Our preprint on metabolic regulation of sexual commitment in malaria parasites is now available doi.org/10.1101/2022.0…. Great collaboration by Chantal Harris, PhD and others in my lab with rheelab Kirk Deitsch Maria M. Mota. Women In Parasitology @BParasitology

Happy to share our latest work on iNTS, which was a fantastic collaboration with Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB) GSK Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp and more! We see evolution causing variation in the O-antigen of S. Typhimurium in DR Congo, which is a main vaccine target. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

At the LSHTM_malaria Malaria Centre Retreat this year in Canterbury, I got a room of malariologists to get creative with play-doh… the results are incredible 1 - schizont 2 - microscopist looking at a ring stage parasite 3 - mosquito larvae 4 - adult mosquito feeding

In stunning Kalongo, we started the SPARTAN project on resistance of malaria parasites to artemisinins. Separating and genotyping parasite life-stages and feeding patient blood to cultured mosquitoes to understand how resistance spreads Radboudumc wetenschap IDRCUganda NWO Nieuws

Back from a few wonderful weeks in Kalongo, collecting and processing malaria blood samples for transcriptomics. Thanks to IDRCUganda and Teun Bousema Radboudumc wetenschap for a great collaboration and to London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine for a doctoral travel grant 🇺🇬

Ever wonder how LysoPC availability regulates heterochromatin maintenance and sexual differentiation in P. falciparum? Check out our study in Nature Microbiology. Amazing team effort led by Chantal Harris, PhD with rheelab Kirk Deitsch Maria M. Mota. tinyurl.com/LysoPC2GCs

Check out our latest research describing genetic variation and drug resistance profiles of asymptomatic malaria infections in Mali Scientific Reports rdcu.be/dejWK

Extremely proud and impressed today listening to my PhD supervisor’s (Susana Campino) inaugural lecture at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Thanks for supporting me and making me believe that girls can do anything, sorry about the stress at the end 😉 x

Do you want to get informative genetic data on malaria parasites from raw sequence data? In just a few minutes? Try or new free Malaria Profiler tool, input raw data (Illumina, MinION) and get a resistance profile, species and geographic origin. link.springer.com/article/10.118…

🎉 On this International Women's Day, we celebrate the incredible women at the Malaria Centre who are making a difference in the fight against malaria! 💪💉 Thank you for your dedication and contributions to global health. #IWD2024 🌍

Such a pleasure presenting our study findings. Thanks for organising this wonderful retreat full of exciting malaria research!

🤔 Reflecting on a successful #MalariaCentreRetreat! It was inspiring to see our members come together to exchange ideas and brainstorm innovative solutions Our dedication to combating malaria remains steadfast, fueled by renewed determination! 💪🦟

Last night we hosted a reception in partnership with LSHTM Alumni to bring together centre members, alumni, and prospective students. Thanks to all who joined us!

Aaaaand more presentations from yesterday and this morning! It’s great to see the breadth of research presented by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine researchers at Multilateral Initiative on Malaria.

Had a fantastic time being back in Kigali last week for the Multilateral Initiative on Malaria conference! It was great meeting researchers from around the world and hearing about their exciting malaria research. Honoured to present our findings in a talk and poster, and to receive a best poster award!

How good are current antimalarials in preventing onward transmission?Here’s the answer from Mali where there is no relevant artemisinin resistance (yet). Stay tuned for findings from Uganda. MRTC-Parasito LSHTM_malaria Radboudumc wetenschap doi.org/10.1016/S2666-…

On this #WorldMosquitoDay, we honour our researchers dedicated to eradicating mosquito-borne diseases. Their relentless efforts save lives every day. 🧵 1/6

That's a wrap on the #GEM2024 conference! What an incredible three days filled with inspiring connections, learning, and a vibrant exchange of ideas on the latest developments in malaria genomic epidemiology. Be sure to follow us to continue the conversation & stay connected✨

Excited to share our preprint on the transmission blocking activities of different antimalarial treatment regimens!