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antibody

Francis Ndungu

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Email: 
fndunguatkilifi [dot] kemri-wellcome [dot] org
Group: 
Molecular Parasitology and Immunology

Immunity to malaria is slow to develop, is non-sterilising and wanes rapidly when immune adults migrate to non-endemic regions, suggesting that specific problems exist in the establishment and main

Effect of HIV infection on malaria specific antibodies

Full Title: 
The effect of HIV infection on the quantities and qualities of malaria specific antibodies

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Quality (avidity) of the antibody response to specific malaria antigens

Full Title: 
Is the quality (avidity) of the antibody response to specific malaria antigens associated with clinical protection?

No description available.

Identifying the merozoite targets of naturally acquired immunity to malaria

Principal Investigator(s): 
Faith Osier

We are currently studying antibody responses to a panel of merozoite antigens that are leading candidates for malaria blood stage vaccines including Merozoite surface proteins (MSP) -1, -2 and -3, Apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA-1), Erythrocyte binding antigen 175 (EBA-175) and Glutamate rich protein (GLURP).

Vandana Thathy

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Email: 
vthathyatkilifi [dot] kemri-wellcome [dot] org
Group: 
Molecular Parasitology and Immunology

The deadliest human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, infects red blood cells during part of its lifecycle, producing the symptoms of malaria.