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Michael Duffy Radio Australia interview about severe malaria
michael duffy Radio Australia MALARIA-rjg8x3 @radioaustralia Seini F. Taumoepeau interviews Michael Duffy about severe malaria and potential vaccines on Pacific Mornings, Radio Australia Friday 4th May -
THE GENES THAT TURN MALARIA INTO A KILLER
“A small group of proteins are associated with the most severe strains of malarial infection and their discovery is a step towards a vaccine against the deadliest forms of the disease” A story on Duffy lab Tonkin-Hill 2018 PLoS Biology paper in Pursuit by Dr Daryl Holland, University of Melbourne. https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/the-genes-that-turn-malaria-into-a-killerblogs.unimelb.edu.au/duffy-lab/2018/04/09/the-genes-that-turn-malaria-into-a-killer
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Malaria’s most wanted: Identifying the deadliest strains to design a childhood vaccine
Science Daily 20th March. “Researchers have identified a ‘genetic fingerprint’ associated with the most deadly strains of malaria parasites, making these unique DNA regions potential targets for vaccine development.” Story on Duffy lab paper. -
new paper identifies severe malaria associated parasite proteins that might be vaccine candidates
A new paper from our lab (Tonkin-Hill G et al The Plasmodium falciparum transcriptome in severe malaria reveals altered expression of genes involved in important processes including surface antigen-encoding var genes. PLoS Biol. 2018 Mar 12;16(3):e2004328. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2004328) has identified novel PfEMP1 proteins that are expressed by parasites that cause severe malaria and that could possibly […] -
Michael Duffy Malaria lab
Michael Duffy malaria lab. Investigating host parasite interactions and the nuclear biology of P. falciparum