Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute
Leading Science for a Malaria-Free World
Founded in May 2001 and continuously supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute conducts discovery research at the Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore and field research at the Macha Research Trust in Zambia and other sites of endemic malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, India, and elsewhere.
The initial Bloomberg Philanthropies gift established a state-of-the-art research facility with the goal to treat and control malaria, develop a vaccine, and find new drug targets and innovative strategies to prevent and cure the deadly disease. The Institute has contributed to advances in all these areas and is one of the most comprehensive research endeavors focused on malaria globally.
Johns Hopkins Study Supports Potential for Injectable ‘Chemical Vaccine’ For Malaria
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Jane Carlton, PhD
Leading Researcher Jane Carlton joins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute as Director. She is a leader in the field of comparative genomics. The goal of Jane Carlton's research is to find and improve ways to monitor and control malaria, as well as identify ways to prevent and treat the mosquito-borne disease.
An important finding about Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
A new discovery from the Dimopoulos lab could enable scientists to genetically modify mosquitos in order to make them more vulnerable to the diseases they carry. Read the story in the news or listen to the podcast below.
What to Know About Malaria in the U.S.
This past summer, for the first time in 20 years, the U.S. has recorded homegrown malaria cases. Malaria experts at BSPH say this handful of cases is no cause for panic yet underscore that if malaria and other diseases are re-emerging, it is a cause for concern.
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Malaria Research in Action | A Video
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute are working to better understand and fight malaria from the labs in Baltimore to the field in Southern and Central Africa.