modelling, theory, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Mathematical epidemiology.
Harriet Natabona Mukhongo nattybona2012|att|gmail.com Kenya Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Masters student |att|hnatabona ORCID link: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6527-7567 Malaria surveillance My postgraduate MSc project aimed to survey for the occurence of point mutations associated with parasite drug resistance to sulfadoxine pyrimethamine (SP) and artemisinin amongst patients visiting three hospitals in Eritrea. The work identified point mutations identified as reliable markers for SP resistance in the studied cohort using molecular biology methods such as PCR, gel electrophoresis and sanger sequencing. However, no point mutations were reported for ART resistance in the study (DOI link: 10.12688/f1000research.54195.1)
Onguma Natalang onguma382|att|yahoo.com Thailand Thammasat University PI (within 10 years) n/a https://www.linkedin.com/in/onguma-natalang-91565464 Host-parasite interactions, Epigenetics and genomics, Systems biology I am interesting in molecular malaria , microarray including bioinformatic.
Mariska Naude mariskanaude|att|gmail.com South Africa University of Pretoria PhD student n/a n/a Host-parasite interactions, Drug development, Malaria surveillance Plasmodium falciparum parasites are the causative agent of the most severe form of malaria and concerns regarding the emergence of parasite resistance exist. There is a need for the development of novel antimalarials that specifically target the transmissible, gametocyte stages of the parasite that will ensure complete clearance of these stages and ultimately blocking transmission, which is currently not achieved with compounds that target both asexual and gametocyte stages. Screening cascades for the identification of such a compound is time-consuming and labour intensive. My study aims to develop gametocyte screening assays for quicker and easier screening of transmission-blocking compounds.
Sonia Ndeupen ngaleusonia6|att|gmail.com USA N/a Masters student N/a N/a Vaccines Malaria vaccine.
Lucy Olufadeke Ndodo adewumidarlington|att|gmail.com Nigeria Public health foundation New Delhi India Masters student None Linkedln Epidemiology, Vector control, Malaria surveillance Malaria in pregnancy.
Kala Chouakeu Nelly Armanda nelly_kala25|att|yahoo.com Cameroon university of Dschang PhD student Nelly Armanda Kala ResearchGate: Nelly Armanda Kala Chouakeu Vector control, Host-parasite interactions, Epigenetics and genomics, Malaria surveillance, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission As part of my PhD thesis an im working on malaria transmission insecticide resistance and population genetic on major vector An gambiae. Im also interested in larval habitat parameters in relation with the distribution of larvae. I learned many laboratory analysis since my masters intership like pcr ,elisa taqman, bioassays and certain parasitology analysis.
Josselyn Neukom jossneukom|att|gmail.com Viet Nam n/a Other n/a n/a Policy, regulatory, programmatic aspects of elimination programming Identifying factors influencing supportive policy and effective programming to eliminate malaria; facilitating market introduction of new vector control, diagnostic and treatment tools to accelerate elimination; understanding needs and preferences of at risk communities.
Carmène Sandra NGADJEU carmenesandran|att|yahoo.fr Cameroon OCEAC-Yaoundé/University of Yaoundé I PhD student Carmene Sandra NGADJEU twitter, Linkedln, e-mail, WhatsApp Vector control, Malaria surveillance, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Currently I am working on influence of house characteristics and population knowledge and practices on malaria transmission and mosquito distribution in the context of larval source management in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The main goal of my study is to characterize different house type that we found in the capital city of Yaoundé, and highlighted the house factors that favored the entrance of mosquito and malaria transmission before and during the implementation of a biological larvicide. We also assess if the population knowledge and practices change before and during larval control and if their behavior affect malaria transmission.
Vanessa Ngannang-Fezeu brigitte.vanessa15|att|gmail.com Cameroon University of Yaounde 1 / Centre for Research in Infectious Deseases (CRID) PhD student |att|NgannangV https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4400-7795 Epidemiology, Vector control, Population genetics, genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission My current work is based on evaluating the role of digestive enzymes and oxidative stress genes in the aggravation of insecticide resistance in majors malaria vector in Africa.
Priscilla Ngotho Priscillawn|att|gmail.com United Kingdom Wellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology, University of Glasgow Postdoc |att|Priscilla_wn https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3140-5847 Host-parasite interactions, Immunology Currently I am interested in understanding host-parasite interactions and how people develop immune responses, primarily immunity that can block malaria transmission. Specifically I study how P. falciparum transmissible forms (gametocytes) remodel infected host red blood cells, and the immune responses induced by these modifications. I utilize flow cytometry, fluorescent microscopy, transgenic parasite lines and drug perturbations to study changes in host cell membrane lipid composition and surface antigen expression.
Longer-term I aim to integrate lab and field research to develop tools and techniques towards design and advancement of novel approaches to block malaria transmission as well as prevent disease.
Jandeli Niemand jandeli.niemand|att|up.ac.za South Africa University of Pretoria PI (within 10 years) n/a https://www.up.ac.za/malaria-parasite-molecular-laboratory-m2pl Drug development, Systems biology, Malaria parasite biology I investigate the membrane transport processes that support both asexual proliferation as well as gametocyte differentiation of malaria parasites to identify transport processes that is either 1) essential in both asexual stage parasites and gametocytes, thereby allowing the simultaneous targeting in both asexual stage parasites and gametocytes, or 2) gametocyte specific.
Diane Leslie NKAHE leslie.diane112|att|gmail.com Cameroon University of Yaounde I/OCEAC PhD student |att|Leslie_Nkahe www.linkedin.com/in/diane-leslie-nkahe-99464613a / www.researchgate.net/profile/Diane-Nkahe Vector control, Malaria surveillance, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission My ongoing research topic aims to evaluate the impact of a biolarvicide on the prevalence of the pyrethroids resistance genes in Anopheles coluzzii populations. Indeed, its assess the efficacy of larviciding to manage resistance in a highly insecticide-resistant area.
Stephanie Nofal stephanie.nofal|att|crick.ac.uk United Kingdom The Francis Crick Institute Postdoc |att|StephanieNofal https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stephanie-Nofal-2 Host-parasite interactions Studying host-pathogen interactions and signalling in malaria parasites.
Laura Norris laura.norris|att|gatesfoundation.org United States Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Other n/a n/a Vector control, Evolution, Ecology, Epigenetics and genomics Identifying priority funding areas for vector control research and development, and Anopheles surveillance and genomics.
Aline Edith Noutcha aline.noutcha|att|uniport.edu.ng Nigeria Entomology and Pest Management Unit/ University of Port Harcourt PI (10 yrs or more) n/a RedearhGate Vector control, Population genetics, genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Harness control methods from various cultural settings and disseminate best practices for target vector populations at various ecological zones.
Dorothy Obuobi obuobidorothy84|att|gmail.com Ghana Ludwig Maximilian University PhD student https://twitter.com/DorothyObuobi https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorothy-obuobi-b71224b6/71224b6/ Vector control, Evolution, Ecology, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission I am a medical entomologist with a strong interest in investigating the evolution of insecticide resistance in disease vectors and how this impacts the efficacy of control tools and vector-borne disease transmission. I am particularly interested in the development of novel vector control strategies for the management of insecticide-resistant vector populations. Currently, I am assessing the impact of attractive toxic sugar baits on Anopheles, Culex, and Aedes species.
Chinonyelum Linda Oforka chinoforka|att|unilag.edu.ng Nigeria University of Lagos Postdoc |att|drlinoforka https://www.linkedin.com/in/chinonyelum-linda-oforka-ph-d-535496aa Vector control, Evolution, Ecology, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission

Vector systematics, bio-ecology and control (mosquitoes, black flies, ticks and others).

Vector-borne disease surveillance (malaria and neglected tropical diseases).

Vector-parasite interactions and transmission dynamics.
Bosede Ojo preciousojo100|att|gmail.com Nigeria University of Lagos Masters student n/a n/a Epidemiology, Immunology, Malaria surveillance Status of Artemisinin Resistance in Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum from Molecular Analyses of the Kelch 13 Gene in A Selected Population in Lagos, Nigeria.
Catherine Oke catherine.oke|att|ed.ac.uk Scotland University of Edinburgh PhD student |att|CatherineEOke https://thereecelab.com/people-list/catherine-oke Vector control, Evolution, Ecology, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission I am interested in how changes to the within-vector environment caused by vector control affects parasite development, and whether parasites can adapt in order to maximise their survival and transmission. Understanding the evolutionary potential of parasites will help to inform monitoring strategies for current control programmes, and provide insight into future strategies that can withstand unfavourable parasite evolution.
