T. J. Anderson

This study investigates whether schistosome parasites with high cercariae shedding in snails have lower fitness in rodent hosts, but finds positive pleiotropy between hosts.

This study uses identity-by-descent analysis on whole-genome sequences from Plasmodium falciparum to examine drug resistance and population structure in a low-transmission, inbred population.

The paper measures fitness costs of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 deletions in malaria parasites using CRISPR/Cas9 and competition experiments, finding costs consistent with diagnostic selection driving their spread in some regions.

This study analyzes genomic data from Schistosoma mansoni to determine if there was a population bottleneck during its colonization of the Americas and identifies regions under selection.

This study shows that fitness costs of antimalarial drug resistance mutations are significantly higher in nutrient-limited media compared to standard RPMI, suggesting underestimation in typical lab conditions.

The paper identifies widespread oxamniquine resistance alleles in Old World Schistosoma mansoni populations, showing they predate drug use and exist as standing genetic variation.