Free online course focuses on malaria eradication
An eight-part, self-paced online course featuring a multidisciplinary perspective on eradicating malaria—MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe—debuted over the summer on the edX global learning platform. The course focuses on the scientific and technological underpinnings…
Student recognized for genetic research on malaria
June 16, 2016 -- As an undergraduate working in malaria researcher Dyann Wirth’s lab at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Caleb Irvine was curious why malaria transmission was on the uptick in the Thiès region of…
Using genomics to shed light on malaria transmission
May 13, 2015 — To fight malaria, it’s crucial to assess the effectiveness of interventions against the mosquito-borne disease. But when malaria transmission declines, traditional methods for estimating transmission—based on mosquito sampling—become difficult. Now, a new study from Harvard…
Analyzing entire malaria parasite genome provides clues on malaria drug resistance
August 2, 2012 -- Using a more thorough type of analysis than has been used before to examine the genetic makeup of the malaria parasite, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Harvard University, and the Broad…
Unlocking the secrets of drug resistance in malaria parasites
[ Fall 2011 ] New Gene Search Tool Opens “Endless Possibilities” During a half-century of global efforts to conquer malaria, scientists have developed a series of antimalarial drugs, only to see them defanged, one by one, by the…
Challenges of eradicating malaria outlined at World Malaria Day Program at HSPH
May 10, 2011 -- Despite stepped up worldwide efforts to combat malaria over the last decade, increasing drug resistance, poor access to treatment and prevention regimens, and public apathy are among the reasons the disease remains one of the world’s…
Researchers identify genes causing antimalarial drug resistance
For immediate release: Thursday, April 21, 2011 Boston, MA -- Using a pair of powerful genome-search techniques, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Harvard University, and the Broad Institute have identified several genes that may…