Background
James is a medical researcher and Public Health Physician (registered in Australia). He completed his medical degree at Monash University and subsequent Advanced Fellowship Training with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
After completing a PhD in 2001, he worked in the field of global health for over 20 years with a focus on infectious diseases and maternal and child health. His work includes research and public health activities in East and Central Africa, South East Asia and Papua New Guinea.
Currently, he leads Burnet’s Malaria Immunity and Vaccines Research Group and the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies program of research and implementation activities on maternal and child health in Papua New Guinea. His work is aligned with relevant global goals set by the World Health Organization and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Major themes of work

Current Funding
- National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia (including Investigator Grant and Australian Centre for Research Excellence in Malaria Elimination)
- National Institutes of Health, USA (including International Centers for Excellence in Malaria Research, and Malaria Vaccine Immunology and Efficacy Program)
- Philanthropic foundations: Chrysalis Foundation, Gras Foundation, Naylor-Stewart Ancillary Fund
Past Funding
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, PATH, Wellcome Trust, CASS Foundation, Australian Research Council, Australian Government Australia-India Strategic Research Fund
- Philanthropic Foundations: Community Grant of the Bank South Pacific Papua New Guinea, June Canavan Foundation Australia, Community Grant of Steamships Papua New Guinea, Finkel Foundation, Ian Potter Foundation
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Appointments
Current Professional Appointments
- 2017: Deputy Director, Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health (Burnet Institute), Melbourne
- 2014: Program Director for Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, Burnet Institute, Melbourne.
- 2011: Head, Malaria Immunity and Vaccines Group, Burnet Institute, Melbourne.
- 2011: Adjunct Professor, Department of Microbiology and Central Clinical School, Monash University
- 2005: Senior Fellow, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Melbourne
Past Professional Appointments
- 2013-2016: Head, Centre for Biomedical Research, Burnet Institute, Melbourne (included all the institutes laboratory-based and biomedical research groups)
- 2011-2012: Head, Centre for Immunology, Burnet Institute, Melbourne (The Centre for Immunology was an academic department of the Burnet Institute, comprised of 11 research groups and around 70 staff and students)
- 2011-17: Principal for Maternal and Child Health, Burnet Institute, Melbourne
- 2004-2010: Laboratory Head, WEHI, Melbourne
- 2002-2004: NH&MRC Research Fellow, Medical Research Institute, Kilifi, Kenya and Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne
- 2000-2002: Research Fellow, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne
Other Professional Roles
- 2017-2020: Fellow Selection Committee, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (Committee Chair 2019-20)
- 2014-2017: Assigner’s Academy, National Health and Medical Research Council
- 2017-2022: Member Gender Equity Diversity and Inclusion Committee; Co-Lead for application to Athena Swan accreditation with Science Australia Gender Equity program
- 2009-2015: Member of Advisory Council, Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne
- 2009-2012: Member, Technical Advisory Committee for Malaria Vaccines, European Vaccine Initiative - Optimalvac
- 2009-2010: Faculty Secretary, WEHI, Melbourne
Positions
Education and Training Roles
- Supervisor of PhD, Masters, and undergraduate research students (BSc and BBioMed Honours) for University of Melbourne (since 2001) and Monash University (since 2011)
- Supervisor of Advanced Fellowship Trainees, Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- Supervision, training and mentoring of postdoctoral research scientist in global health
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Qualifications
Academic and Professional Affiliations
- 2017: Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
- 2001: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne, Melbourne. PhD Title – ‘Mechanisms of placental infection by Plasmodium falciparum’. Based at The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI), with research at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital and Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Program, Malawi
- 2001: Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, (Public Health Physician)
- 1998-2001: Advanced Fellowship Training Program. Admitted as a Fellow of the Faculty, April 2001.
- 1992: Registered Medical Practitioner, Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria
- 1990: Bachelor of Medical Science with Honours, Monash University, Melbourne
- Member of the Australasian Society of Infectious Diseases
- Member of the Australian Society for Parasitology
- Member of the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Editorial Advisory Board Member
- 2021: PLOS Pathogens
- 2018: Science Translational Medicine
- 2017: PLOS Medicine
- 2014: BMC Medicine
- 2014: Guest Editor, PLOS Pathogens
- 2009-2015: Academic Editor PLoS One
- 2006-: International Journal for Parasitology
Awards
- 2015: NHMRC Research Excellence Award (for program grant, “Understanding malaria in the human host”)
- 2015: Frank Fenner Award, Burnet Institute
- 2007: Cosmos Science Magazine Bright Sparks Award (A listing of 10 leading Australian researchers under 40)
- 2006: Burnet Prize, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
- 2002: Chancellors Prize for most outstanding PhD thesis, University of Melbourne,
- 2001: Premier’s Award for Medical Research, State Government of Victoria, Australia
Collaborators and Partners
- Americas: Boston University, Case Western Reserve University, Rio de Janeiro State University, Stanford Universty, University of Maryland
- Asia-Pacific: Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, University of PNG, East New Britain Provincial Health Authority PNG, Ehime University Japan, Institut Pasteur Cambodia, Shoklo Malaria Research Unit Thailand
- Africa: College of Medicine University of Malawi, Kenya Medical Research Institute, CISM Mozambique
- Europe: ISGlobal University of Barcelona, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Lund University Sweden, Oxford University
- Australia: Monash University, University of Melbourne, Peter Doherty Institute, QIMR-Berghofer Institute, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, University of Adelaide, Menzies School of Health Sciences, Kirby Institute, Deakin University, Telethon Kids Institute, Australian National University
- Industry: ARTES Biotechnology, Geovax, Moderna, Axxin
Projects (12)
Current (10)
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Accelerating access to postnatal care and chlorhexidine in PNG
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Clinical studies on malaria
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Developing vaccines against malaria
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Discovering the mechanisms and targets of immunity against malaria
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Evaluating a highly sensitive rapid malaria diagnostic in PNG
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Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies
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HMHB: The impact of nutrition, malaria and STIs on pregnant women and infants
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Immunity to malaria and infectious diseases during pregnancy
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Major advances in understanding malaria immunity and biology
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Vaccines against Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum malaria
Publications (252)
2023 (2)
- Low knowledge of newborn danger signs among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea and implications for health seeking behaviour in early infancy - findings from a longitudinal study.
Eghrari D, Scoullar MJL, Wilson AN, Peach E, Elijah A, Melepia P, SupSup H, Vallely LM, Siba PM, Kennedy EC, Vogel JP, Homer CSE, Robinson LJ, Fowkes FJI, Pomat W, Crabb BS, Beeson JG, Morgan CJ
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023 Jan; 23(1):71
- The direct binding of Plasmodium vivax AMA1 to erythrocytes defines a RON2-independent invasion pathway.
Lee SK, Low LM, Andersen JF, Yeoh LM, Valenzuela Leon PC, Drew DR, Doehl JSP, Calvo E, Miller LH, Beeson JG, Gunalan K
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Jan; 120(1):e2215003120
2022 (15)
- Targeting malaria parasites with novel derivatives of azithromycin.
Burns AL, Sleebs BE, Gancheva M, McLean KT, Siddiqui G, Venter H, Beeson JG, O'Handley R, Creek DJ, Ma S, Frölich S, Goodman CD, McFadden GI, Wilson DW
Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022 Nov; 12:1063407
- The RTS,S malaria vaccine: Current impact and foundation for the future.
Beeson JG, Kurtovic L, Valim C, Asante KP, Boyle MJ, Mathanga D, Dobano C, Moncunill G
Sci Transl Med. 2022 Nov; 14(671):eabo6646
- Asia-Pacific ICEMR: Understanding Malaria Transmission to Accelerate Malaria Elimination in the Asia Pacific Region.