Lucy Okell l.okell|att|mperial.ac.uk UK Imperial College UK PI (within 10 years) |att|lucyokell https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/l.okell Epidemiology, Evolution, Ecology, Mathematical modelling, theory, Malaria surveillance Mathematical modelling and epidemiological analysis relating to malaria treatment, diagnostics and drug resistance. Chemoprevention in children, pregnant women and post-discharge.
Osarhieme Tinuade Okugbo ookugbo|att|biu.edu.ng Nigeria Benson Idahosa University Nigeria Postdoc n/a ResearchGate Drug development, Immunology, Malaria surveillance My present research is focused on evaluating the antiplasmodial and cytotoxic activities of some medicinal indigenous plants in Southern Nigeria . I determine their antiplasmodial activities both in vitro and in vivo using chloroquinine sensitive strains of the Plasmodium parasite.
Mayowa Olasope olasopemayorwa|att|gmail.com Nigeria Eko University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Lagos Nigeria Postdoc |att|AnifatMayowa ResearchGate, LinkedIn, ORCID Drug development, Immunology, Malaria surveillance My research interest entails docking of antimalarial compound against essential site of metabolic pathway of malaria parasite. Isolation of antimalarial compound from medicinal plant for in vivo and in vitro screening against Plasmodium berghei and Plasmodium falciparum 3D7 respectively.
Shune Oliver shuneo|att|nicd.ac.za South Africa National Institute for Communicable Diseases/Wits University PI (within 10 years) n/a https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0658-6658 Vector control, Epigenetics and genomics, Microbial Metagenomics I am interested in the interaction between insecticide resistance, environment and immunity. One of my current key interests is mosquito microbial metagenomics. I currently work on the Anopheles gambiae complex and the An. funestus group.
Taiye Olusegun-Joseph shadefame|att|gmail.com Nigeria Yaba College of Technology PhD student |att|shadefame researchgate.net/profile/Taiye Olusegun-joseph Epidemiology, Vector control, Malaria surveillance Interested in the epidemiology ,diagnosis and vector control of Plasmodium infection in low resource/remote areas.Also interested in knowledge, attitude and practices of the populace in such settings.
Diana Omoke dianaomoke|att|gmail.com Kenya Kenya Medical Research Institute PhD student  |att|omoke_diana ResearchGate, Google Scholar, ORCID, LinkedIn Vector control, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Stemming from a multidisciplinary background comprising medical microbiology, medical
entomology, and bioinformatics, I have tremendous interests in contributing to the management of tropical vector-borne diseases through vector control. My research aims to inform vector control efforts by developing an understanding of insecticide resistance mechanisms in mosquitoes, with an emphasis on malaria, whose impacts are devastating in Kenya. My Master’s project was aimed at elucidating the mechanism of insecticide resistance by from a different perspective by focusing on mosquito microbial composition in resistant vs susceptible mosquitoes. Currently I am using whole transcriptomic RNA-sequencing to identify novel and existing insecticide resistance markers.
Ehimwenma Omoregie ehimwenma.omoregie|att|uniben.edu Nigeria University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria PI (within 10 years) |att|EhiSheena ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1751-6022 Host-parasite interactions, Drug development, Immunology My current research interest is focused on finding therapeutic and molecular solutions to common infectious diseases especially malaria by using extracts, fractions and compounds from local medicinal plants.
Danielle Ompad dco2|att|nyu.edu India New York University School of Global Public Health PI (10 yrs or more) |att|danieompad https://publichealth.nyu.edu/faculty/danielle-c-ompad Epidemiology I currently serve as an epidemiologist/biostatistician for the Center for the Study of Complex Malaria in India. I am working on a cluster randomized trials that is assessing the effectiveness of malaria camps in Odisha.
Oluwatosin Onasanya Winnchi|att|yahoo.com Nigeria N/a PI (within 10 years) n/a Google Scholar Epidemiology, Vector control, Malaria surveillance Surveillance and Epidemiology.
Ginika Onwuachusi gonwuachusi|att|yahoo.com Nigeria Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Postdoc |att|OnwuachusiL https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VyVh4KUAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Immunology, Malaria surveillance, Systems biology, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Clinical and field studies Factors that affect parasite-immue interactions and issues that surrond symptomatic and asymptomatic malaria.
Olusola Oresanya o.oresanya|att|malariaconsortium.org Nigeria London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine PhD student |att|solaores https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Olusola-Oresanya-3 Epidemiology, Implementation science My current research interest include implementation science and epidemiology. I am currently working on assessing missed opportunities for perennial malaria chemoprevention and the feasibility of scaling up the intervention at the national level in Nigeria. I hope the answer questions like – what is the magnitude and causes of missed opportunities for PMC among children attending EPI clinics? what factors can serve as barriers or facilitators of PMC uptake? what are the intervention/strategies for addressing barriers to uptake?
Eniyou Cheryll Oriero eoriero|att|mrc.gm The Gambia Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia PI (within 10 years) |att|DrNiyo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7911-6457 Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics, Molecular epidemiology My current research interest include molecular epidemiology and population genomics of non-falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. I work with several malaria research consortia to generate data on neglected human malaria parasite species in sub-Saharan Africa.
Carolina Ortiz pineda cortizpi|att|unal.edu.co Colombia Universidad nacional de colombia Postdoc N/a N/a Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Clinical and field studies, Diagnostic Vector -parasite interactions transmission of Plasmodium falciparum/vivax in Colombia.
Dinkorma OUOLOGUEM dinkorma|att|gmail.com Mali University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako Postdoc |att|dinkorma1 orcid, linkedIn, Research gate Host-parasite interactions, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Clinical and field studies, Molecular & cell biology Investigating Hosts and parasite factors in Transmission.
Olawunmi Oyerinde wummier|att|yahoo.com Nigeria Mountain Top University PI (within 10 years) n/a https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=a1OjEyMAAAAJ Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Immunology Assessment of host immunological and biochemical parameters in malaria co-infection with other infections or disease state.
Ifeoma Ozodiegwu ozodiegwui|att|gmail.com Nigeria Northwestern University PI (within 10 years) |att|ifeomaozo https://www.numalariamodeling.org/team.html Epidemiology, Mathematical modelling, theory, Malaria surveillance I am interested in developing quantitative frameworks to inform national malaria strategic planning. To that end, I conduct field studies and develop both mathematical and statistical models that are useful for informing the most appropriate interventions for varying geographies.
Heather Painter Heather.Painter|att|fda.hhs.gov United States United States Food & Drug Administration PI (within 10 years) |att|Painter_Lab www.painterlab.org Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines, Epigenetics and genomics, Systems biology, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Gene expression control mechanisms in Plasmodium falciparum and identification of biomarkers unique to distinct developmental states of this parasite.
Nirianne Palacpac nirian|att|biken.osaka-u.ac.jp Japan Research Institute for Microbial Diseases Other n/a http://www.biken.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/laboratories/detail/53 Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines, Clinical and field studies Development of blood-stage malaria vaccine.
Charisse Flerida Pasaje cfpasaje|att|mit.edu USA Massachusetts Institute of Technology Other  |att|cfpasaje https://publons.com/wos-op/researcher/3896720/charisse-flerida-a-pasaje Drug development, Epigenetics and genomics, Functional genomics The overarching theme of my research is to utilize novel gene editing systems to understand parasite vulnerabilities and in parallel target these with chemical inhibitors in large-scale chemical library screens. My work is at a unique nexus between understanding fundamental biology and advancing drug discovery; I developed a platform that integrates gene editing, functional genetics, molecular and cell biology, and high throughput chemical screening to rapidly discover novel compound-biological target combinations that effectively kill malaria-causing parasites.
Swati Patankar patankar|att|iitb.ac.in India Indian Institute of Technology Bombay PI (10 yrs or more) |att|patankar_lab (Plasmotox) https://sites.google.com/view/molecularparasitologylaborator Drug development, Basic biology: translation regulation My lab works on regulation of translation in P. falciparum and also collaborates to study biomarkers of severe disease.
Verima Pereira verima.pereira|att|gmail.com USA UCSF Postdoc Verima08 Verima Pereira Epidemiology, Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions, Drug development Targets for treatment.
Susan Perkins sperkins|att|ccny.cuny.edu United States City College of New York, CUNY Other |att|NYCuratrix https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ZP1r2YkAAAAJ&hl=en Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions, Population genetics, genomics We study the systematics of haemosporidians as well as the biodiversity of non-human malaria parasites in wild hosts. We use genomics methods to apply comparative methods to better understand haemosporidian biology.
