Research group Group Ankarklev
Our team studies the biology underlying malaria transmission, with the ultimate goal of enabling novel strategies to hamper the spread of the disease
Malaria has tremendous global impact, where nearly half the world’s population is at risk of acquiring the disease. The species, Plasmodium falciparum, which leads to the most severe form of disease, has been estimated to cause more than half a million deaths per year, mainly among young children.
The highly complex lifecycle of Plasmodium falciparum involves transitioning between a human host and a mosquito vector. Our research group focuses on providing better understanding of the biology relating to parasite development and host-parasite interactions during the malaria transmission stages. We apply and develop genomic and computational tools that we use in combination with cell-biological and molecular methods to study genes and gene regulatory elements underlying malaria transmission with emphasis on; parasite cell differentiation and development, cell fate and host-pathogen interactions
Group members
Group managers
Johan Ankarklev
Researcher
Members
Fredrik Barrenäs
Forskare
Diego Fagundes Macedo
Postdoktor
Gabriel Keller
Student
Adrian Lind af Hageby
Student
Katherine Mosquera
Postdoktor
Jaclyn Quin
Postdoktor
Lena Rosenegger
Student
Nicole Stiegeler
Student
Francesco Topi
Student
Miren Urrutia Iturritza
PhD student
Ylva Veith
PhD student