Mueller I, Vantaux A, Karl S, Laman M, Witkowski B, Pepey A, Vinit R, White M, Barry A, Beeson JG, Robinson LJ
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 Oct; 107(4_Suppl):131-137
- Impact of Environmental Modifications on the Ecology, Epidemiology, and Pathogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax Malaria in East Africa.
Yan G, Lee MC, Zhou G, Jiang AL, Degefa T, Zhong D, Wang X, Hemming-Schroeder E, Mukabana WR, Dent AE, King CL, Hsu K, Beeson J, Githure JI, Atieli H, Githeko AK, Yewhalaw D, Kazura JW
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 Oct; 107(4_Suppl):5-13
- Induction, decay, and determinants of functional antibodies following vaccination with the RTS,S malaria vaccine in young children.
Feng G, Kurtovic L, Agius PA, Aitken EH, Sacarlal J, Wines BD, Hogarth PM, Rogerson SJ, Fowkes FJI, Dobaño C, Beeson JG
BMC Med. 2022 Aug; 20(1):289
- Assessment of IgG3 as a serological exposure marker for Plasmodium vivax in areas with moderate-high malaria transmission intensity.
Tayipto Y, Rosado J, Gamboa D, White MT, Kiniboro B, Healer J, Opi DH, Beeson JG, Takashima E, Tsuboi T, Harbers M, Robinson L, Mueller I, Longley RJ
Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022 Aug; 12:950909
- Fc engineered ACE2-Fc is a potent multifunctional agent targeting SARS-CoV2.
Wines BD, Kurtovic L, Trist HM, Esparon S, Lopez E, Chappin K, Chan LJ, Mordant FL, Lee WS, Gherardin NA, Patel SK, Hartley GE, Pymm P, Cooney JP, Beeson JG, Godfrey DI, Burrell LM, van Zelm MC, Wheatley AK, Chung AW, Tham WH, Subbarao K, Kent SJ, Hogarth PM
Front Immunol. 2022 Jul; 13:889372
- Antibody dynamics in children with first or repeat Plasmodium falciparum infections.
Rogier E, Nace D, Dimbu PR, Wakeman B, Beeson JG, Drakeley C, Tetteh K, Plucinski M
Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Jul; 9:869028
- Age-dependent changes in circulating Tfh cells influence development of functional malaria antibodies in children.
Chan JA, Loughland JR, de la Parte L, Okano S, Ssewanyana I, Nalubega M, Nankya F, Musinguzi K, Rek J, Arinaitwe E, Tipping P, Bourke P, Andrew D, Dooley N, SheelaNair A, Wines BD, Hogarth PM, Beeson JG, Greenhouse B, Dorsey G, Kamya M, Hartel G, Minigo G, Feeney M, Jagannathan P, Boyle MJ
Nat Commun. 2022 Jul; 13(1):4159
- Comparison of antibody responses and parasite clearance in artemisinin therapeutic efficacy studies in Democratic Republic of Congo and Asia.
Cutts JC, O'Flaherty K, Zaloumis SG, Ashley EA, Chan JA, Onyamboko MA, Fanello C, Dondorp AM, Day NP, Phyo AP, Dhorda M, Imwong M, Fairhurst RM, Lim P, Amaratunga C, Pukrittayakamee S, Hien TT, Htut Y, Mayxay M, Abdul Faiz M, Takashima E, Tsuboi T, Beeson JG, Nosten F, Simpson JA, White NJ, Fowkes FJI
J Infect Dis. 2022 Jun; 226(2):324-331
- Quality newborn care in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea: measuring early newborn care practices and identifying opportunities for improvement.
Wilson AN, Melepia P, Suruka R, Hezeri P, Kabiu D, Babona D, Wapi P, Spotswood N, Bohren MA, Vogel JP, Kelly-Hanku A, Morgan A, Beeson JG, Morgan C, Vallely LM, Waramin EJ, Scoullar MJL, Homer CSE
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022 Jun; 22(1):462
- The Plasmodium falciparum parasitophorous vacuole protein P113 interacts with the parasite protein export machinery and maintains normal vacuole architecture.
Bullen HE, Sanders PR, Dans MG, Jonsdottir TK, Riglar DT, Looker O, Palmer CS, Kouskousis B, Charnaud SC, Triglia T, Gabriela M, Schneider MP, Chan JA, de Koning-Ward TF, Baum J, Kazura JW, Beeson JG, Cowman AF, Gilson PR, Crabb BS
Mol Microbiol. 2022 Apr; 117(5):1245-1262
- Anti-Gametocyte Antigen Humoral Immunity and Gametocytemia During Treatment of Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria: A Multi-National Study.
O'Flaherty K, Chan JA, Cutts JC, Zaloumis SG, Ashley EA, Phyo AP, Drew DR, Dondorp AM, Day NP, Dhorda M, Fairhurst RM, Lim P, Amaratunga C, Pukrittayakamee S, Hien TT, Htut Y, Mayxay M, Faiz MA, Mokuolu OA, Onyamboko MA, Fanello C, Takashima E, Tsuboi T, Theisen M, Nosten F, Beeson JG, Simpson JA, White NJ, Fowkes FJI.
Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022 Apr; 12:804470
- Quantification of the dynamics of antibody response to malaria to inform sero-surveillance in pregnant women.
Dharmaratne ADVTT, Dini S, O'Flaherty K, Price DJ, Beeson J, McGready R, Nosten F, Fowkes FJI, Simpson JA, Zaloumis SG
Malar J. 2022 Mar; 21(1):75
- Adults with Plasmodium falciparum malaria have higher magnitude and quality of circulating T-follicular helper cells compared to children.
Oyong DA, Loughland JR, Soon MSF, Chan JA, Andrew D, Wines BD, Hogarth PM, Olver SD, Collinge AD, Varelias A, Beeson JG, Kenangalem E, Price RN, Anstey NM, Minigo G, Boyle MJ
EBioMedicine. 2022 Jan; 75:103784
2021 (19)
- Antibody Targets and Properties for Complement-Fixation Against the Circumsporozoite Protein in Malaria Immunity.
Kurtovic L, Drew DR, Dent AE, Kazura JW, Beeson JG
Front Immunol. 2021 Dec; 12:775659
- Multi-functional antibody profiling for malaria vaccine development and evaluation.
Opi DH, Kurtovic L, Chan JA, Horton JL, Feng G, Beeson JG
Expert Rev Vaccines. 2021 Sep; 20(10):1257-1272
- Recent clinical trials inform the future for malaria vaccines.
Kurtovic L, Reiling L, Opi DH, Beeson JG
Commun Med (Lond). 2021 Aug; 1:26
- Reduced risk of placental parasitemia associated with complement fixation on Plasmodium falciparum by antibodies among pregnant women.
Opi DH, Boyle MJ, McLean ARD, Reiling L, Chan JA, Stanisic DI, Ura A, Mueller I, Fowkes FJI, Rogerson SJ, Beeson JG
BMC Med. 2021 Aug; 19(1):201
- Iron deficiency is associated with reduced levels of Plasmodium falciparum-specific antibodies in African children.
Bundi CK, Nalwoga A, Lubyayi L, Muriuki JM, Mogire RM, Opi H, Mentzer AJ, Mugyenyi CK, Mwacharo J, Webb EL, Bejon P, Williams TN, Gikunju JK, Beeson JG, Elliott AM, Ndungu FM, Atkinson SH
Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jul; 73(1):43-49
- High Antibodies to VAR2CSA in Response to Malaria Infection Are Associated With Improved Birthweight in a Longitudinal Study of Pregnant Women.