Michaela Petter michaela.petter|att|uk-erlangen.de Deutschland University Hospital Erlangen PI (within 10 years) n/a https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1837-2756 Host-parasite interactions, Epigenetics and genomics We aim to understand how chromatin remodelling contributes to parasite growth, differentiation and virulence.
Nisha Philip nphilip|att|ed.ac.uk UK Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, University of Edinburgh PI (within 10 years) n/a http://philip.bio.ed.ac.uk Host-parasite interactions, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Ubiquitin and phosphorylative signalling which regulate malaria transmission stages.
Vilayphone Phonghchantha VPhongchantha|att|clintonhealthaccess.org Laos n/a Other  |att|Victory25302442 LinkedIn, Google Scholar Case Management CHAI works closely with National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) on Case management workstream particularly on testing and treatment of vivax. The project aims to ensure that P.vivax patients receive G6PD test and correct treatment regimens based on G6PD test results. In addition to testing and treatment, CHAI also look at improving adherence information and assist NCMP in collaboration with WHO to establish adherence data collection system
Christine PIERROT christine.pierrot|att|pasteur-lille.fr France Center for Infection and Immunity, Institut Pasteur de Lille, France PI (10 yrs or more) n/a https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6835-6789 Epigenetics and genomics, Parasite biology – Development of new drugs Our studies are mainly dedicated to explore the function and regulation of Plasmodium protein phosphatase type 1 or PP1, an essential ser/thr phosphatase for the (sur)vival of the parasite. In parallel, we devopp new epi-antimalarial drugs with dual-targeting properties.
Camilla Pires camilla|att|usf.edu United States of America University of South Florida Postdoc n/a www.researchgate.net/profile/Camilla-Pires Epigenetics and genomics, Immunology, Population genetics, genomics Currently, my research is focused on functional genomics studies of Plasmodium sp. Specifically, we want to understand the complex biology of the parasites and its successful life progress in vivo, such as mechanisms of survival on fever condition and on drugs treatments, to improve antimalarial drugs and vaccines targeting critical stages of Plasmodium. For these efforts, I have been working to improve the application of forward genetic screens of P. falciparum, using random piggyBac (pB) mutagenesis, random piggyBac integration in the parasite genome, which has defined the essential and dispensable genes and GO pathways required for asexual blood-stage growth under ideal in vitro culture conditions.
Catherine Pitt catherine.pitt|att|lshtm.ac.uk Various London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine PI (within 10 years) |att|catkpitt https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/people/pitt.catherine Vector control, Clinical and field studies, Health economics Economic evaluations (including cost, cost-effectiveness, budget impact, equity) of malaria interventions including seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), perennial malaria chemoprevention (PMC) / intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi), next generation bed nets (LLINs), indoor residual spraying, and others, individually and in combination; geographical targeting of interventions.
Michelle Power michelle.power|att|mq.edu.au Australia Macquarie University PI (10 yrs or more) |att|drmichellepower https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/persons/michelle-power Epidemiology, Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions My research interrogates host-parasites interactions within the One Health context with a focus on zoonoses in wildlife and confection as driver of disease emergence. Mt group works on a range of parasites with an emphasis on protozoa in the gut system and blood.
Joanne Power hanniepower|att|gmail.com United Kingdom Wellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology, University of Glasgow Postdoc |att|hanniepower https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bridget-Power Evolution, Ecology, Epigenetics and genomics, Transmission biology Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying malaria transmission (primarily mammalian host to insect vector transmission) using rodent malaria models, with a particular focus on genetic linkage analysis and gene penetrance during sexual development.
Gabriele Pradel pradel|att|bio2.rwth-aachen.de Germany RWTH Aachen University PI (10 yrs or more) |att|Pradel_Lab www.zai.rwth-aachen.de Host-parasite interactions, Epigenetics and genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Molecular cell biology of the P. falciparum blood stages, e.g. epigenetic regulators, translational regulators, egress mechanisms, adhesion complexes, receptor proteins, mechanisms of complement evasion.
Elizabeth Riana Dwi Prasetyawati elizabethriana1994|att|gmail.com Thailand Chulalongkorn University PhD student |att|elizabethrdp1 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Elizabeth-Riana Host-parasite interactions, Population genetics, genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Currently I am working on the vector competence of lumpy skin diseases. It’s a transboundary disease that affects many countries in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Yet, there is a limited study on their transmission mechanism, which hinder the control during the outbreak. Additionally, I used to work in orangutan rescue center where I had to deal with malaria. Moreover, during my master’s degree I worked on blood parasites on bats. From all of these experiences, it has opened my eyes to the complexity of blood parasites in wildlife and there many things are not well documented.
Kassie Press kdantz|att|stanford.edu USA Stanford School of Medicine Postdoc n/a https://www.linkedin.com/in/kassiepress/ Host-parasite interactions, Immunology Natural immunity to malaria. specifically innate memory and gamma delta T cell function in response to repeated malaria.
Natacha Protopopoff Natacha.protopopoff|att|lshtm.ac.uk Tanzania London school of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine PI (10 yrs or more) n/a 0000-0001-6698-4936 Epidemiology, Vector control Assessing the efficacy of new vector control tools for malaria.
Martha Quiñones mlquinonesp|att|unal.edu.co Colombia Universidad Nacional de Colombia PI (10 yrs or more) n/a n/a Vector control Malaria vector biology, ecology, taxonomy, insecticide resistance, vector control.
E. Isabel Quintana Mora eisabel.quintanam|att|gmail.com México CINVESTAV PhD student |att|SoyLaToy https://www.linkedin.com/in/e-isabel-quintana-mora/ Epigenetics and genomics, Immunology, Molecular biology of malaria Molecular biology of malaria, epigenetics of malaria.
Krithika Rajaram krajaram|att|jhu.edu United States of America Johns Hopkins University Other |att|RajaramKrithika https://publichealth.jhu.edu/faculty/4081/krithika-rajaram Host-parasite interactions, Biochemistry, cell biology I build and implement genetic tools to study the biology of endosymbiotic organelles in the human malaria parasites – namely, the apicoplast and the mitochondrion.
Ivonne Melissa Ramírez imelissaeb|att|gmail.com Belgium University of Antwerp Masters student |att|IvonneMelissa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0033-6770 Epidemiology, Mathematical modelling, theory, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics Estimating P. vivax recurrences using statistical and genetic approaches.
Lisa Ranford-Cartwright lisa.ranford-cartwright|att|glasgow.ac.uk UK University of Glasgow PI (10 yrs or more) |att|LisaR_C https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/bohvm/staff/lisaranford-cartwright/#researchinterests Epigenetics and genomics, Population genetics, genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission I am a geneticist working with the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. The primary aim of my research is to understand the effect of parasite genetic polymorphism on parasite phenotypic variation, particularly in transmission biology, parasite-vector interactions and parasite growth rate in the red blood cells of the human host. My laboratory maintains many different lines of human malaria parasites in culture, as well as four different species of Anopheles mosquitoes in insectaries. We combine laboratory experimental work with fieldwork in a number of malaria-endemic countries, with the aim of applying the information on genetic differences between parasites, gained from our experimental work, to develop new tests to predict disease severity in people, or the likelihood of mosquito transmission.
Hilary Ranson hilary.ranson|att|lstmed.ac.uk United Kingdom Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine PI (10 yrs or more) hilary_ranson https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/about/people/professor-hilary-ranson Vector control Impact of insecticide resistance on malaria vector control; role of entomological indicators in evaluating new vector control tools.
Bhargavi Rao bhargavi.rao|att|lshtm.ac.uk Pan Africa LSHTM and MSF Other  |att|drbhargavirao LinkedIn Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Implémentation research Conflict/Humanitarian, community based models of prevention and care, pregnancy, implementation/operational research, epidemiology, surveillance in complex operating environments
Janette Reader janette.reader|att|up.ac.za South Africa University of Pretoria PI (within 10 years) n/a orcid.org/0000-0001-9026-0583 Drug development, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Molecular biology Drug discovery with the main focus being transmission blocking.
Mode of action determination of transmission blocking compounds.
Abeba Reda abebagtsadik|att|yahoo.com Ethiopia Ethiopian Public Health Institute PhD student n/a orcid.org.0000.0003.00981235 Epidemiology, Vector control, Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics, Systems biology, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission I am interested on malaria and other infectious disease research.
