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K. Mwikali

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:flow cytometry· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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J. C. Rayner· 2 shared A. Chandrasekar· 1 shared A. I. Abdi· 1 shared A. Marin-Menendez· 1 shared A. Pance· 1 shared B. Ling· 1 shared B. Orindi· 1 shared C. Agu· 1 shared

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Plasmodium falciparum adapts its investment into replication versus transmission according to the host environment

A. I. Abdi, F. Achcar, L. Sollelis, J. L. Silva-Filho, K. Mwikali, M. Muthui, S. Mwangi, H. W. Kimingi, B. Orindi, C. Andisi, M. Alkema, A. Chandrasekar, P. Bull, P. Bejon, K. Modrzynska, , M. Marti

The paper shows that Plasmodium falciparum adjusts its investment between replication and transmission based on host factors and changing transmission environments.

bioRxiv · Nov 29, 2022Microbiology

STEM CELL TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES NOVEL TOOLS TO UNDERSTAND HUMAN VARIATION IN Plasmodium falciparum MALARIA

A. Pance, B. Ling, K. Mwikali, M. Koutsourakis, C. Agu, F. Rouhani, H. Ponstingl, R. Montandon, F. Law, J. C. Rayner

The paper uses stem cell technology to study human genetic variation's impact on Plasmodium falciparum malaria by generating erythrocytes from diverse stem cell lines and analyzing parasite invasion.

bioRxiv · Jun 30, 2021 · PreprintCell Biology

Using Plasmodium knowlesi as a model for screening Plasmodium vivax blood-stage malaria vaccine targets reveals new candidates

D. N. Ndegwa, J. B. Hostetler, A. Marin-Menendez, T. Sanderson, K. Mwikali, L. H. Verzier, R. Coyle, S. Adjalley, J. C. Rayner

This paper uses Plasmodium knowlesi as a model to screen Plasmodium vivax blood-stage vaccine targets, identifying new candidates by testing antibody inhibition of parasite invasion.

bioRxiv · Aug 7, 2020Microbiology