Dr Michael Duffy
Senior Research Fellow
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
85 Scholarly works
10 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Correction: Controlled human malaria infection with Plasmodium falciparum demonstrates impact of naturally acquired immunity on virulence gene expression (PLoS Pathogens (2019) 15:7 (e1007906) DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007906)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.10141772025
Journal article
PfGCN5 is essential for Plasmodium falciparum survival and transmission and regulates Pf H2B.Z acetylation and chromatin structure
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaf2182024
Journal article
Correction to: Population genomics of virulence genes of Plasmodium falciparum in clinical isolates from Uganda (Scientific Reports, (2017), 7, 1, (11810), 10.1038/s41598-017-11814-9)
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-72799-w2024
Journal article
A systems serology approach to identifying key antibody correlates of protection from cerebral malaria in Malawian children
DOI: 10.1186/s12916-024-03604-82019
Internal Research Grant
Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme
2017
Research Grant
Disease, Leishmaniasis and Cryptosporidiosis
2017
Research Grant
The Role of Novel and Essential Bromodomain Proteins in Coordinating Malaria Parasite Gene Regulation and Their Potential as Anti-Malarial Targets
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2024
Journal article
A novel computational pipeline for var gene expression augments the discovery of changes in the Plasmodium falciparum transcriptome during transition from in vivo to short-term in vitro culture
DOI: 10.7554/elife.87726.32024
Journal article
A novel computational pipeline for var gene expression augments the discovery of changes in the Plasmodium falciparum transcriptome during transition from in vivo to short-term in vitro culture
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.877262023
Journal article
The P. falciparum alternative histones Pf H2A.Z and Pf H2B.Z are dynamically acetylated and antagonized by PfSir2 histone deacetylases at heterochromatin boundaries
DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02014-232023
Journal article
Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes display global chromatin remodelling during sexual differentiation
DOI: 10.1186/s12915-023-01568-42023
Journal article
Antibody to Plasmodium falciparum Variant Surface Antigens, var Gene Transcription, and ABO Blood Group in Children with Severe or Uncomplicated Malaria
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiad2172023
Journal article
The exception that proves the rule: Virulence gene expression at the onset of Plasmodium falciparum blood stage infections
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011468
RECENT PROJECTS
2025
Research grants (other domestic)
Identifying Variant Surface Antigens Expressed by Parasites Causing Severe Malaria
2011
Research Grant
Which Malaria Proteins Are Targets of Protective Immunity?