Sarah Reece Sarah.reece|att|ed.ac.uk UK University of Edinburgh PI (10 yrs or more) |att|ReeceLab https://thereecelab.com Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission What makes a successful parasite? We are interested in uncovering the strategies parasites have evolved to cope with the challenges and opportunities of their lifestyle. Our aim is to interrogate how parasites work to better understand how natural selection operates and provide insight into how infectious diseases can be better treated. We are a multi-disciplinary team and our questions focus on the evolution and ecology of parasite: life history traits, reproductive investment, sex allocation, phenotypic plasticity, biological rhythms, social interactions, mating behaviours and how parasites are evolving in response to the consequences of vector control.
Lisa Reimer lisa.reimer|att|lstmed.ac.uk UK Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine PI (10 yrs or more) n/a https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/about/people/dr-lisa-reimer Vector control, Malaria surveillance, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Mosquito behaviour, transmission ecology, efficacy of vector control interventions, fitness effects of insecticide resistance.
Megan Riddin megan.riddin|att|up.ac.za South Africa University of Pretoria PI (within 10 years) n/a https://orcid.org/ 0000-0003-4858-6074 Epidemiology, Vector control, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Dr Riddin’s research focuses primarily on medical entomology, vector epidemiology and control of mosquito-borne disease, particularly malaria, with a One Health approach. Her research objectives involve transdisciplinary approaches for disease investigation with outcomes aimed to contribute to control efforts and programmes, and influence and inform policy in South Africa, and internationally.
Michelle Riehle mriehle|att|mcw.edu United States Medical College of Wisconsin PI (within 10 years) |att|mmreally1 https://www.mcw.edu/departments/microbiology-immunology/people/michelle-riehle-phd Vector control, Epigenetics and genomics, Population genetics, genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission My lab currently works on characterizing the non-coding genome within Anopheles mosquito vectors and functionally characterizing the impact and role of genetic variation in susceptibility to malaria infection. We use computational, genetics/genomics, molecular and field based approaches to address this question.
Filipa Rijo-Ferreira filipaferreira|att|berkeley.edu United States University of California, Berkeley PI (within 10 years) |att|Filipa_Ferr https://rijoferreiralab.com Host-parasite interactions, Immunology, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Our lab is interested in parasitic infections and we study them under the lenses of time of day. Our rhythmic world has been a driving force for organisms to evolve a molecular clock to anticipate such daily rhythms. Similarly, our own circadian biology leads to physiological rhythms that parasites experience.
We study the single-celled parasites Plasmodium spp. that causes malaria, and Trypanosoma brucei that causes sleeping sickness. We employ technical approaches spanning from next-generation sequencing, to cellular and behavioral assays to investigate the interactions of these parasites with their hosts.
Our work seeks to understand how circadian rhythms modulate host-parasite-vector interactions and identify opportunities in their rhythmic biology to treat parasitic infections.
Ana Rivero ana.rivero|att|cnrs.fr France CNRS, Montpellier PI (10 yrs or more) |att|anariverolynch https://meedin-montpellier.com/members/26-member-page/crees-member-26.html  Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission I’m particularly interested in exploring the genetic and environmental sources of heterogeneity in parasite virulence and transmission. Plasmodium parasites are largely known for infecting humans and rodents, but they can also be found infecting hundreds of other terrestrial vertebrate species, including ungulates, bats, birds, lizards, and snakes. I mostly work using bird malaria as a model system because it allows us to explore the ecology and evolution of the disease both in the laboratory and in the field. Current projects include the interaction between drug resistance and malaria transmission by mosquitoes, parasite plasticity in response to mosquito bites, and Trypanosoma-Plasmodium co-infections.
Rachel Roberts rachel.roberts|att|ndm.ox.ac.uk UK University of Oxford Other n/a n/a Vaccines, Immunology, Clinical and field studies Vaccine clinical trials in Africa for 3 stages of P. falciparum life cycle.
KARLA RODRÍGUEZ karlam.rodriguezh|att|gmail.com México Instituto de Ecología A.C. PhD student |att|KarlaMRodrguez2 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Karla-Rodriguez-Hernandez-3 Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission I am interested in the study of epidemiological parameters and interaction networks of haemosporidian parasites and their effect on tropical bird communities.
María Romay-Barja mroamay|att|isciii.es Spain Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI (within 10 years) |att|RomayBarja researchgate Epidemiology, Behavioural Insights Population knowledge, attitudes and practices, social determinants and barriers of access to diagnosis and treatment.
Angélica Rosado-Quiñones angelica.rosado2|att|upr.edu Puerto Rico University of Puerto Rico – Medical Sciences Campus PhD student https://twitter.com/angelicamrq14 https://www.linkedin.com/in/ang%C3%A9lica-rosado-qui%C3%B1ones-she-her-a28aaa151/ Host-parasite interactions, Drug development, Mathematical modelling, theory Working with drug development against multi-parasitic stages and combination interaction on malaria parasites at UPR-RCM.
Anna Rosanas Urgell arosanas|att|itg.be Belgium Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp PI (10 yrs or more) |att|ITMmalaria https://research.itg.be/en/persons/anna-rosanas-urgell Host-parasite interactions, Epigenetics and genomics, Malaria surveillance Lines of research:
. Mechanism and regulation of P. vivax invasion by integration of genomic, transcriptomic and phenotypic data.
. Investigate the mechanisms, emergence and spread of drug resistance in malaria parasites and develop (NGS) platforms to support monitoring, evaluation and improvement of current strategies.
. Investigate the effect of host and environmental factors (host genetics, treatment, immunity and seasonality) in Plasmodium transmission.
Amanda Ross amanda.ross|att|unibas.ch Switzerland Swiss Tropical and Public Helath Institute PI (within 10 years) n/a n/a Epidemiology, Mathematical modelling, theory, Clinical and field studies My work focuses on understanding the epidemiology of malaria and the impact of different interventions. This involves designing and analysing epidemiological studies, developing and applying statistical methods to estimate the underlying transmission dynamics, and developing epidemiological models of P. falciparum and P. vivax malaria to help evaluate the likely impact of control and elimination strategies. Prior to joining Swiss TPH, I was based in Kenya, Uganda and the UK.
Toussaint Rouamba rouambatoussaint|att|gmail.com Burkina Faso Clinical Research Unit of Nanoro Postdoc |att|rouambatoussain https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Toussaint-Rouamba Epidemiology, Vaccines, Drug development, Mathematical modelling, theory, Malaria surveillance, Clinical and field studies, Pharmacoepidemiology and drug Safety As a Medical Doctor and Public Health Researcher, my research activities focus mainly on the analysis of the Spatio-temporal dynamics of epidemics (in particular malaria) and of communicable, Pharmacoepidemiology and drug Safety.
Alex Rowe alex.rowe|att|ed.ac.uk UK University of Edinburgh PI (10 yrs or more) n/a https://alexrowe.bio.ed.ac.uk/ Host-parasite interactions I am interested in understanding how malaria parasite adhesion to human cells causes life threatening malaria, and identifying human genetic and parasite factors that influence adhesion interactions and severe disease.
Paula Ruiz-Castillo paula.ruizcastillo|att|isglobal.org Spain ISGlobal Other n/a ORCID: 0000-0002-5654-503X Epidemiology, Vector control Use of ivermectin against malaria, MDA implementation in African countries, One Health framework for research projects, animal health in LMICs.
Manuela Runge manuela.runge|att|northwestern.edu USA Northwestern University Postdoc  |att|RungeManuela www.manuelarunge.com Epidemiology, Mathematical modelling, theory, Malaria surveillance Modeling impact of malaria chemoprevention and vaccine during early childhood in Sub-Saharan Africa. The use of mathematical modeling to support decision making in malaria strategic planning in high malaria burden countries.
Tanya Russell tanya.russell|att|jcu.edu.au Australia and Pacific Island Countries James Cook University Postdoc |att|dr_tanyarussell https://research.jcu.edu.au/portfolio/tanya.russell/ Vector control, Vector surveillance; Capacity building The aim of my research is to stop the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases globally, but with a particular focus on the Asia-Pacific. My research has focused on conducting large-scale field experiments across the Pacific, Asia and Africa demonstrating how the ecology of the mosquito vectors plays a significant role in disease transmission. I have a strong focus on capacity building and providing direct technical support to Ministries of Health.
