Advances in Basic and Translational Research as Part of the Center for the Study of Complex Malaria in India

Jane M. Carlton, Alex Eapen, Anne Kessler, Anupkumar R. Anvikar, Angelika Hoffmann, Om P. Singh, Steven A. Sullivan, Sandra Albert, Praveen K. Sahu, Sanjib Mohanty, Samuel C. Wassmer

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Abstract

The Center for the Study of Complex Malaria in India (CSCMi) is one of 10 International Centers of Excellence in Malaria Research funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2010. The Center combines innovative research with capacity building and technology transfer to undertake studies with clinical and translational impact that will move malaria control in India toward the ultimate goal of malaria elimination/eradication. A key element of each research site in the four states of India (Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Odisha, and Meghalaya) has been undertaking communityand clinic-based epidemiology projects to characterize the burden of malaria in the region. Demographic and clinical data and samples collected during these studies have been used in downstream projects on, for example, the widespread use of mosquito repellants, the population genomics of Plasmodium vivax, and the serological responses to P. vivax and Plasmodium falciparum antigens that reflect past or present exposure. A focus has been studying the pathogenesis of severe malaria caused by P. falciparum through magnetic resonance imaging of cerebral malaria patients. Here we provide a snapshot of some of the basic and applied research the CSCMi has undertaken over the past 12 years and indicate the further research and/or clinical and translational impact these studies have had.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)97-106
Number of pages10
JournalAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume107
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2022
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Virology
  • Parasitology

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