McLean ARD, Opi DH, Stanisic DI, Cutts JC, Feng G, Ura A, Mueller I, Rogerson SJ, Beeson JG, Fowkes FJI
Front Immunol. 2021 Jun; 12:644563
- Community-based molecular and serological surveillance of subclinical malaria in Myanmar.
O'Flaherty K, Oo WH, Zaloumis SG, Cutts JC, Aung KZ, Thein MM, Drew DR, Razook Z, Barry AE, Parischa N, Zaw NN, Thu HK, Thi A, Htay WYM, Soe AP, Simpson JA, Beeson JG, Agius PA, Fowkes FJI
BMC Med. 2021 May; 19(1):121
- Mechanisms and targets of Fcgamma-receptor mediated immunity to malaria sporozoites.
Feng G, Wines BD, Kurtovic L, Chan JA, Boeuf P, Mollard V, Cozijnsen A, Drew DR, Center RJ, Marshall DL, Chishimba S, McFadden GI, Dent AE, Chelimo K, Boyle MJ, Kazura JW, Hogarth PM, Beeson JG
Nat Commun. 2021 Mar; 12(1):1742
- Novel Virus-Like Particle Vaccine Encoding the Circumsporozoite Protein of Plasmodium falciparum Is Immunogenic and Induces Functional Antibody Responses in Mice.
Kurtovic L, Wetzel D, Reiling L, Drew DR, Palmer C, Kouskousis B, Hanssen E, Wines BD, Hogarth PM, Suckow M, Jenzelewski V, Piontek M, Chan JA, Beeson JG
Front Immunol. 2021 Mar; 12:641421
- Framework for Characterizing Longitudinal Antibody Response in Children After Plasmodium falciparum Infection.
Rogier E, Nace D, Dimbu PR, Wakeman B, Pohl J, Beeson JG, Drakeley C, Tetteh K, Plucinski M
Front Immunol. 2021 Mar; 12:617951
- Mycoplasma genitalium and Other Reproductive Tract Infections in Pregnant Women, Papua New Guinea, 2015-2017.
Scoullar MJL, Boeuf P, Peach E, Fidelis R, Tokmun K, Melepia P, Elijah A, Bradshaw CS, Fehler G, Siba PM, Erskine S, Mokany E, Kennedy E, Umbers AJ, Luchters S, Robinson LJ, Wong NC, Vallely AJ, Badman SG, Vallely LM, Fowkes FJI, Morgan C, Pomat W, Crabb BS, Beeson JG
Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Mar; 27(3):894-904
- HIV infection and placental malaria reduce maternal transfer of multiple antimalarial antibodies in Mozambican women.
Alonso S, Vidal M, Ruiz-Olalla G, González R, Jairoce C, Manaca MN, Vázquez-Santiago M, Balcells R, Vala A, Ruperez M, Cisteró P, Fuente-Soro L, Angov E, Coppel RL, Gamain B, Cavanagh D, Beeson JG, Nhacolo A, Sevene E, Aponte JJ, Macete E, Aguilar R, Mayor A, Menéndez C, Dobaño C, Moncunill G
J Infect. 2021 Feb; 82(4): 45-57
- Structure activity studies of truncated latrunculin analogues with anti-malarial activity.
Varghese S, Rahmani R, Drew DR, Beeson JG, Baum J, Smith BJ, Baell J
ChemMedChem. 2021 Feb; 16(4):679-693
- Complement Factors in COVID-19 Therapeutics and Vaccines.
Kurtovic L, Beeson JG
Trends Immunol. 2021 Feb; 42(2):94-103
- Epitope masking may limit antibody boosting to malaria vaccines.
Kurtovic L, Boyle MJ, Beeson JG
Immunol Cell Biol. 2021 Feb; 99(2):126-129
- Impact of a Rapid Decline in Malaria Transmission on Antimalarial IgG Subclasses and Avidity.
Ssewanyana I, Rek J, Rodriguez I, Wu L, Arinaitwe E, Nankabirwa JI, Beeson JG, Mayanja-Kizza H, Rosenthal PJ, Dorsey G, Kamya MR, Drakeley C, Greenhouse B, Tetteh KKA
Front Immunol. 2021 Jan; 11:576663
- RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine induces IgA responses against CSP and vaccine-unrelated antigens in African children in the phase 3 trial.
Suau R, Vidal M, Aguilar R, Ruiz-Olalla G, Vázquez-Santiago M, Jairoce C, Nhabomba AJ, Gyan B, Dosoo D, Asante KP, Owusu-Agyei S, Campo JJ, Izquierdo L, Cavanagh D, Coppel RL, Chauhan V, Angov E, Dutta S, Gaur D, Beeson JG, Moncunill G, Dobaño C
Vaccine. 2021 Jan; 39(4):687-698
- Risk factors and knowledge associated with high unintended pregnancy rates and low family planning use among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea.
Peach E, Morgan C, Scoullar MJL, Fowkes FJI, Kennedy E, Melepia P, Homiehombo P, Au L, Luchters S, Umbers AJ, Vallely A, Vallely LM, Kelly-Hanku A, Robinson LJ, Crabb BS, Elijah A, Siba PM, Pomat W, Beeson JG
Sci Rep. 2021 Jan; 11(1):1222
- Multi-functional antibodies are induced by the RTS,S malaria vaccine and associated with protection in a phase I/IIa trial.
Kurtovic L, Atre T, Feng G, Wines BD, Chan JA, Boyle MJ, Drew DR, Hogarth PM, Fowkes FJI, Bergmann-Leitner ES, Beeson JG
J Infect Dis. 2021 Jan; 224(7):1128–1138
2020 (11)
- Th2-like T Follicular Helper Cells Promote Functional Antibody Production during Plasmodium falciparum Infection.
Chan JA, Loughland JR, de Labastida Rivera F, SheelaNair A, Andrew DW, Dooley NL, Wines BD, Amante FH, Webb L, Hogarth PM, McCarthy JS, Beeson JG, Engwerda CR, Boyle MJ
Cell Rep Med. 2020 Dec; 1(9):100157
- Sero-epidemiological evaluation of malaria transmission in The Gambia before and after mass drug administration.
Wu L, Mwesigwa J, Affara M, Bah M, Correa S, Hall T, Singh SK, Beeson JG, Tetteh KKA, Kleinschmidt I, D'Alessandro U, Drakeley C.
BMC Med. 2020 Nov; 18(1):331
- Improving the quality of maternal and newborn care in the Pacific region: A scoping review.
Wilson AN, Spotswood N, Hayman GS, Vogel JP, Narasia J, Elijah A, Morgan C, Morgan A, Beeson J, Homer CSE
Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2020 Oct; 3:100028
- Retargeting azithromycin analogues to have dual-modality antimalarial activity.
Burns AL, Sleebs BE, Siddiqui G, De Paoli AE, Anderson D, Liffner B, Harvey R, Beeson JG, Creek DJ, Goodman CD, McFadden GI, Wilson DW
BMC Biol. 2020 Sep; 18(1):133
- Antibody responses to a suite of novel serological markers for malaria surveillance demonstrate strong correlation with clinical and parasitological infection across seasons and transmission settings in The Gambia.
Wu L, Mwesigwa J, Affara M, Bah M, Correa S, Hall T, Singh SK, Beeson JG, Tetteh KKA, Kleinschmidt I, D'Alessandro U, Drakeley C.
BMC Med. 2020 Sep; 18(1):304
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of topical repellent distributed by village health volunteer networks against Plasmodium spp. infection in Myanmar: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial.
