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New drugs, tools, innovations needed to rid world of malaria
New medicines to help counter drug resistance and tools like gene drive technologies to curb parasite transmission are among the innovations needed to rid the world of malaria, according to a new research agenda published as a special…
Multifaceted approach key to eradicating malaria
October 25, 2017 – Throughout the twentieth century, researchers hoped to discover a “magic bullet” to cure malaria. But today experts realize that efforts to curb or eradicate the mosquito-borne disease must be multifaceted, from research to policy…
Assessing the impact of climate change on malaria
October 25, 2017 – Climate change may lead to an increase in malaria in certain spots around the world. But in other places, it may have little or no impact on the mosquito-borne disease, according to an expert…
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…
Heverton Dutra named Pew Latin America fellow
Heverton Dutra, a researcher in immunology and infectious diseases from Brazil, has been named a member of the 2017 class of Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences. The program provides two-year fellowships to talented Latin American…
The power of biology
Deepali Ravel, PhD '17, studies the malaria parasite and believes biology can be a powerful tool for addressing global health problems.
Zika virus found to be circulating in Africa for decades
May 24, 2017—Few researchers studied the Zika virus (ZIKV) before an outbreak that started in Brazil two years ago spread to 40 countries and territories throughout Latin America and infected more than one million people. A new study…
Student team pitches long-lasting insect repellent
April 25, 2017 — A team led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health student Abraar M. Karan, MPH ’17, and Harvard Business School student Andrew Rothaus, MBA ’18, is among four finalists in HBS’s 2017 New Venture…
Key enzyme identified for unique mode of malaria parasite replication
February 23, 2017 – Researchers have identified an enzyme that plays a key role in malaria parasite replication in the human bloodstream. The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health scientists say that developing drugs that target the…
Hormone-disrupting compound could provide new approach to malaria control
Boston, MA – A chemical that disrupts biological processes in female mosquitoes may be just as effective as insecticides in reducing the spread of malaria, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