Ilaria Russo i.russo|att|keele.ac.uk United Kingdom Keele university & Washington University in St. Louis PI (within 10 years) |att|Ilary_Russo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2269-7078 Epidemiology, Vaccines, Drug development I am an eclectic and innovative character that happened to be fallen in love with science and infectious diseases. I have successfully worked in this field in both contexts, academia and industry, while my network spanning all continents, has seen me involved in a number of outreach and social activities with positive impacts in schools and health point-of-care both nationally and internationally. My main field of study is Malaria, with high-level contributions in the study of new drugs and targets, vaccines and host-pathogen interactions. I love challenges and interactions with the aim of ameliorating our knowledge, human potential and just and fair social life without frontiers-constraints. My lab is a champion for equality and inclusion and it is profoundly grounded in integrity and universal positive values. Students and staff wishing to work toward excellence are welcome.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Drug development; Cellular Biology; Biomedicine; Infectious Diseases; Medical Sciences; Malaria Research.
VARUNIKA S RUWANPURA varunika.ruwanpura|att|menzies.edu.au Australia Charles Darwin University PhD student |att|vruwanpura ResearchGate Health policy P. vivax malaria policy making.
Shazia Ruybal-Pesántez s.ruybal|att|imperial.ac.uk Australia Imperial College London Postdoc |att|DrShaziaRuybal https://shaziaruybal.com Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics I am a genomic epidemiologist with expertise in population genetics, bioinformatics, and epidemiology. I’m interested in combining these approaches to population‐based studies of infectious diseases, particularly malaria, and more recently COVID‐19. My work has involved international collaborations in West Africa, Asia‐Pacific and the Americas, and spans applied epidemiology and capacity‐building in the field, to genetics and genomics in the lab, to the downstream analytics using advanced approaches and digital tools. I am an avid R user for data processing, visualization, communication, reports/dashboards, shiny web applications and am passionate about open science and the development of digital tools for research.
Sadie Ryan sjryan|att|ufl.edu Global University of Florida PI (10 yrs or more) |att|SadieRyan www.sadieryan.net Epidemiology, Mathematical modelling, theory, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Medical Geography Climate change and the shifting geography of vector borne diseases; how modeling changes in risk interfaces with decision-making at different scales; social-ecological factors and their role in VBD risk; Africa/Central and South America systems; North American systems; the role of data sharing, open access, FAIR standards, and appropriate author representation; creating and synthesizing existing datasets to answer new or under-powered questions in vector biology, transmission, and ecology.
Juliana Sa julianamarthasa|att|gmail.com USA NIAID, NIH Other n/a n/a Host-parasite interactions, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Drug resistance Genetics of antimalarial resistance, nonhuman primate models of human malaria, gene expression control.
Gba Christabelle SADIA christabellesadia|att|gmail.com Côte d’Ivoire Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques/Nangui Abrogoua University PhD student n/a ResearchGate Vector control, Evolution, Ecology, Malaria surveillance I am an Ivorian PhD student in genetics. Currently, i am working on insecticide resistance in malaria vector. I am studying the impact of agrochemical pollutant mixtures on the selection of insecticide resistance in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Insights from experimental evolution and transcriptomics. Moreover, i am evaluating if non-insecticide chemicals, agrochemical cocktails vs single molecules used in vector control, do they select for the same adaptive trajectories and resistance mechanisms.
Oluremi Saliu osaliu|att|noun.edu.ng Nigeria National Open University of Nigeria Postdoc n/a Google Scholar, Linkedin Vector control, Drug development, Clinical and field studies My present research is on the prevalence of Hepatitis B and C in women and young girls of reproductive age in IDP camps within the Federal Capital Territory , Abuja. The needs assessment conducted within the camp revealed the challenge of Sexually Transmitted Diseases among women and young girls living in the Camp.
Rebeca Santano rebeca.santano|att|isglobal.org Spain ISGlobal Other |att|rebeca_santano https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0007-5315 Vaccines, Immunology Effects of coinfections with other pathogens, mainly intertinal parasites, on the immune response to Plasmodium falciparum.
Arrey Sarah Arrey arreysarah|att|gmail.com Cameroon University of Buea PhD student n/a https://linkedin.com/in/saraharrey Epidemiology, Vector control, Host-parasite interactions, Drug development, Immunology, Malaria surveillance, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Clinical and field studies

A Comparative study on the Cytokine Profile of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Malaria Parasitaemic inhabitants in the Buea Municipality

Investigating the differences in Pro – inflammatory (IL-1β, IL-6, IFN-γ $ TNF-α )and anti-inflammatory(IL – 10) Cytokines.
Claire Sayers c.sayers|att|unsw.edu.au Australia University of New South Wales Sydney Postdoc |att|clairepsayers 0000-0001-7103-4222 Vaccines, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Investigating malaria parasite transmission and host immune response to develop a novel malaria vaccine.
Juliane Schaer jule.schaer|att|gmx.de Germany Humboldt University Berlin Postdoc |att|SchaerJuliane https://juliane-schaer.org/ Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions

My research focuses on haemosporidian parasites (order Haemosporida) in bats.

Bats play an important role in the evolutionary history of malaria (haemosporidian) parasites. They feature the highest diversity of haemosporidian parasites among mammals and harbor several parasites that are closely related to mammalian Plasmodium species.

Studying these parasites will contribute to answer important questions, e.g. whether the invasion of mammals occurred more than once in the evolution of haemosporidian parasites or why the human-infecting species Plasmodium falciparum is more virulent than other Plasmodium species.

My projects include the investigation of the diversity, prevalence and evolutionary relationships of haemosporidian parasites of African, Asian and Australian bats.
Petra Schneider petra.schneider|att|ed.ac.uk Scotland Inst. of Ecology ad Evolution / University of Edinburgh Postdoc |att|pschneiderEDIN https://thereecelab.com/people-list/petra-schneider Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission MY RESEARCH FOCUSES ON UNDERSTANDING AND PREDICTING HOW LIFE HISTORY STRATEGIES ENABLE PARASITES TO QUICKLY RESPOND TO CHANGING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, AND WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES ARE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DISEASE CONTROL.
Kelly Searle ksearle|att|umn.edu Mozambique University of Minnesota PI (within 10 years) n/a n/a Epidemiology, Evolution, Ecology, Malaria surveillance Malaria risk in rural communities and impacts of climate change on malaria risk and transmission.
Gloria Serra gserra|att|fq.edu.uy Uruguay Organic Chemistry Department/ School of Chemistry/ Universidad de la República PI (10 yrs or more) |att|GloriaLSerra1 ResearchGate, Linkedin Drug development My current research interests are to synthetize new derivatives, to enhance solubility and bioavailability of cyclopeptides, to determine PK properties and to improve their in vivo activity (ED90<50mg/kg) as antimalarial drug candidates.
Elisa Serra-Casas elisa.serra|att|isglobal.org Spain n/a Other |att|e_serra_casas https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisa-serra-casas/ Diagnostics, Operational Research Malaria research consultant, technical advisement and capacity building in malaria diagnostics.
Esperança Sevene esevene68|att|gmail.com Mozambique Eduardo Mondlane University/Manhiça Health Research PI (10 yrs or more) n/a ORCID Epidemiology, Clinical and field studies, Pharmacovigilance Malaria in pregnancy.
Monique Shanahan monique.shanahan|att|up.ac.za South Africa University of Pretoria Technician n/a https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniqueshanahan/ Epidemiology, Vector control, Mathematical modelling, theory, Malaria surveillance Vector control and mathematical modelling of disease and vector suitability in malaria endemic regions in regards to climate change drivers and socioeconomic factors.
Aayushi Sharma aayushiashok|att|gmail.com Reserach The Cyprus Institute PhD student  |att|AayushiS18 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lus5OGsAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao Epidemiology, Vector control, Clinical and field studies
Kim Sharplin sharplin|att|ualberta.ca Canada University of Alberta Technician n/a n/a Vaccines, Immunology Developing a peptide-based vaccine against malaria in pregnancy.
Melanie Shears mshears|att|uw.edu United States University of Washington Other |att|MalariaMel https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieshears/ Vaccines, Immunology Melanie J Shears, PhD, is a malaria specialist with extensive laboratory research experience. Originally from Australia, she completed her PhD in malaria cell biology at the University of Melbourne before moving to the US to do her postdoctoral training at Johns Hopkins University. She joined the University of Washington as a Staff Scientist in 2018 to work on malaria vaccine development, and was promoted to the junior faculty position of Acting Instructor in 2020. She is currently working to build her independent career in translational malaria vaccine research using nonhuman primate models.
