Swiss TPH and PNGIMR: Strengthening a 30-Year Partnership (News)
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National Malaria Control Programme, providing evidence of the impact of large-scale malaria control efforts. In addition, Swiss TPH is involved in research to identify drivers of ongoing malaria transmission [...] Research (PNGIMR) have a long and successful history of collaboration, primarily in the field of malaria, with a strong emphasis on capacity building in Papua New Guinea (PNG). In the last 10 years, 11 [...] transmission and in molecular investigations of the complex local malaria...
Billy Bauzile (People)
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insights to support malaria intervention campaigns, the elaboration of national plans for funding requests, and assess intervention impact that can lead to the elimination of malaria or burden reduction [...] reduction in the country. He also supports the teams in diverse activities, including teaching malaria modeling courses and map visualization.
Bayesian Modelling and Analysis (Page)
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factors on malaria mortality at different spatial scales in western Kenya, 2008-2019. BMJ Glob Health . 2024;9(9):e014614. DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014614 Nyawanda B.O et al. The influence of malaria control [...] Group | Bayesian Modelling and Analysis Predicted Risk Map of Malaria Parasite among Children under 5 year in Nigeria Biostatistics Bayesian Modeling and Analysis Statistics in Epidemiology The Bayesian [...] research area of the group. It involves developing data-driven statistical...
Israel Ukawuba (People)
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the impact of environmental factors on infectious disease health outcomes, particularly those of malaria transmission. Currently, Dr. Israel Ukawuba plays a crucial role within the Analytics and Intervention [...] actively involved in methodological development and the application of modeling tools to support malaria control-related initiatives. Notably, his recent research contributions have been instrumental in [...] as well as historical interventions to improve retrospective assessments of...
Clinical Immunology (Page)
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First-generation malaria vaccine successfully implemented in three African countries. Lancet . 2024;403(10437):1607-1609. DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)02892-1 Day C.J et al. The essential malaria protein Pf CyRPA [...] well as host factors elicited by subunit and whole parasite vaccines against tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. Clinical trials are performed with our partners of the Ifakara Health Institute in Bagamoyo. Further [...] particularly TB. Unit researchers also work to understand the...
Research Entities at Swiss TPH | Excellence in Science (Page)
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diseases such as malaria, parasitic worm infections, Buruli ulcer and tuberculosis. Clinical Immunology Malaria Gene Regulation Helminth Drug Development Helminth Immunology Malaria Host Interactions [...] Sensoring and Environmental Epidemiology Health Interventions Analytics and Intervention Modelling Malaria Epidemiology and Control Household Economics and Health Systems Research Health Systems and Policy
SNSF Professorship Awarded to Melissa Penny (News)
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medicines and vaccines more efficient, ensuring innovation and tailoring of these interventions towards malaria and disease elimination.” Melissa Penny has been a project leader at Swiss TPH since 2013, focusing [...] focusing on developing mathematical models that provide quantitative evidence to support malaria control and elimination decisions. She recently led a multi-institute collaboration to provide evidence to the [...] Organization (WHO) and other institutions on the public health...
Parasite Chemotherapy (Page)
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African trypanosomes and malaria) and molecular approaches to drug action and resistance. The PCU works closely with product development partnerships such as the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), DNDi or [...] 20 years of experience in assay development and drug efficacy testing for the causative agents of malaria (Plasmodium spp.), African sleeping sickness (Trypanosoma brucei), Chagas disease (T. cruzi), le [...] clinical candidates, including fexinidazole for human African trypanosomiasis...
Nicolas Brancucci (People)
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TPH to establish new drug screening approaches and to search for malaria transmission-blocking drugs. Since 2020, he is leading the “Malaria Host Interactions” research unit at the Swiss THP and holds a [...] Brancucci is a parasitologist particularly interested in studying molecular interactions between malaria parasites and their human host cells. In current projects, his team studies nutrient sensing and
New Vector Control Interventions (Page)
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al. A review of selective indoor residual spraying for malaria control. Malar J . 2024;23:252. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-024-05053-3 Related Topics Malaria Urban Health Related Activities Clinical Trials Preclinical [...] Access (ViALLIN MUsAcc) Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), or bed nets, are the mainstay of malaria control. However, more than 50% of people living in endemic areas are currently unprotected because [...] expected lifespan. The aim of this project is to develop a digital tool...