Agius PA, Cutts JC, Oo WH, Thi A, O'Flaherty K, Aung KZ, Thu HK, Aung PP, Thein MM, Zaw NN, Htay WYM, Soe AP, Razook Z, Barry AE, Htike W, Devine A, Simpson JA, Crabb BS, Beeson JG, Pasricha N, Fowkes FJI
PLoS Med. 2020 Aug; 17(8):e1003177
- Identifying and combating the impacts of COVID-19 on malaria.
Rogerson SJ, Beeson JG, Laman M, Poespoprodjo JR, William T, Simpson JA, Price RN; ACREME Investigators.
BMC Med. 2020 Jul; 18(1):239
- Antibody responses to the RTS,S/AS01E vaccine and Plasmodium falciparum antigens after a booster dose within the phase 3 trial in Mozambique.
Sanchez L, Vidal M, Jairoce C, Aguilar R, Ubillos I, Cuamba I, Nhabomba AJ, Williams NA, Díez-Padrisa N, Cavanagh D, Angov E, Coppel RL, Gaur D, Beeson JG, Dutta S, Aide P, Campo JJ, Moncunill G, Dobaño C
NPJ Vaccines. 2020 Jun; 5:46
- Selection of Antibody Responses Associated With Plasmodium falciparum Infections in the Context of Malaria Elimination.
van den Hoogen LL, Stresman G, Présumé J, Romilus I, Mondélus G, Elismé T, Existe A, Hamre KES, Ashton RA, Druetz T, Joseph V, Beeson JG, Singh SK, Boncy J, Eisele TP, Chang MA, Lemoine JF, Tetteh KKA, Rogier E, Drakeley C
Front Immunol. 2020 May; 11:928
- Strengthening routine immunization in Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional provincial assessment of front-line services.
Morgan CJ, Saweri OPM, Larme N, Peach E, Melepia P, Au L, Scoullar MJL, Reza MS, Vallely LM, McPake BI, Beeson JG
BMC Public Health. 2020 Jan; 20(1):100
- Complement in malaria immunity and vaccines.
Kurtovic L, Boyle MJ, Opi DH, Kennedy AT, Tham WH, Reiling L, Chan JA, Beeson JG
Immunol Rev. 2020 Jan; 293(1):38-56
2019 (24)
- Malaria vaccine candidates displayed on novel virus-like particles are immunogenic and induce transmission-blocking activity.
Chan JA, Wetzel D, Reiling L, Miura K, Drew DR, Gilson PR, Anderson DA, Richards JS, Long CA, Suckow M, Jenzelewski V, Tsuboi T, Boyle MJ, Piontek M, Beeson JG
PLoS One. 2019 Sep; 14(9):e0221733
- Display of malaria transmission-blocking antigens on chimeric duck hepatitis B virus-derived virus-like particles produced in Hansenula polymorpha.
Wetzel D, Chan JA, Suckow M, Barbian A, Weniger M, Jenzelewski V, Reiling L, Richards JS, Anderson DA, Kouskousis B, Palmer C, Hanssen E, Schembecker G, Merz J, Beeson JG, Piontek M
PLoS One. 2019 Sep; 14(9):e0221394
- IgM in human immunity to Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
Boyle MJ, Chan JA, Handayuni I, Reiling L, Feng G, Hilton A, Kurtovic L, Oyong D, Piera KA, Barber BE, William T, Eisen DP, Minigo G, Langer C, Drew DR, de Labastida Rivera F, Amante FH, Williams TN, Kinyanjui S, Marsh K, Doolan DL, Engwerda C, Fowkes FJI, Grigg MJ, Mueller I, McCarthy JS, Anstey NM, Beeson JG
Sci Adv. 2019 Sep; 5(9):eaax4489
- The contribution of functional antimalarial immunity to measures of parasite clearance in therapeutic efficacy studies of artemisinin derivatives.
O'Flaherty K, Ataíde R, Zaloumis SG, Ashley EA, Powell R, Feng G, Reiling L, Dondorp AM, Day NP, Dhorda M, Fairhurst RM, Lim P, Amaratunga C, Pukrittayakamee S, Hien TT, Htut Y, Mayxay M, Faiz MA, Beeson JG, Nosten F, Simpson JA, White NJ, Fowkes FJI
J Infect Dis. 2019 Aug; 220(7):1178-1187
- Induction and kinetics of complement-fixing antibodies against Plasmodium vivax MSP3alpha and relationship with IgG subclasses and IgM.
Oyong DA, Wilson DW, Barber BE, William T, Jiang J, Galinski MR, Fowkes FJI, Grigg MJ, Beeson JG, Anstey NM, Boyle MJ
J Infect Dis. 2019 Aug; 220(12):1950-1961
- RTS,S/AS01E immunization increases antibody responses to vaccine-unrelated Plasmodium falciparum antigens associated with protection against clinical malaria in African children: a case-control study.
Dobaño C, Ubillos I, Jairoce C, Gyan B, Vidal M, Jiménez A, Santano R, Dosoo D, Nhabomba AJ, Ayestaran A, Aguilar R, Williams NA, Díez-Padrisa N, Lanar D, Chauhan V, Chitnis C, Dutta S, Gaur D, Angov E, Asante KP, Owusu-Agyei S, Valim C, Gamain B, Coppel RL, Cavanagh D, Beeson JG, Campo JJ, Moncunill G
BMC Med. 2019 Aug; 17(1):157
- Understanding the interactions between iron supplementation, infectious disease and adverse birth outcomes is essential to guide public health recommendations.
Fowkes FJI, Davidson E, Agius PA, Beeson JG
BMC Med. 2019 Aug; 17(1):153
- Antibody Reactivity to Merozoite Antigens in Ghanaian Adults Correlates With Growth Inhibitory Activity Against Plasmodium falciparum in Culture.
Mensah-Brown HE, Aspeling-Jones H, Delimini RK, Asante KP, Amlabu E, Bah SY, Beeson JG, Wright GJ, Conway DJ, Awandare GA
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Jul; 6(7):ofz254
- Targeting malaria parasite invasion of red blood cells as an antimalarial strategy.
Burns AL, Dans MG, Balbin JM, deKoning-Ward T, Gilson PR, Beeson JG, Boyle MJ, Wilson DW
FEMS Microbiol Rev. 2019 May; 43(3):223-228
- Differential Patterns of IgG Subclass Responses to Plasmodium falciparum Antigens in Relation to Malaria Protection and RTS,S Vaccination.
Dobaño C, Santano R, Vidal M, Jiménez A, Jairoce C, Ubillos I, Dosoo D, Aguilar R, Williams NA, Díez-Padrisa N, Ayestaran A, Valim C, Asante KP, Owusu-Agyei S, Lanar D, Chauhan V, Chitnis C, Dutta S, Angov E, Gamain B, Coppel RL, Beeson JG, Reiling L, Gaur D, Cavanagh D, Gyan B, Nhabomba AJ, Campo JJ, Moncunill G
Front Immunol. 2019 Mar; 10:439
- Dendritic Cell Responses and Function in Malaria.
Yap XZ, Lundie RJ, Beeson JG, O'Keeffe MKeeffe
Front Immunol. 2019 Mar; 10:357
- The salt between the beans: a qualitative study of the role of auxiliary midwives in a hard-to-reach area of Myanmar.
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- APTEC: Aptamer-tethered enzyme capture as a novel rapid diagnostic test for malaria.
Dirkzwager R, Kinghorn A, Richards JS, Tanner JA
Chem Comm. 2015 Feb; 51(22):4697-4700
- Acquisition of antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum merozoites and malaria immunity in young children: influence of age, force of infection, and magnitude of response.
