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Marcia Castro named AAAS Fellow
Marcia Castro of Harvard Chan School has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Malaria expert predicts vaccine will spur innovation
In October, the World Health Organization (WHO) for the first time recommended a broad rollout of a vaccine that protects against Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest malaria parasite globally and the most prevalent in Africa.
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Flaminia Catteruccia named Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has named Flaminia Catteruccia, professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard Chan School, as one of 33 new HHMI investigators.
What will it be like when COVID-19 becomes endemic?
In a Q&A, Yonatan Grad, Melvin J. and Geraldine L. Glimcher Associate Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, discusses what endemic COVID-19 will look like.
Accumulation of infected red blood cells in the adipose tissue is essential for development of cerebral malaria
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Multiple blood meals for mosquitoes can speed development of malaria-causing parasites
An additional feeding on human blood by a mosquito infected with Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes malaria, can accelerate the development of the parasite and increase the potential for transmission to humans, according to new research led…