Parasites We Study

Our Department research can be organized taxonomically as shown below:

Taxonomic Research
Faculty Research Description Taxonomic Focus
Bodeau-Livinec, Florence
Perinatal Epidemiology and Anemia
Hookworm, Plasmodium, HIV
Branch, Oralee Molecular Epidemiology and Immunology of Malaria Plasmodium
Carlton, Jane Comparative Genomics of Parasites Plasmodium spp., Trichomonas spp., Cryptosporidium spp., other apicomplexans
Chen, Donald
Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology of P. falciparum
Plasmodium
Clarkson, Allen Pneumocystis: Multiply Fast or Die Pneumocystis
Coppi, Alida
Structure-function Studies of the Plasmodium Circumsporozoite Protein Plasmodium
Day, Karen Malaria Transmission Dynamics Plasmodium
Eichinger, Daniel Molecular Biology of Entamoeba histolytica Entamoeba spp.
Frevert, Ute Immunobiology of Plasmodium Plasmodium
Loke, P'ng Regulation of immune responses by macrophages and helminths Helminth
Nardin, Elizabeth Mechanisms of Immunity to Malaria Plasmodium
Nussenzweig, Ruth Development of Experimental Basis for Malaria Vaccine Plasmodium
Raper, Jayne African Trypanosome Lytic Factors: Novel Mediators of Human Innate Immunity Leishmania, Salmonella, Trypanosoma
Rodriguez, Ana Plasmodium Infection and Immunity Trypanosoma cruzi Drug Development Plasmodium, Toxoplasma, Trypanosoma
Sinnis, Photini Plasmodium Sporozoite Biology in the Mosquito and Vertebrate Host Plasmodium
Vanderberg, Jerome Plasmodium-Host Interactions in Invasions and Immunity Plasmodium