Stanisic DI, Fowkes FJ, Koinari M, Javati S, Lin E, Kiniboro B, Richards JS, Robinson LJ, Schofield L, Kazura JW, King CL, Zimmerman P, Felger I, Siba PM, Mueller I, Beeson JG
Infect Immun. 2015 Feb; 83(2):646-660
2014 (12)
- Subclass responses and their half-lives for antibodies against EBA175 and PfRh2 in naturally acquired immunity against Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
Ahmed Ismail H, Tijani MK, Langer C, Reiling L, White MT, Beeson JG, Wahlgren M, Nwuba R, Persson KE
Malar J. 2014 Nov; 13(1):425
- Research priorities for the development and implementation of serological tools for malaria surveillance
Elliott SR, Fowkes FJI, Richards JS, Reiling L, Drew DR, Beeson JG
F1000Prime Reports. 2014 Nov; 6:100
- Limited antigenic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen 1 supports the development of effective multi-allele vaccines.
Terheggen U, Drew DR, Hodder AN, Cross NJ, Mugyenyi CK, Barry AE, Anders RF, Dutta S, Osier F, Elliott SR, Senn N, Stanisic DI, Marsh K, Siba PM, Mueller I, Richards JS, Beeson JG
BMC Med. 2014 Oct; 12(1):183
- Immunodampening to overcome diversity in the malarial vaccine candidate apical membrane antigen 1.
Harris KS, Adda CG, Khore M, Drew DR, Valentini-Gatt A, Fowkes FJ, Beeson JG, Dutta S, Anders RF, Foley M
Infect Immun. 2014 Aug; 82(11):4707-4711
- Immunological markers of P. vivax exposure and immunity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Cutts J, Powell R, Agius PA, Beeson JG, Simpson JA, Fowkes FJI
BMC Medicine. 2014 Aug; 12(1):150
- A critical evaluation of pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-4-amines as Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen 1 (AMA1) inhibitors.
Devine SM, Lim SS, Chandrashekaran IR, MacRaild CA, Drew DR, Debono CO, Lam R, Anders RF, Beeson JG, Scanlon MJ, Scammellsa PJ, Norton RS
Med Chem Comm. 2014 Jul; Epub ahead of print
- PTEX is an essential nexus for protein export in malaria parasites.
Elsworth B, Matthews K, Nie CQ, Kalanon M, Charnaud SC, Sanders PR, Chisholm SA, Counihan NA, Shaw PJ, Pino P, Chan J-A, Azevedo MF, Rogerson SJ, Beeson JG, Crabb BS, Gilson PR, de Koning-Ward TF
Nature. 2014 Jul; 511(7511):587-591
- Opsonic phagocytosis of Plasmodium falciparum merozoites: mechanism in human immunity and a correlate of protection against malaria.
Osier FH, Feng G, Boyle MJ, Langer C, Zhou J, Richards JS, McCallum FJ, Reiling L, Jaworowski A, Anders RF, Marsh K, Beeson JG
BMC Med. 2014 Jul; 12(1):108
- Decreasing malaria prevalence and its potential consequences for immunity in pregnant women.
Teo A, Hasang W, Randall LM, Feng G, Bell L, Unger H, Langer C, Beeson JG, Siba PM, Mueller I, Molyneux ME, Brown GV, Rogerson SJ.
J Infect Dis. 2014 May; 210(9):1444-1455
- Surface antigens of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes as immune targets and malaria vaccine candidates.
Chan JA, Fowkes FJ, Beeson JG
Cell Mol Life Sci. 2014 Apr; 71(19):3633-3657
- Correlates of protection for Plasmodium falciparum malaria vaccine development: current knowledge and future research (Book Chapter)
Beeson JG, Fowkes FJI, Reiling L, Osier FH, Drew DR, Brown GV
Malaria Vaccine Development: Over 40 Years of Trials and Tribulations. 2014 Apr; Chapter 6:81-104
- Sequential processing of merozoite surface proteins during and after erythrocyte invasion by Plasmodium falciparum.
Boyle MJ, Langer C, Chan JA, Hodder AN, Coppel RL, Anders RF, Beeson JG
Infect Immun. 2014 Jan; 82(3):924-936
2013 (12)
- Overcoming Antigenic Diversity by Enhancing the Immunogenicity of Conserved Epitopes on the Malaria Vaccine Candidate Apical Membrane Antigen-1.
Dutta S, Dlugosz LS, Drew DR, Ge X, Ababacar D, Rovira YI, Moch JK, Shi M, Long CA, Foley M, Beeson JG, Anders RF, Miura K, Haynes JD, Batchelor AH
PLoS Pathog. 2013 Dec; 9(12):e1003840
- Implications of the licensure of a partially efficacious malaria vaccine on evaluating second-generation vaccines.
Fowkes FJ, Simpson JA, Beeson JG
BMC Med. 2013 Oct; 11:232
- Antibodies to Polymorphic Invasion-Inhibitory and Non-Inhibitory Epitopes of Plasmodium falciparum Apical Membrane Antigen 1 in Human Malaria.
Mugyenyi CK, Elliott SR, McCallum FJ, Anders RF, Marsh K, Beeson JG
PLoS One. 2013 Jul; 8(7):e68304
- Identification and prioritization of merozoite antigens as targets of protective human immunity to Plasmodium falciparum malaria for vaccine and biomarker development.
Richards JS, Arumugam TU, Reiling L, Healer J, Hodder AN, Fowkes FJ, Cross N, Langer C, Takeo S, Uboldi AD, Thompson JK, Gilson PR, Coppel RL, Siba PM, King CL, Torii M, Chitnis CE, Narum DL, Mueller I, Crabb BS, Cowman AF, Tsuboi T, Beeson JG
J Immunol. 2013 Jun; 191(2):795-809
- Erythrocyte-Binding Antigens of Plasmodium falciparum Are Targets of Human Inhibitory Antibodies and Function To Evade Naturally Acquired Immunity.
Persson KE, Fowkes FJ, McCallum FJ, Gicheru N, Reiling L, Richards JS, Wilson DW, Lopaticki S, Cowman AF, Marsh K, Beeson JG
J Immunol. 2013 Jun; 191(2):785-794
- Acquired antibodies to merozoite antigens in children from Uganda with uncomplicated or severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
Ahmed Ismail H, Ribacke U, Reiling L, Normark J, Egwang T, Kironde F, Beeson JG, Wahlgren M, Persson KE
Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2013 Jun; 20(8):1170-1180
- T-Helper Cell 2-Driven Immunity in Pregnancy as a Determinant of Antiplasmodial Antibody Half-life Through Regulation of Fc-Receptor-Mediated Clearance - Reply
Fowkes FJ, Beeson JG
J Infect Dis. 2013 May; 208(4):705-706
- Antibody boosting and longevity following tetanus immunization during pregnancy.
Fowkes FJ, McGready R, Johnstone-Robertson S, Nosten F, Beeson JG
Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Mar; 56(5):749-750
- PfEMP1 as a target of human immunity and a vaccine candidate against malaria.
Beeson JG, Chan JA, Fowkes FJ
Expert Rev Vaccines. 2013 Feb; 12(2):105-108
- Does malaria affect placental development? Evidence from in vitro models.
Umbers AJ, Stanisic DI, Ome M, Wangnapi R, Hanieh S, Unger HW, Robinson LJ, Lufele E, Baiwog F, Siba PM, King CL, Beeson JG, Mueller I, Aplin JD, Glazier JD, Rogerson SJ
PLoS One. 2013 Jan; 8(1):e55269
- Defining the timing of action of anti-malarial drugs against Plasmodium falciparum.
Wilson DW, Langer C, Goodman CD, McFadden GI, Beeson JG
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2013 Jan; 57(3):1455-1467
- New approaches to studying Plasmodium falciparum merozoite invasion and insights into invasion biology.