Lilach Sheiner lilach.sheiner|att|glasgow.ac.uk UK University of Glasgow PI (within 10 years) |att|SheinerLab https://lilachsheiner.wixsite.com/sheinerlab-wtcmp cell biology Mitochondrial biology.
Ellie Sherrard-Smith e.sherrard-smith|att|imperial.ac.uk Australia/UK Imperial College London PI (within 10 years) |att|SherrardEllie https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/e.sherrard-smith Epidemiology, Mathematical modelling, theory, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Ecological and social associations with malaria risk, mitigation of risks with interventions or actions interrupting transmission, quantifying the impacts of interventions, how will our efforts interact with changes we need to make as a global community to live within the climate crisis?
Justine Shiau Justine.Shiau|att|uga.edu United States University of Gerogia PhD student |att|JustineShiau google scholar Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Interested in the effects of malaria parasite plasticity during the transmission stages from humans to mosquitoes and mosquitoes back to humans.
Alicia Showering alicia.showering1|att|lshtm.ac.uk England LSHTM PhD student  |att|AliciaShowering N/a Epidemiology, Vector control Microbiome
Ghizal Siddiqui ghizal.siddiqui|att|monash.edu Australia Monash University Postdoc  |att|G_Siddiqui 0000-0002-3153-3198 Host-parasite interactions, Drug development, Systems biology Ghizal’s current research interest as a postdoctoral researcher is in the use of multi-omics approaches, including metabolomics, proteomics, peptidomics and phosphoproteomics to gain a deeper knowledge of (A) understanding of the fundamental processes of the malaria parasite’s life cycle, (B) mechanism of drug resistance by the malaria parasite, and (C) novel mechanisms of action of new antimalarials. In addition to this, Ghizal is the proteomics lead at MIPS for Monash Proteomics and Metabolomics Facility.
Sunniva Sigurdardottir sssigurdardottir|att|gmail.com Sweden University of Gothenburg PhD student |att|sunnivasam https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunniva-samson-sigurdardottir Drug development, Systems biology I search for novel drug targets in Plasmodium, mainly vivax. I use different methods to screen drugs in high throughput, both experimental and computational. A smaller project is gene modifications in P. falciparum to characterize the the same drug targets.
Maria Luisa Simoes marialuisa.simoes|att|lshtm.ac.uk United Kingdom London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine PI (within 10 years) n/a LinkedIn Vector control, Host-parasite interactions, Immunology, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Anopheles innate immunity
Taru Singh Taru9458|att|gmail.com India ICMR Other n/a https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Taru_Singh Vector control, Epigenetics and genomics, Malaria surveillance Malaria control and surveillance.
Poonam Singh punamsingh10|att|gmail.com India ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research PhD student n/a https://www.linkedin.com/in/poonam-singh-5b9b0112a?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3BMTu5YXMRRwajuxZDY8oimw%3D%3D Vector control, Mathematical modelling, theory, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Climate Change Studying the impact of climatic factor on vector biology and physiology.
Lungowe Sitali lungowesitali|att|gmail.com Zambia University of Zambia Postdoc n/a 0000-0002-8722-110X Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics Malaria infections in School going Children.
Tina Skinner-Adams t.skinner-adams|att|griffith.edu.au Australia Griffith University PI (10 yrs or more)  |att|TinaSAdams https://scholar.google.pl/citations?user=uGfui1sAAAAJ&hl=pl Drug development Antiparasitic drug discovery and mode of action studies.
Hannah Slater hslater|att|path.org US PATH PI (within 10 years) |att|hannah_c_slater https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=eXVBApsAAAAJ&hl=en Epidemiology, Mathematical modelling, theory, Malaria surveillance Using modelling and data analytics to support NMCP decision making.
Katherine Snyman katherine.snyman|att|lshtm.ac.uk Uganda London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine PhD student n/a www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-snyman-38618262 Epidemiology, Clinical and field studies, Health Economics Economic evaluation, Equity-informative economic evaluation
Nicole Solano-Asamoah nsolano|att|uga.edu United States of America University of Georgia PhD student |att|LatinaSTEAM https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikkisolano/ Evolution, Ecology, Mathematical modelling, theory, Systems biology Impact of environmental factors on vector-borne disease dynamics and transmission across  urbanization gradients. How do abiotic and biotic factors impact larval development, fitness, population dynamics and transmission, oviposition behavior, and control efforts/human interventions?
Carmenza Spadafora cspadafora|att|indicasat.org.pa Panama Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT AIP) PI (10 yrs or more)  |att|carmenzaspadaf1 www.carmenzaspadafora.net Host-parasite interactions, Drug development, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Innovative technologies against malaria 1. Drug discovery through bioprospection and studies on the mechanism of action of the best molecules, including in vivo assays for lead-like molecules. 2. Communication signals that parasites share within its own community but also with the host, with an emphasis on extracellular vesicles. 3. Receptors of P. falciparum in the human erythrocyte. 4. Studies on an alternative way of killing the malaria parasite with the use of electromagnetism. This innovative work, carried out with collaborations from physicists, biologists, physicians and engineers, has already advanced to the in vivo testing. Collaborations from developers are welcome.
Alexandra Spencer Alex.Spencer|att|newcastle.edu.au Australia University of Newcastle PI (within 10 years) |att|dr_ajspencer https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alexandra-Spencer-2 Vaccines, Immunology My research focuses development of vaccines against malaria, in particular understanding the type of T and B cell responses induced following vaccination in terms of function (cytokines or IgG isotypes), phenotype (effector/memory) and organ specificity (Tissue resident cells). This is complemented by work using T cell based assay and transgenic malaria parasites to investigate the underlying biology behind antigen processing and presentation from malaria-infected hepatocytes. The overall goal of my work is to identify more efficacious antigens and vaccination regimens for translation to the clinic.
Brandy St. Laurent brandy.st.laurent|att|sanger.ac.uk UK Wellcome Sanger Institute Postdoc |att|mosquitohunting https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LYjJCBQAAAAJ&hl=en Vector control, Population genetics, genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission I am a vector ecologist focused on malaria vector population genomics, species diversity, ecology, and behavior toward developing solutions for vector-borne disease. My current work is investigating the population genomics of several malaria vectors in Southeast Asia: An. minimus, An. maculatus, An. barbirostris, and An. dirus, to look at the population structure of these mosquitoes in a region where drug-resistant malaria parasites are spreading and insecticide-resistance is increasing. Information about vector population structure and patterns of gene flow will inform malaria control and eradication efforts.
Sarah Staedke sarah.staedke|att|LSTMed.ac.uk Uganda & Kenya Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine & LSHTM PI (10 yrs or more) |att|staedke n/a Epidemiology, Vector control, Clinical and field studies I am a clinical epidemiologist with specialist training in infectious diseases and global public health, and over 20 years of experience researching malaria in East Africa. I am now based in Kenya. My research is focused on P. falciparum malaria, and my research portfolio is diverse, including large cluster-randomised trials, clinical trials, transmission studies, surveillance programs, qualitative research, and economic evaluations.
Anne Stahlfeld anne.stahlfeld|att|northwestern.edu USA Northwestern University Other |att|AnneStahlfeld https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lyCqaUkAAAAJ&hl=en Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Mathematical modelling, theory My current interests are in computational modeling of malaria transmission and intervention policy. I am currently working on improving parameterization of within-host dynamics, particularly the innate immune response, during P. falciparum infection. My interests also include capacity strengthening, a goal which I have worked towards in being a teacher in Northwestern’s malaria modeling faculty enrichment program.
Danielle Stanisic d.stanisic|att|griffith.edu.au Australia Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University PI (10 yrs or more) |att|DanielleStanis2 https://experts.griffith.edu.au/7922-danielle-stanisic Vaccines, Immunology, Clinical and field studies Dr Stanisic’s current research is focused on the pre-clinical evaluation of whole parasite blood-stage malaria vaccine candidates and their transition into a clinical setting. This involves the use of pre-clinical models of malaria to evaluate the immunogenicity and efficacy of vaccine candidates. To progress these candidates into clinical trials she has developed novel reagents (e.g. clinical-grade Plasmodium falciparum cell banks) and methodology which she has used to manufacture whole blood-stage vaccine candidates for evaluation in early phase clinical trials and to establish a controlled human infection model for blood-stage malaria. More recently she has commenced working on a transmission-blocking vaccine approach for malaria.
