Research group Group Ankarklev

Malaria has tremendous global impact, where nearly half the world’s population is at risk of acquiring the disease. The species, Plasmodium falciparum, which leads to the most severe form of disease, has been estimated to cause more than half a million deaths per year, mainly among young children. 

The highly complex lifecycle of Plasmodium falciparum involves transitioning between a human host and a mosquito vector. Our research group focuses on providing better understanding of the biology relating to parasite development and host-parasite interactions during the malaria transmission stages. We apply and develop genomic and computational tools that we use in combination with cell-biological and molecular methods to study genes and gene regulatory elements underlying malaria transmission with emphasis on; parasite cell differentiation and development, cell fate and host-pathogen interactions