Boyle MJ, Wilson DW, Beeson JG
Int J Parasitol. 2013 Jan; 43(1):1-10
2012 (11)
- Platelet factor 4 and Duffy antigen required for platelet killing of Plasmodium falciparum.
McMorran BJ, Wieczorski L, Drysdale KE, Chan JA, Huang HM, Smith C, Mitiku C, Beeson JG, Burgio G, Foote SJ
Science. 2012 Dec; 338(6112):1348-1351
- Defining the Antigenic Diversity of Plasmodium falciparum Apical Membrane Antigen 1 and the Requirements for a Multi-Allele Vaccine against Malaria.
Drew DR, Hodder AN, Wilson DW, Foley M, Mueller I, Siba PM, Dent AE, Cowman AF, Beeson JG
PLoS One. 2012 Dec; 7(12):e51023
- Malaria Parasite Signal Peptide Peptidase is an ER-Resident Protease Required for Growth but not for Invasion.
Marapana DS, Wilson DW, Zuccala ES, Dekiwadia CD, Beeson JG, Ralph SA, Baum J
Traffic. 2012 Nov; 13(11):1457-1465
- The Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte invasion ligand Pfrh4 as a target of functional and protective human antibodies against malaria.
Reiling L, Richards JS, Fowkes FJ, Wilson DW, Chokejindachai W, Barry AE, Tham WH, Stubbs J, Langer C, Donelson J, Michon P, Tavul L, Crabb BS, Siba PM, Cowman AF, Mueller I, Beeson JG
PLoS One. 2012 Sep; 7(9):e45253
- New insights into acquisition, boosting and longevity of immunity to malaria in pregnant women.
Fowkes FJ, McGready R, Cross NJ, Hommel M, Simpson JA, Elliott SR, Richards JS, Lackovic K, Viladpai-Nguen J, Narum D, Tsuboi T, Anders RF, Nosten F, Beeson JG
J Infect Dis. 2012 Sep; 206(10):1612-1621
- Antigenic Characterisation of an Intrinsically Unstructured Protein: Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein 2.
Adda CG, Macraild CA, Reiling L, Wycherley K, Boyle MJ, Kienzle V, Masendycz P, Foley M, Beeson JG, Norton RS, Anders RF
Infect Immun. 2012 Sep; 80(12):4177-4185
- Targets of antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes in malaria immunity.
Chan JA, Howell KB, Reiling L, Ataide R, Mackintosh CL, Fowkes FJ, Petter M, Chesson JM, Langer C, Warimwe GM, Duffy MF, Rogerson SJ, Bull PC, Cowman AF, Marsh K, Beeson JG
J Clin Invest. 2012 Sep; 122(9):3227-3238
- Perspectives: The missing pieces.
Crabb BS, Beeson JG, Amino R, Ménard R, Waters A, Winzeler EA, Wahlgren M, Fidock DA, Nwaka S
Nature. 2012 Apr; 484(7395):S22-S23
- Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in Papua New Guinean infants exposed to Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax: a randomized controlled trial.
Senn N, Rarau P, Stanisic DI, Robinson L, Barnadas C, Manong D, Salib M, Iga J, Tarongka N, Ley S, Rosanas-Urgell A, Aponte JJ, Zimmerman PA, Beeson JG, Schofield L, Siba P, Rogerson SJ, Reeder JC, Mueller I
PLoS Med. 2012 Mar; 9(3):e1001195
- High affinity antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum merozoite antigens are associated with protection from malaria.
Reddy SB, Anders RF, Beeson JG, Färnert A, Kironde F, Berenzon SK, Wahlgren M, Linse S, Persson KE
PLoS One. 2012 Feb; 7(2):e32242
- Antibody to P. falciparum in Pregnancy Varies with Intermittent Preventive Treatment Regime and Bed Net Use.
Aitken EH, Mbewe B, Luntamo M, Kulmala T, Beeson JG, Ashorn P, Rogerson SJ
PLoS One. 2012 Jan; 7(1):e29874
2011 (8)
- Quantifying the importance of MSP1-19 as a target of growth-inhibitory and protective antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum in humans.
Wilson DW, Fowkes FJ, Gilson PR, Elliott SR, Tavul L, Michon P, Dabod E, Siba PM, Mueller I, Crabb BS, Beeson JG
PLoS One. 2011 Nov; 6(11):e27705
- Discovery of GAMA, a Plasmodium falciparum merozoite micronemal protein, as a novel blood-stage vaccine candidate antigen.
Arumugam TU, Takeo S, Yamasaki T, Thonkukiatkul A, Miura K, Otsuki H, Zhou H, Long CA, Sattabongkot J, Thompson J, Wilson DW, Beeson JG, Healer J, Crabb BS, Cowman AF, Torii M, Tsuboi T
Infect Immun. 2011 Nov; 79(11):4523-4532
- A phase 1 trial of MSP2-C1, a blood-stage malaria vaccine containing 2 isoforms of MSP2 formulated with Montanide(R) ISA 720.
McCarthy JS, Marjason J, Elliott S, Fahey P, Bang G, Malkin E, Tierney E, Aked-Hurditch H, Adda C, Cross N, Richards JS, Fowkes FJ, Boyle MJ, Long C, Druilhe P, Beeson JG, Anders RF
PLoS One. 2011 Sep; 6(9):e24413
- Reticulocyte and erythrocyte binding-like proteins function cooperatively in invasion of human erythrocytes by malaria parasites.
Sash Lopaticki, Alexander G Maier, Jennifer Thompson, Danny W Wilson, Wai-Hong Tham, Tony Triglia, Alex Gout, Terence P Speed, James G Beeson, Julie Healer, Alan F Cowman
Infect Immun. 2011 Mar; 79(3):1107-1117
- Placental malaria-associated inflammation disturbs the insulin-like growth factor axis of fetal growth regulation.
Alexandra J Umbers, Philippe Boeuf, Caroline Clapham, Danielle I Stanisic, Francesca Baiwog, Ivo Mueller, Peter Siba, Christopher L King, James G Beeson, Jocelyn Glazier, Stephen J Rogerson
J Infect Dis. 2011 Feb; 203(4):561-569
- Antibodies to a full-length VAR2CSA immunogen are broadly strain-transcendent but do not cross-inhibit different placental-type parasite isolates.
Marion Avril, Marianne J Hathaway, Anand Srivastava, Sebastien Dechavanne, Mirja Hommel, James G Beeson, Joseph D Smith, Benoit Gamain
PLoS One. 2011 Feb; 6(2):e16622
- Intermittent preventive treatment to reduce the burden of malaria in children: new evidence on integration and delivery.
Beeson JG, Rogerson SJ, Mueller I, Richards JS, Fowkes FJI
PLoS Med. 2011 Feb; 8(2):e1000410
- Super-resolution dissection of coordinated events during malaria parasite invasion of the human erythrocyte.
Riglar DT, Richard D, Wilson DW, Boyle MJ, Dekiwadia C, Turnbull L, Angrisano F, Marapana DS, Rogers KL, Whitchurch CB, Beeson JG, Cowman AF, Ralph SA, Baum J
Cell Host Microbe. 2011 Jan; 9(1):9-20
2010 (12)
- Evidence that the erythrocyte invasion ligand PfRh2 is a target of protective immunity against Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
Reiling L, Richards JS, Fowkes FJ, Barry AE, Triglia T, Chokejindachai W, Michon P, Tavul L, Siba PM, Cowman AF, Mueller I, Beeson JG
J Immunol. 2010 Nov; 185(10):6157-6167
- Association between naturally acquired antibodies to erythrocyte-binding antigens of Plasmodium falciparum and protection from malaria and high-density parasitemia.
