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Drug Resistance Mechanism Identification and Validation
Identifying drug resistance alleles, surveillance of parasite populations to detect emerging drug resistance, and molecular parasitology to dissect the underlying mechanisms of resistance
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Antimalaria Drug Discovery
Identification of new drug targets, compound screening, genetic and biochemical validation, exploring strategies to prevent the emergence of drug resistance.
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Population Genetics
Genomics approaches to understand extant parasite populations and how transmission intensities and selective pressures affect gene flow within and between populations