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Xinzhuan Su
Research TopicsOur laboratory develops and uses genetic and genomic approaches to study host-malaria parasite interaction and molecular mechanisms of the intera…
Thomas Bruce Nutman
Research TopicsSurface expression (in red) of a filarial parasite-encoded molecule responsible for immune evasion in humans. Actin filaments are stained in gree…
Thomas Edward Wellems
Research TopicsInvestigations in the Malaria Genetics Section focus on the determinants of drug resistance, immune evasion, and disease virulence in malaria. Ar…
Swee Lay Thein
Research TopicsThe Thein group conducts research on the pathophysiology of sickle cell disease (SCD) applying insights from genotype-phenotype observations to a…
Sanjay Arvind Desai
Research TopicsWe are interested in how malaria parasites acquire nutrients and other essential solutes from the human bloodstream. Our studies have identified …
Sam M. Mbulaiteye
Research TopicsDr. Sam Mbulaiteye conducts research to understand the etiology of Burkitt lymphoma (BL), a cancer that occurs worldwide but has its highest inci…
Robert Alan Seder
Research TopicsThe aim of the Cellular Immunology Section (CIS) is to provide a mechanistic basis for developing preventive vaccines against HIV, malaria, tuber…
Peter D. Crompton
Research TopicsApproximately 250 million cases of P. falciparum malaria occur each year, claiming the lives of over half a million children in Africa alone. The…
Patrick Emmet Duffy
Research TopicsThe Pathogenesis and Immunity Section of LMIV conducts human and animal studies of malaria pathogenesis and host immunity, including population-b…