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Email

whtham@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Medical Biology (WEHI)
Education
PhD
Princeton University
Bachelors Degree
University of California - Berkeley
ORCID

0000-0001-7950-8699

Prof Wai-Hong Tham

Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Medical Biology (WEHI)

92 Scholarly works
0 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Nanobodies against Plasmodium adhesins that block receptor engagement and malaria parasite invasion.
    DOI: 10.1042/BCJ20260354
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Assessing the effect of parasite antigen genetic diversity on performance of Plasmodium vivax serological exposure markers for malaria: a multicentre observational diagnostic accuracy study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101335
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Alpseq: an open-source workflow to turbocharge nanobody discovery with high-throughput sequencing
    DOI: 10.1080/19420862.2026.2623326
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Pfs48/45 nanobodies block Plasmodium falciparum transmission
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1013884
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Crystal structure and nanobodies against domain 3 of the malaria parasite fusogen Plasmodium falciparum HAP2
    DOI: 10.1042/BCJ20250297
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Examining selection dynamics and limitations in multi-round protein selection of high diversity libraries
    DOI: 10.1093/protein/gzag012
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Elevated SARS-CoV-2 IgG4 in plasma and mucosa following repeated mRNA boosters impact antibody functions to Omicron and sarbecoviruses
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2025.106087
Wai-Hong Tham

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Host iron deficiency protects against Plasmodium infection and drives parasite molecular reprofiling
    DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aeb0828
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Cryo-EM structure of endogenous Plasmodium falciparum Pfs230 and Pfs48/45 fertilization complex
    DOI: 10.1126/science.ady0241
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Navigating parasite antigen genetic diversity in the design of Plasmodium vivax serological exposure markers for malaria.
    DOI: 10.1101/2025.07.07.663616

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