Richards JS, Stanisic DI, Fowkes FJ, Tavul L, Dabod E, Thompson JK, Kumar S, Chitnis CE, Narum DL, Michon P, Siba PM, Cowman AF, Mueller I, Beeson JG
Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Oct; 51(8):e50-e60
- Complement receptor 1 is the host erythrocyte receptor for Plasmodium falciparum PfRh4 invasion ligand.
Wai-Hong Tham, Danny W Wilson, Sash Lopaticki, Christoph Q Schmidt, Patience B Tetteh-Quarcoo, Paul N Barlow, Dave Richard, Jason E Corbin, James G Beeson, Alan F Cowman
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Oct; 107(40):17327-17332
- Minimal association of common red blood cell polymorphisms with Plasmodium falciparum infection and uncomplicated malaria in Papua New Guinean school children.
Enmoore Lin, Livingstone Tavul, Pascal Michon, Jack S Richards, Elijah Dabod, James G Beeson, Christopher L King, Peter A Zimmerman, Ivo Mueller
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Oct; 83(4):828-833
- Isolation of viable Plasmodium falciparum merozoites to define erythrocyte invasion events and advance vaccine and drug development.
Michelle J Boyle, Danny W Wilson, Jack S Richards, David T Riglar, Kevin K A Tetteh, David J Conway, Stuart A Ralph, Jake Baum, James G Beeson
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Aug; 107(32):14378-14383
- Development of fluorescent Plasmodium falciparum for in vitro growth inhibition assays.
Wilson DW, Crabb BS, Beeson JG
Malar J. 2010 Jun; 9:152
- Interactions with heparin-like molecules during erythrocyte invasion by Plasmodium falciparum merozoites.
Boyle MJ, Richards JS, Gilson PR, Chai W, Beeson JG
Blood. 2010 Jun; 115(22):4559-4568
- Using an improved phagocytosis assay to evaluate the effect of HIV on specific antibodies to pregnancy-associated malaria.
Ricardo Ataide, Wina Hasang, Danny W Wilson, James G Beeson, Victor Mwapasa, Malcolm E Molyneux, Steven R Meshnick, Stephen J Rogerson
PLoS One. 2010 May; 5(5):e10807
- Antibodies to chondroitin sulfate A-binding infected erythrocytes: dynamics and protection during pregnancy in women receiving intermittent preventive treatment.
Elizabeth H Aitken, Bernard Mbewe, Mari Luntamo, Ken Maleta, Teija Kulmala, Marc-James Friso, Freya J I Fowkes, James G Beeson, Per Ashorn, Stephen J Rogerson
J Infect Dis. 2010 May; 201(9):1316-1325
- Evaluation of the antigenic diversity of placenta-binding Plasmodium falciparum variants and the antibody repertoire among pregnant women.
Mirja Hommel, Salenna R Elliott, Viju Soma, Greg Kelly, Freya J I Fowkes, Joanne M Chesson, Michael F Duffy, Joseph Bockhorst, Marion Avril, Ivo Mueller, Andrew Raiko, Danielle I Stanisic, Stephen J Rogerson, Joseph D Smith, James G Beeson
Infect Immun. 2010 May; 78(5):1963-1978
- Immunization with VAR2CSA-DBL5 recombinant protein elicits broadly cross-reactive antibodies to placental Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes.
Marion Avril, Megan M Cartwright, Marianne J Hathaway, Mirja Hommel, Salenna R Elliott, Kathryn Williamson, David L Narum, Patrick E Duffy, Michal Fried, James G Beeson, Joseph D Smith
Infect Immun. 2010 May; 78(5):2248-2256
- The relationship between anti-merozoite antibodies and incidence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Freya J I Fowkes, Jack S Richards, Julie A Simpson, James G Beeson
PLoS Med. 2010 Jan; 7(1):e1000218
2009 (4)
- Strain-specific duffy binding protein antibodies correlate with protection against infection with homologous compared to heterologous plasmodium vivax strains in Papua New Guinean children.
Jennifer L Cole-Tobian, Pascal Michon, Moses Biasor, Jack S Richards, James G Beeson, Ivo Mueller, Christopher L King
Infect Immun. 2009 Sep; 77(9):4009-4017
- Antibodies to reticulocyte binding protein-like homologue 4 inhibit invasion of Plasmodium falciparum into human erythrocytes.
Wai-Hong Tham, Danny W Wilson, Linda Reiling, Lin Chen, James G Beeson, Alan F Cowman
Infect Immun. 2009 Jun; 77(6):2427-2435
- Sir2 paralogues cooperate to regulate virulence genes and antigenic variation in Plasmodium falciparum.
Christopher J Tonkin, Celine K Carret, Manoj T Duraisingh, Till S Voss, Stuart A Ralph, Mirja Hommel, Michael F Duffy, Liliana Mancio da Silva, Artur Scherf, Alasdair Ivens, Terence P Speed, James G Beeson, Alan F Cowman
PLoS Biol. 2009 Apr; 7(4):e84
- Reticulocyte-binding protein homologue 5 - an essential adhesin involved in invasion of human erythrocytes by Plasmodium falciparum.
Jake Baum, Lin Chen, Julie Healer, Sash Lopaticki, Michelle Boyle, Tony Triglia, Florian Ehlgen, Stuart A Ralph, James G Beeson, Alan F Cowman
Int J Parasitol. 2009 Feb; 39(3):371-380
2008 (10)
- Recent insights into humoral and cellular immune responses against malaria.
James G Beeson, Faith H A Osier, Christian R Engwerda
Trends Parasitol. 2008 Dec; 24(12):578-584
- Acquisition of growth-inhibitory antibodies against blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum.
Fiona J McCallum, Kristina E M Persson, Cleopatra K Mugyenyi, Freya J I Fowkes, Julie A Simpson, Jack S Richards, Thomas N Williams, Kevin Marsh, James G Beeson
PLoS One. 2008 Oct; 3(10):e3571
- Antibody-mediated growth inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum: relationship to age and protection from parasitemia in Kenyan children and adults.
Arlene E Dent, Elke S Bergmann-Leitner, Danny W Wilson, Daniel J Tisch, Rhonda Kimmel, John Vulule, Peter Odada Sumba, James G Beeson, Evelina Angov, Ann M Moormann, James W Kazura
PLoS One. 2008 Oct; 3(10):e3557
- Exported proteins required for virulence and rigidity of Plasmodium falciparum-infected human erythrocytes.
Alexander G Maier, Melanie Rug, Matthew T O'Neill, Monica Brown, Srabasti Chakravorty, Tadge Szestak, Joanne Chesson, Yang Wu, Katie Hughes, Ross L Coppel, Chris Newbold, James G Beeson, Alister Craig, Brendan S Crabb, Alan F Cowman
Cell. 2008 Jul; 134(1):48-61
- Characteristics of Plasmodium falciparum-infected-erythrocyte adhesion to chondroitin sulfate.
James G Beeson
Infect Immun. 2008 Jun; 76(6):2808; author reply 2808-2808; author reply 2809
- Estimating the burden of global mortality in children aged <5 years by pathogen-specific causes.
Salenna R Elliott, James G Beeson
Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Jun; 46(11):1794-1795
- Truncation of Plasmodium berghei merozoite surface protein 8 does not affect in vivo blood-stage development.
Tania F de Koning-Ward, Damien R Drew, Joanne M Chesson, James G Beeson, Brendan S Crabb
Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2008 May; 159(1):69-72
- Polymorphic and conserved targets of antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum during pregnancy.
James G Beeson, Salenna R Elliott, Mirja Hommel
J Infect Dis. 2008 May; 197(9):1350-1; author reply 1351
- Characterization of VAR2CSA-deficient Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes selected for adhesion to the BeWo placental cell line.
