RESEARCH
Discovery Research in Laboratories in Baltimore and Field Research in Malaria-Endemic Countries
The biology of malaria is complex and involves three interacting organisms: the malaria parasite Plasmodium, the Anopheles mosquito vector, and the human host. Our researchers comprehensively study a variety of the biological aspects of malaria. By targeting these interactions they can stop the transmission of the disease.
Areas of Study
Entomology
Our scientists study the population biology of mosquito disease vectors and their molecular interaction with human pathogens, focusing on the Plasmodium parasite that causes malaria.
Parasitology
Our investigators study the cellular and molecular events that enable the malaria parasite to live and replicate in its mosquito and mammalian hosts.
Vaccines
Our work in immunology and vaccine development evaluates new vaccine targets and platforms helping pave the way for more effective vaccines.
Epidemiology
Our researchers are looking at the epidemiology of malaria at fieldsites in Zambia and other malaria-endemic countries in sub-Saharan Africa, India, and elsewhere.
At-a-Glance | Labs
The Andrew Lab
The Zavala Lab
Mechanisms underlying the induction of protective T-cell mediated immunity ag. malaria parasites
The Potter Lab
Researches Anopheles gambiae and how they use their sense of smell (olfaction) to find humans from a distance
The Norris Lab
Research focuses on genetic diversity within, and the genetic structuring of, arthropod and arthropod-borne pathogen populations