Jennifer Stevenson jennycstevenson80|att|gmail.com Switzerland WHO Other n/a LinkedIn Vector control, Malaria surveillance, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Development and update of WHO guidelines for vector control interventions and operational manuals for programmatic deployment of recommended interventions.
Gillian Stresman gstresman|att|usf.edu United States University of South Florida PI (within 10 years) n/a https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-6897-5459 Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Clinical and field studies Understand the spatial and temporal characteristics of malaria transmission, how to best measure burden and changes and testing interventions to accelerate malaria elimination.
Julie-Anne Tangena julie-anne.tangena|att|lstmed.ac.uk UK Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Postdoc |att|JTangena https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/about/people/dr-julie-anne-akiko-tangena Epidemiology, Vector control, Mathematical modelling, theory Improving data management, analysis and visualisation using simple tools accessible for all. For example, automating data cleaning of entomological data with rigorous checks, which are then fed into a script which makes graphs/tables and does analysis using simple codes that are accessible to all (R software).
Allison Tatarsky allison.tatarsky|att|ucsf.edu USA University of California San Francisco PI (within 10 years) n/a https://shrinkingthemalariamap.org/ Vector control, Vector surveillance Vector control and surveillance, new vector control tools, design and evaluation of tailored intervention packages.
Yanie Tayipto yanie.tayipto|att|gmail.com Indonesia OUCRU PhD student |att|yanie_typ https://www.linkedin.com/in/yanie-tayipto-63b760150 Immunology, Malaria surveillance SARS-CoV-2 vaccine immunogenicity.
Terrie Taylor ttmalawi|att|msu.edu Malawi Michigan State University PI (10 yrs or more)  |att|ttmalawi http://www.taylor.com.msu.edu/ Clinical and field studies Pathogenesis of pediatric cerebral malaria.
Genevieve TCHIGOSSOU tchigossoumgenevieve|att|gmail.com Benin International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Postdoc n/a ResearchGate, LinkedIn, Vector control, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission I am working on molecular basis of insecticides resistance in malaria vector. I am also leading a project which consist to investigate the presence of Anopheles symbiont that impair malaria transmission in malaria mosquito from rice field.
Kieran Tebben kieran.tebben|att|som.umaryland.edu USA University of Maryland, Baltimore PhD student |att|TebbenKieran N/a Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Immunology Using dual-RNA-seq to understand host-parasite interactions between P. falciparum or P. vivax and humans and the development of anti malarial immunity.
Miranda Teboh-Ewungkem ewungkems|att|gmail.com USA, Cameroon Lehigh University PI (10 yrs or more) |att|mirandateboh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0765-4969 Epidemiology, Evolution, Ecology, Mathematical modelling, theory, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission How does mosquito behavioral and physiological dynamics and related traits serve to aid and abet the spread of malaria? How should we approach modeling vector-borne diseases and think of control measures, given the evolutionary implications relating to the survival of three or more interacting living organisms?
Sumaiyya Thawer sumaiyya.thawer|att|swisstph.ch Tanzania Swiss TPH/ University of Basel PhD student https://mobile.twitter.com/SumaiyyaThawer https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumaiyya-thawer Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Routine Health Facility Data Enhancing the use of routine facility data for malaria surveillance.
Liana Theodoridis l.theodoridis|att|latrobe.edu.au Australia La Trobe University PhD student liana__t https://scholars.latrobe.edu.au/ltheodoridis Drug development Investigating the antimalarial potential of a novel drug class of heterospirocyclic compounds.
Kamala Thriemer kamala.ley-thriemer|att|menzies.edu.au Australia Menzies School of Health Research PI (within 10 years) |att|kthriemer n/a Epidemiology, Clinical and field studies, Policy and implementation Optimisation of treatment for P. vivax. Accelerating implementation of radical cure.
Leann Tilley ltilley|att|unimelb.edu.au Australia University of Melbourne PI (10 yrs or more) |att|LeannTilley https://biomedicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au/sbs-research-groups/biochemistry-and-molecular-biology-research/protein-trafficking-and-cellular-architecture-in-malaria-parasite-infected-erythrocytes-and-development-of-antimalarial-drugs Host-parasite interactions, Drug development Leann’s laboratory applies techniques, such as super-resolution optical microscopy, structural cryoEM, X-ray crystallography and chemical biology, to identify vulnerabilities in the malaria parasite and other pathogens. She is interested in the action of and resistance to anti-malarial drugs; and is working with industry partners to design Plasmodium-specific compound that hijack adenylate forming enzymes. She believes that the development of drugs for diseases that affect patients who can’t afford expensive treatments, requires radical new approaches, involving Academic/ Private/ Public partnerships. She would like to be part of the exciting developments in these areas.
Elisabet Tintó-Font elisabet.tinto|att|isglobal.org Spain ISGlobal Postdoc |att|CortesMalaria https://cortesmalarialab.wordpress.com/ Epigenetics and genomics Sexual conversion is the transition from intraerythrocytic asexual forms to sexual gametocytes and is regulated by PfAP2-G, which activates the expression of early gametocyte genes. The activation of pfap2-g is epigenetically regulated by a heterochromatin to euchromatin transition at its promoter, driven by the gametocyte development protein 1 (GDV1). Also, a gdv1 antisense long non-coding RNA (gdv1-as) has been implicated in this process as a negative regulator of GDV1 expression, but it is still unknown its role in this process. Thus, we try to elucidate the specific role of gdv1-as in the sexual conversion mechanism and understand the importance of the heterochromatin-euchromatin transitions in this locus.
JOYCE MAHLAKO TSOKA-GWEGWENI tsokagwegweniJM|att|ufs.ac.za SOUTH AFRICA UNIVERSITY OF TEH FREE STATE PI (10 yrs or more) n/a ResearchGate, ORCID: 0000-0002-4888-1973 Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Clinical and field studies My interests: burden, prevention and control of malaria; malaria in pregnancy and children; cross-border/imported malaria. One of my projects is on the status of malaria in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. This is a retrospective analysis of malaria cases for 2010 to 2019. Cases are described by year, age and gender of patients and parasite type.
Anneth Mwasi Tumbo tumboanneth|att|gmail.com Tanzania Ifakara Health Institute Postdoc |att|annethtumbo https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=aZDMWRAAAAAJ&hl=en Host-parasite interactions, Immunology, Clinical and field studies My interests focus on studying human immune responses to infections, comorbidities and vaccination in populations residing in low and middle-income countries. I am particularly interested in understanding factors that influence the observed variable immunological outcomes amongst these populations.
Lindsey Turnbull lbturnbu|att|iu.edu United States Indiana University School of Medicine Other LBTclone https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lindsey-Turnbull-2 Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Clinical and field studies My research focuses on areas of low malaria transmission. The collaborative team I work with in Kenya aims to develop strategies for counties and other sub-national locations with low clinical incidence to locally eliminate malaria and prevent reintroduction from nearby areas with higher malaria transmission.
Maria Tusell maria.tusell|att|isglobal.org Mozambique ISGlobal PhD student n/a https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariatusell/ Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Implementation Science How to ensure that interventions proven to be effective are implemented in the best possible ways to warrant high coverage and quality.
Madel Tutor madeltutor|att|gmail.com Australia University of Melbourne PhD student n/a n/a Drug development, Drug resistance, parasite biology I’m investigating the role of certain proteins in the development of P. falciparum gametocytes.
Mercy Tuwei mercytuweij|att|gmail.com Kenya Pwani University Masters student n/a linkedin.com/in/mercy-tuwei-b7a8871b3 Vector control, Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions, Population genetics, genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission Currently I am working on my MSc thesis which is on “Evaluating mosquitocidal effect of orally administered ivermectin against Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto”. Beside that I am also working on a different research by the title “Age grading of insectary reared Anopheles ambiae sensu stricto using Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time of flight Mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)
Dinchi Andrew Tyem jasminetyem|att|yahoo.com Nigeria National Veterinary Research Institute PhD student |att|Tyemdinchi 0000-0002-1649-002X Epidemiology, Epigenetics and genomics, Malaria surveillance COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CLASSICAL AND MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES FOR AN EFFECTIVE MALARIA CONTROL (school project), High-complexity Plasmodium falciparum infections, North Central Nigeria, 2015-2018, 2019, Nested PCR Analysis of Plasmodium Parasites in Malaria Infection in Northern region of Nigeria (abstract 2022).
Itziar Ubillos Escriche itziar.ubillos|att|gmail.com Spain OXON EPIDEMIOLOGY Other |att|ItzyUbillos https://www.linkedin.com/in/itziarubillos Epidemiology, Vaccines, Clinical and field studies Epidemiology research.
