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GEM group photo 2016 Event 7 Jun 2021 Genomic Epidemiology of Malaria (GEM Virtual Conference)
Taking blood samples in Gambia News article 30 Oct 2020 Launch of pathogen genomics initiative aims to boost disease control in Africa
Event 8 Jun 2020 POSTPONED Genomic Epidemiology of Malaria Conference 2020 Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
News article 16 Dec 2019 Insights into malaria susceptibility using genome-wide data on 17,000 individuals from Africa, Asia and Oceania
Mother, Child and Nurse with ACT - Effective case management remains one of the cornerstones of malaria prevention and control. Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are used for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria. Press release 23 Aug 2019 Malaria control success in Africa at risk from spread of multi-drug resistance
Taking a blood slide to identify malaria infection Press release 23 Jul 2019 Multi-drug resistant malaria spreading in Asia
Figure 1 Venn diagram showing the distribution of the three major phenotypes of severe malaria. The Lancet Haematology, CC-BY 4.0 News article 26 Jul 2018 New study associates risk of severe malaria with human gene polymorphisms
News article 5 Mar 2018 GEM 2018 Travel Bursary Scheme Open
Press release 1 Feb 2018 Multidrug resistant malaria spread under the radar for years in Cambodia
Prof. Martin Donnelly. Photo credit: Thomas Farnetti In the media 30 Nov 2017 Prof M Donnelly: Insecticide resistance threatens malaria control in Africa BBC Radio 4 Today Programme
Geographical population structure: Admixture and allele frequency differentiation Press release 29 Nov 2017 Largest genetic study of mosquitoes reveals spread of insecticide resistance across Africa
Figure 1: Changing spatial patterns of P. falciparum endemicity in sub-Saharan Africa since 1900. Credit: Reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: Nature (doi:10.1038/nature24059), copyright 2017. News article 12 Oct 2017 115 years of malaria in Africa
Cristina Ariani. Photo credit: Genome Research Ltd. In the media 14 Aug 2017 SpotMalaria: a global collaborative platform to survey the major malaria parasites Brazilian Society for Tropical Medicine
Alistair Miles presenting Ag1000G findings at ASTMH 2015. Photo credit: Rachel Giaccomantonio. Event 5 Nov 2017 ASTMH Annual Meeting 2017 Baltimore Convention Centre, Baltimore, USA
7th MIM Pan African Malaria Conference. 15-20 April 2018. Dakar, Senegal. Event 15 Apr 2018 Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM 2018) Dakar, Senegal
Screen capture of the MalariaGEN newsletter – Issue 8 Newsletter 27 Jun 2017 Issue 8 – A new variant behind malaria GWAS signal, new data releases & more
Testing malaria infections: blood sample collections in a village near Basse, The Gambia. Photo credit: Ellen Leffler. Press release 19 May 2017 Natural resistance to malaria linked to variation in human red blood cell receptors
GEM 2014. Photo credit: Thomas Farnetti. Event 11 Jun 2018 Save the date – GEM 2018 Wellcome Genome Campus Conference Centre, Hinxton, UK
Newsletter 6 Feb 2017 Issue 7 - Data releases in all three malaria genomes & more
Figure 3 Allele frequency of G6PD+202T: Change in the allele frequency of G6PD+202T under the adapted Levene model. eLife, CC-BY 4.0. News article 9 Jan 2017 New insights into the effect of G6PD deficiency on P. falciparum malaria
In the media 11 Nov 2016 Dr Roberto Amato: "We need to understand how the parasite is evolving in order to be successful in our malaria eradication strategies" Cambridge TV
Stilt houses near the Prek Toak floating village, Sangker River, Cambodia. Photo credit: Dr Roberto Amato. Press release 4 Nov 2016 Genetic marker found for resistance to malaria treatment in Cambodia
Chris Jacob presenting at ASTMH 2015. Credit: Victoria Cornelius. Event 13 Nov 2016 ASTMH Annual Meeting 2016 Atlanta Marriott Marquis and Hilton Atlanta, Atlanta, USA
Screen capture of <i>P. vivax</i> Genome Variation Project web application. Newsletter 29 Sep 2016 Issue 6 - New data releases, GEM pictures & more
Figure 1: Properties of indels. News article 28 Sep 2016 Study of P. falciparum genetic crosses reveals that indels, structural variation, and recombination drive genomic diversity
Map of admixture events - Arrows show inferred gene-flow events between Bantu speaking groups. In the media 30 Jun 2016 On the move - eLife podcast eLife
Clinic set up in Suah, Papua New Guinea. Photo courtesy of Ivo Mueller. Press release 27 Jun 2016 Monitoring malaria parasite reveals evolving drug resistance and infection history
Figure 2A. Haplotypes capture more population structure than independent loci. Busby et al, eLife, 2016. Press release 22 Jun 2016 Scientists reveal sub-Saharan Africa’s legacy of past migrations over last 4,000 years
Hinxton Hall, Wellcome Genome Campus Conference Centre. Photo credit: Thomas Farnetti. Event 5 Jun 2016 GEM 2016 Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
Screen capture from a video demonstration of the leucocyte depletion protocol. Watch the video below. News article 11 May 2016 Online: Protocol for leucocyte depletion using MN2100ff cellulose columns
Scientific Speed Dating at GEM 2014. Credit: Thomas Farnetti. Newsletter 10 May 2016 Issue 5 - Last day to register for GEM 2016, a new website & more
Prof Dominic Kwiatkowski presenting at World Malaria Day event in Oxford, 25 April 2016. Credit: Rachel Giacomantonio. Event 25 Apr 2016 World Malaria Day 2016: Combatting malaria through collaboration Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford
Shoreline in Vietnam. Photo credit: Roberto Amato. News article 4 Mar 2016 New insights into the evolution of artemisinin resistant malaria
Prof Gil McVean presenting the Pf3k project at the Infectious Disease Genomics Conference. Photo credit: Rachel Giacomantonio. Newsletter 11 Feb 2016 Issue 4 - Data releases, GEM registration & more
Riverside in Cambodia. Photo credit: Roberto Amato. News article 8 Jan 2016 Current malaria treatment fails in Cambodia due to drug-resistant parasites
Photo credit: Anopheles gambiae. Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, PLOS, WikiCommons2006, CCBY-2.5. In the media 21 Dec 2015 How can studying the mosquito genome help to defeat malaria? Oxford Sparks
A Cambodian Anopheles mosquito taking a blood meal. Credit: NIAID. News article 20 Oct 2015 NIH study reveals risk of drug-resistant malaria spreading to Africa
Roberto Amato presents P. falciparum Community Project findings at ASTMH 2014 Event 25 Oct 2015 ASTMH Annual Meeting 2015 Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Philadelphia, USA
Screen capture from the latest MalariaGEN animation. Newsletter 5 Oct 2015 Issue 3 - A new locus of resistance to severe malaria, new data releases & more
Photo credit: 8-12-13, CDC Global, CC-BY2.0. Press release 1 Oct 2015 Genes that protect African children from developing malaria identified