Francisca Yosaatmadja, Katherine T Andrews, Michael F Duffy, Graham V Brown, James G Beeson, Stephen J Rogerson
Malar J. 2008 Mar; 7:51
- Variation in use of erythrocyte invasion pathways by Plasmodium falciparum mediates evasion of human inhibitory antibodies.
Kristina E M Persson, Fiona J McCallum, Linda Reiling, Nicole A Lister, Janine Stubbs, Alan F Cowman, Kevin Marsh, James G Beeson
J Clin Invest. 2008 Jan; 118(1):342-351
2007 (6)
- Towards a vaccine against Plasmodium vivax malaria.
James G Beeson, Brendan S Crabb
PLoS Med. 2007 Dec; 4(12):e350
- Serum lipoproteins promote efficient presentation of the malaria virulence protein PfEMP1 at the erythrocyte surface.
Sarah Frankland, Salenna R Elliott, Francisca Yosaatmadja, James G Beeson, Stephen J Rogerson, Akinola Adisa, Leann Tilley
Eukaryot Cell. 2007 Sep; 6(9):1584-1594
- Structural basis for binding of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 to chondroitin sulfate and placental tissue and the influence of protein polymorphisms on binding specificity.
James G Beeson, Katherine T Andrews, Michelle Boyle, Michael F Duffy, Ee Ken Choong, Tim J Byrne, Joanne M Chesson, Alexander M Lawson, Wengang Chai
J Biol Chem. 2007 Aug; 282(31):22426-22436
- Antibodies among men and children to placental-binding Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes that express var2csa.
James G Beeson, Francis Ndungu, Kristina E M Persson, Joanne M Chesson, Greg L Kelly, Sophie Uyoga, Sandra L Hallamore, Thomas N Williams, John C Reeder, Graham V Brown, Kevin Marsh
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Jul; 77(1):22-28
- The risk of malarial infections and disease in Papua New Guinean children.
Pascal Michon, Jennifer L Cole-Tobian, Elijah Dabod, Sonja Schoepflin, Jennifer Igu, Melinda Susapu, Nandao Tarongka, Peter A Zimmerman, John C Reeder, James G Beeson, Louis Schofield, Christopher L King, Ivo Mueller
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Jun; 76(6):997-1008
- Skeleton-binding protein 1 functions at the parasitophorous vacuole membrane to traffic PfEMP1 to the Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocyte surface.
Alexander G Maier, Melanie Rug, Matthew T O'Neill, James G Beeson, Matthias Marti, John Reeder, Alan F Cowman
Blood. 2007 Feb; 109(3):1289-1297
2006 (3)
- Development and optimization of high-throughput methods to measure Plasmodium falciparum-specific growth inhibitory antibodies.
Kristina E M Persson, Chee T Lee, Kevin Marsh, James G Beeson
J Clin Microbiol. 2006 May; 44(5):1665-1673
- Antigenic differences and conservation among placental Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes and acquisition of variant-specific and cross-reactive antibodies.
James G Beeson, Emily J Mann, Timothy J Byrne, Aphrodite Caragounis, Salenna R Elliott, Graham V Brown, Stephen J Rogerson
J Infect Dis. 2006 Mar; 193(5):721-730
- A var gene promoter controls allelic exclusion of virulence genes in Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
Till S Voss, Julie Healer, Allison J Marty, Michael F Duffy, Jennifer K Thompson, James G Beeson, John C Reeder, Brendan S Crabb, Alan F Cowman
Nature. 2006 Feb; 439(7079):1004-1008
2005 (5)
- Promising functional readouts of immunity in a blood-stage malaria vaccine trial.
Brendan S Crabb, James G Beeson
PLoS Med. 2005 Nov; 2(11):e380
- Targets of protective antibodies to malaria during pregnancy.
James G Beeson, Stephen J Rogerson, Salenna R Elliott, Michael F Duffy
J Infect Dis. 2005 Nov; 192(9):1647-1650
- Placental malaria induces variant-specific antibodies of the cytophilic subtypes immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) and IgG3 that correlate with adhesion inhibitory activity.
Salenna R Elliott, Amy K Brennan, James G Beeson, Eyob Tadesse, Malcolm E Molyneux, Graham V Brown, Stephen J Rogerson
Infect Immun. 2005 Sep; 73(9):5903-5907
- Cross-reactive surface epitopes on chondroitin sulfate A-adherent Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes are associated with transcription of var2csa.
Salenna R Elliott, Michael F Duffy, Timothy J Byrne, James G Beeson, Emily J Mann, Danny W Wilson, Stephen J Rogerson, Graham V Brown
Infect Immun. 2005 May; 73(5):2848-2856
- Broad analysis reveals a consistent pattern of var gene transcription in Plasmodium falciparum repeatedly selected for a defined adhesion phenotype.
Michael F Duffy, Timothy J Byrne, Salenna R Elliott, Danny W Wilson, Stephen J Rogerson, James G Beeson, Rintis Noviyanti, Graham V Brown
Mol Microbiol. 2005 May; 56(3):774-788
2004 (6)
- Clinical features and pathogenesis of severe malaria.
Claire L Mackintosh, James G Beeson, Kevin Marsh
Trends Parasitol. 2004 Dec; 20(12):597-603
- Malaria in pregnancy and the endemicity spectrum: what can we learn?
Francois Nosten, Stephen J Rogerson, James G Beeson, Rose McGready, Theonest K Mutabingwa, Bernard Brabin
Trends Parasitol. 2004 Sep; 20(9):425-432
- Impairment of humoral immunity to Plasmodium falciparum malaria in pregnancy by HIV infection.
Adele M Mount, Victor Mwapasa, Salenna R Elliott, James G Beeson, Eyob Tadesse, Valentino M Lema, Malcolm E Molyneux, Steven R Meshnick, Stephen J Rogerson
Lancet. 2004 Jun; 363(9424):1860-1867
- Phenotypes of Plasmodium falciparum from the peripheral blood of pregnant women.
James G Beeson, Stephen J Rogerson
Infect Immun. 2004 Mar; 72(3):1841
- Antibodies to variant surface antigens of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes and adhesion inhibitory antibodies are associated with placental malaria and have overlapping and distinct targets.
James G Beeson, Emily J Mann, Salenna R Elliott, Valentino M Lema, Eyob Tadesse, Malcolm E Molyneux, Graham V Brown, Stephen J Rogerson
J Infect Dis. 2004 Feb; 189(3):540-551
- Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes demonstrate dual specificity for adhesion to hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate A and have distinct adhesive properties.
James G Beeson, Graham V Brown
J Infect Dis. 2004 Jan; 189(2):169-179
2002 (4)
- Selective accumulation of mature asexual stages of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes in the placenta.
James G Beeson, Nishal Amin, Maxwell Kanjala, Stephen J Rogerson
Infect Immun. 2002 Oct; 70(10):5412-5415
- Evaluating specific adhesion of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes to immobilised hyaluronic acid with comparison to binding of mammalian cells.
James G Beeson, Stephen J Rogerson, Graham V Brown
Int J Parasitol. 2002 Sep; 32(10):1245-1252
- The structural motif in chondroitin sulfate for adhesion of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes comprises disaccharide units of 4-O-sulfated and non-sulfated N-acetylgalactosamine linked to glucuronic acid.
Wengang Chai, James G Beeson, Alexander M Lawson
J Biol Chem. 2002 Jun; 277(25):22438-22446
- Expanding the paradigms of placental malaria.
James G Beeson, Brian M Cooke, J Alexandra Rowe, Stephen J Rogerson
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