plasmodial infections

AI4GH Seminar Series - Computational Modeling of Malaria Metabolism Reveals Different Stages and Species Nutrient Preferences and Drug Targets

Alyaa M Mohamed, Ph.D., Bioscience

Nov 25, 12:00 - 13:00

B2 R5220

genome plasmodial infections

Malaria kills nearly one-half million people a year and over 1 billion people are at risk of becoming infected by the parasite. Plasmodial infections are difficult to treat for a myriad of reasons, but the ability of the organism to remain latent in hosts and the complex life cycles greatly contributed to the difficulty in treat malaria.