Onyinye Mkpola Ukpai nnokeukpai|att|yahoo.com Nigeria Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Umuahia. Abia State. PI (within 10 years) n/a n/a I’m on ResearchGate, Linkedin, Google scholar and i have Orcid number Vector control, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics Susceptibility of malaria vectors to different insecticides.
Malaria prevalence in different populations including pregnant women, children, students, men and women. Genetic identification of vectors from different regions of the State. Ethno medicine by looking at the activity of some plant against malaria parasite and anaemia.
Ekenedirichukwu Urom uromekenedirichukwu|att|gmail.com Nigeria Nnamdi Azikiwe University PhD student urom_nnenna Google Scholar Epidemiology, Vector control, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission My research interests are; Arboviruses, host parasite interactions, vector biology and control.
My past research was on the surveillance  and control of arthropod pests of medical importance.
Mariette van der Watt mariette.vanderwatt|att|up.ac.za South Africa University of Pretoria Other n/a orcid.org/ 0000-0002-9933-8647 Host-parasite interactions, Drug development, Malaria surveillance, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Clinical and field studies My research focusses on the transmissible stages of the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, particularly on the discovery of transmission-blocking (T-B) antimalarials, where I contribute to a comprehensive platform of assays and drug discovery knowledge. My expertise lies in a multidisciplinary skill set associated with Biochemistry, Pharmacology and chemi-informatics that I apply in medicinal chemistry guided analyses of T-B compounds.
Robyn van Zyl robyn.vanzyl|att|wits.ac.za South Africa WITS Research Institute for Malaria (WRIM) PI (10 yrs or more) |att|RobynZyl https://www.wits.ac.za/wrim/ Vector control, Drug development, Clinical and field studies As part of the drug discovery research being undertaken in my team, novel synthetic and natural compounds are evaluated for in vitro activity. Using in vitro, in silico computational modeling and pharmacokinetc parameters, the molecular target and preliminary toxicological profiles are investigated. Compounds are being explored to target the malaria parasite as well as vector. Towards the latter as larvicidal, adulticidal and repellents.
Anne Vardo-Zalik amv12|att|psu.edu United States The Pennsylvania State University PI (10 yrs or more) n/a n/a Evolution, Ecology, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics Studying the effects of natural disturbances on wild life malaria and their hosts; patterns of malaria transmission; parasite-host genetics.
Claudia Vera Arias claudia.vera.arias|att|gmail.com United States Eck Institute, University of Notre Dame PhD student ClauVeraArias linkedin.com/in/claudia-vera-arias-a4298a65 Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics Pfhrp2/3 deletion prevalence and it implication in the evolution of the parasite.
Elisa Vidal evidalc|att|gmail.com Peru Medicines for Malaria Venture Other |att|evidalc07 https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisavidal/ Clinical and field studies, Implementation research Real-world feasibility study of the implementation of two new health technologies for the radical cure of P. vivax malaria and the ascertainment of G6PD status.
Elin Videvall elin.videvall|att|gmail.com United States Brown University Postdoc |att|ElinVidevall videvall.com Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions, Population genetics, genomics Avian malaria genomics and transcriptomics.
ELIZABETH VILLASIS ELIZABETH.VILLASIS.M|att|UPCH.PE PERU UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA PhD student |att|ElimeliVilla https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Elizabeth-Villasis Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Immunology I am a PhD student working in immunology of asymptomatic malaria infection. I am interesting in keep exploring the immunological response in infectious diseases as I believed are fundamental for their control, erradication and prevention.
Maxine Whittaker maxine.whittaker|att|jcu.edu.au health and community systems James Cook University PI (10 yrs or more) |att|maxinewhittaker ORCID 0000-0002-1677-2991 Health systems, community systems Integration of malaria into health systems, sustaining community systems to support malaria elimination,
Anna Winters awinters|att|akros.com multiple Akros Other n/a https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-winters/ Epidemiology, Vector control, Malaria surveillance Epidemiologist applying geo-spatial intelligence to bring health resources to “last mile” communities across Africa and Asia.
Elizabeth Winzeler ewinzeler|att|ucsd.edu USA University of California, San Diego PI (10 yrs or more) |att|ElizabethWinze1 http://winzeler.ucsd.edu Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions, Drug development, Epigenetics and genomics, Population genetics, genomics, Systems biology, Clinical and field studies I am interested in developing innovative solutions for problems in malaria and tropical disease research–new drugs, new targets, new approaches, new drug resistance markers.
Dyann Wirth dfwirth|att|hsph.harvard.edu United States Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health PI (10 yrs or more) n/a https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/wirth-lab/ Drug development, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics A major theme of my recent work is focused on new drug discovery in Plasmodium falciparum using a combination of laboratory-based experimental approaches coupled with interrogating natural populations to understand the dynamics of emergence and spread of resistance. I have also established a highly productive collaboration among researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, the Broad Institute, and the University of Cheikh Anta Diop for high-throughput sequencing and genotyping of African malaria parasites.
Zlanneu Rosine WOLIE wolierosine|att|yahoo.fr Côte d’Ivoire Felix Houphouët Boigny University, Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire / Institut Pierre Richet (IPR)-VCPEC-IPR, Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire PhD student n/a https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosine-z-wolie-msc-570b47102/ Epidemiology, Vector control, Evolution, Ecology, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics, Vector-parasite interactions, transmission, Clinical and field studies My research focuses on the study of the effect of Anopheles species diversity on insecticide resistance and the dynamics of malaria transmission in Côte d’Ivoire. This integrates field and laboratory work; such as assays on public health insecticide use and molecular biology investigations. My vision is to understand how natural genomic variation in Anopheles populations affects the biology and epidemiology of malaria, and to use this knowledge to develop improved tools for malaria control.
Juliane Wunderlich uliane.wunderlich|att|gmail.com Germany MPIIB Postdoc |att|Juli_Wunderlich https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianewunderlich/ Drug development, Systems biology, Clinical and field studies I am passionate about improving prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases in low- and middle-income countries. The topic of my thesis was the role of pH for resistance to the antimalarial drugs chloroquine, quinine and mefloquine in human malaria parasites. My current project focuses on iron metabolism in P. falciparum, which is important for artemisinin action.
Stephanie Yanow yanow|att|ualberta.ca Colombia University of Alberta PI (10 yrs or more) n/a https://apps.ualberta.ca/directory/person/yanow Host-parasite interactions, Vaccines, Immunology My lab is studying the pathogenesis of placental malaria and designing vaccines to protect pregnant women against this disease.
Emma Young emyoung90|att|gmail.com Panama University of Missouri – St. Louis PhD student n/a n/a Evolution, Ecology, Host-parasite interactions The influence of ecological factors, evolutionary dynamics, and host life history traits on host/parasite associations and infection prevalence in lowland neotropical forest.
Rhoda Yusuf yrhoda3|att|gmail.com Nigeria University of Ilorin, Kwara State Masters student |att|RiayaRhose Google Scholar Vector control, Evolution, Ecology, Malaria surveillance, Clinical and field studies Insecticide resistance of female anopheles mosquitoes to some selected insecticide classes.
What is the susceptibility status of bedbugs to selected insecticides.
Zulfa Zahra Salsabila zulfazahra55|att|gmail.com Indonesia Institusi Kesehatan dan Sains Wiyata Husada Samarinda Other n/a n/a Epidemiology, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics My interest is in Plasmodium knowlesi, as it’s newly found in my province.
Andrea Zambrano andreazamc|att|gmail.com Ecuador Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Postdoc  |att|andreazamc https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-0704-4407 Vaccines, Drug development, Epigenetics and genomics Role of neurotrophins as a therapeutic target in Chagas cardiomyopathy.
Maria Zinga mariazinga|att|gmail.com Tanzania Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences PI (within 10 years) |att|Maria_M_Zinga https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-0154-8858 Epidemiology, Host-parasite interactions, Immunology, Malaria surveillance, Population genetics, genomics, Clinical and field studies I am interested in
1. Metabolomic profiling for identification of diagnostic markers for Plasmodium falciparum malaria
2. Plasmodium adaptation, evolution and host switching
3. Mechanisms of drug resistance
4. Vaccine and therapeutic targets
Jenna Zuromski jennazuromski|att|gmail.com United States Brown University PhD student |att|Jenna_Zuromski LinkedIn Vaccines, Drug development, Immunology Developing a vaccine and immunotherapeutic for P. falciparum malaria.

 

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