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Research Areas: Neglected tropical diseases Schistosomes, Schistosomiasis, Ion channels, TRP channels, Praziquantel mode of action Anthelmintic resistance Drug transporters, Parasitology, Point-of-contact diagnostics
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My laboratory is attempting to better understand the molecular physiology of human blood flukes such as Schistosoma mansoni. Schistosomes are parasitic flatworms that cause schistosomiasis. Approximately one sixth of the world's population is at risk for this disease, and hundreds of millions of people worldwide are infected with these parasites. The lab focuses on four major projects: the physiology of a schistosome TRP channels, ion channels involved in sensory functions; the role of schistosome multidrug resistance proteins in parasite physiology, and the interaction of these transporters with praziquantel, the drug of choice against schistosomiasis; the structure and function of schistosome voltage-gated Ca2+ (Cav) channels, and their role in praziquantel action; and development of point-of-contact molecular diagnostic tools. The methods we use include molecular biology, RNA interference, electrophysiology, heterologous expression, behavioral assays, and calcium imaging, among others.
Description of Research Expertise
My laboratory is attempting to better understand the molecular physiology of human blood flukes such as Schistosoma mansoni. Schistosomes are parasitic flatworms that cause schistosomiasis. Approximately one sixth of the world's population is at risk for this disease, and hundreds of millions of people worldwide are infected with these parasites. The lab focuses on four major projects: the physiology of a schistosome TRP channels, ion channels involved in sensory functions; the role of schistosome multidrug resistance proteins in parasite physiology, and the interaction of these transporters with praziquantel, the drug of choice against schistosomiasis; the structure and function of schistosome voltage-gated Ca2+ (Cav) channels, and their role in praziquantel action; and development of point-of-contact molecular diagnostic tools. The methods we use include molecular biology, RNA interference, electrophysiology, heterologous expression, behavioral assays, and calcium imaging, among others.
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Experimental parasitology (2022): 108263-108263
Clyde T. Matava,Pete G. Kovatsis,Jennifer K. Lee,Pilar Castro,Simon Denning,Julie Yu,Raymond Park,Justin L. Lockman,Britta Von Ungern-Sternberg,Stefano Sabato,Lisa K. Lee,Ihab Ayad,Sam Mireles,David Lardner,Simon Whyte,Judit Szolnoki,Narasimhan Jagannathan, Nicole Thompson,Mary Lyn Stein,Nicholas Dalesio,Robert Greenberg,John McCloskey,James Peyton,Faye Evans,Bishr Haydar,Paul Reynolds,Franklin Chiao,Brad Taicher,Thomas Templeton,Tarun Bhalla,Vidya T. Raman,Annery Garcia-Marcinkiewicz,Jorge Galvez,Jonathan Tan,Mohamed Rehman,Christy Crockett,Patrick Olomu,Peter Szmuk,Chris Glover,Maria Matuszczak, Ignacio Galvez,Agnes Hunyady,David Polaner,Cheryl Gooden,Grace Hsu,Harshad Gumaney,Caroline Perez-Pradilla,Edgar E. Kiss,Mary C. Theroux,Jennifer Lau,Saeedah Asaf,Pablo Ingelmo,Thomas Engelhardt, Monica Hervias, Eric Greenwood,Luv Javia,Nicola Disma,Myron Yaster,John E. Fiadjoe
International journal for parasitology Drugs and drug resistance (2020): 1-7
Anna Clebone,Kim M. Strupp,Gina Whitney,Michael R. Anderson, Jeffrey Hottle,James Fehr,Myron Yaster,Laura E. Schleelein,Barbara K. Burian,Jorge A. Galvez,Justin L. Lockman,David Polaner,Natalie R. Barnett,Michael J. Keane, Shashikanth Manikappa,Stephen Gleich,Robert S. Greenberg,Ariel Vincent, Sarah L. Oswald,Red Starks, Scott Licata
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENEno. SUP5 (2017): 183-183
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H-Index: 32
G-Index: 55
Sociability: 6
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