Malaria and Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Group
Head: Professor Freya Fowkes
Overview
The group participates in numerous population studies in malaria-endemic countries, such as Kenya, Papua New Guinea and Thailand, through collaborations with national research institutes based in those countries.
The group centres on malaria immuno-epidemiology and focuses on developing and utilising immunological biomarkers for vaccine trials, disease surveillance and evaluating the impact of interventions for malaria.
Image: Malaria endemic area of PNG
Objectives
To evaluate the impact of population immunity of the efficacy of malaria interventions and evaluating the impact of intervention programs on host immunity and patterns of disease
To develop sero-markers for population studies to define malaria exposure and transmission intensity
To understand the dynamics of naturally acquired immunity in children and pregnant women and how they relate to patterns of disease.
Evaluation of Malaria Case-Based Reporting using a mobile phone application in Myanmar
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies
HMHB: The impact of nutrition, malaria and STIs on pregnant women and infants
Host and parasite factors that predict Artemisinin Resistance reservoirs
Immunity to malaria and infectious diseases during pregnancy
Immunity, drug efficacy and spread of antimalarial drug resistance
Impact of declining transmission on immunity and risk of malaria rebound
Optimal community-delivered malaria elimination models for the Greater Mekong Sub-region
Serological surveillance to identify mosquito exposure and malaria transmission
STRIVE PNG: Stronger Surveillance and Systems Support for Rapid Identification and Containment of Resurgent or Resistant Vector-Borne Pathogens in Papua New Guinea
Staff Members
Doctor Aung Pyae Phyo
Postdoctoral fellow
Doctor Daniela da Silva Goncalves
Research Assistant
Desmond Gul
PhD Student
Eliza Davidson
PhD Candidate
Ellen Kearney
PhD Candidate
Professor Freya J.I. Fowkes
Deputy Program Director, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health
Katherine O’Flaherty
Postdoctoral Scientist
Merryn Roe
PhD Candidate
Doctor Win Han Oo
Senior Program Manager (Health Security)
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Image: Malaria endemic area of PNG
