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Richard Culleton, PhD

Assistant Professor

Research Interest

Malaria parasite genetics and epidemiology
Origins, prevalence and population dynamics of African
Plasmodium
vivax
.   CV



Yoko Tsumori, MD

2nd Year PhD Student

Research Interest

Molecular epidemiology of malaria in Africa, especially focusing on the
consequences of urbanisation on the spread of drug resistant parasites





Megumi Inoue, MSc

1st year PhD student

Research Interest

  • Identifying genes regulating strain specific immunity to the pre-
    erythrocytic stages of malaria parasites.
  • The consequences of blood stage infections on the immunity
    generated against pre-blood stages.  
  • The consequences of malaria parasite species interactions on
    malarial disease and transmission dynamics




Nozomi Hayashida

Research Assistant

Research Interest

Molecular epidemiology of malaria in Africa, transmission of rodent
malaria parasites to mosquitoes.




Sheng Paul Su

Research Assistant

Research Interest

Population genetics of P. falciparum, maintenance of Anopheles
stephensi malaria vector colony, web-design.
Past Members
International Collaboration
richard culleton
mathieu ndounga
tang jianxia
Tang Jianxia, MSc

Research Assistant

Research Interest

Expression of parasite host cell invasion proteins.  
Stable transformation of malaria vector
Anopheles sinensis
using the piggyBac transposable element vector

Currently:

Final year PhD student, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic
Diseases (JIPD), Meiyuan, Wuxi, Jiangsu, P. R. China
Richard Carter and Sandra Cheesman (UK)

We have close collaborative links with Richard Carter and
Sandra Cheesman at the Institute of Immunology and
Infection Research, University of Edinburgh, UK.

Click here to visit their website.







Mathieu Ndounga (Republic of Congo)

We are fortunate to work in close collaboration with Dr
Ndounga’s research group at C.E.R.V.E in Brazzaville,
Republic of Congo.  
Department of Protozoology, Nekken, Nagasaki

We work within the Department of Protozoology under the guidance of Professor Osamu Kaneko. An extremely lively and
international laboratory, we have the pleasure of working very closely on a range of malaria related research projects with
diverse mix of researchers, some of whom are pictured below…
megumi inoue
Below are some of the members of the Department of Protozoology with whom I work most closely