Prof. Karen Day
Professor Of Population Biology
Microbiology and Immunology
174 Scholarly works
3 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2021
Journal article
The impact of indoor residual spraying on Plasmodium falciparum microsatellite variation in an area of high seasonal malaria transmission in Ghana, West Africa
DOI: 10.1111/mec.160292021
Journal article
Frequency-Dependent Competition Between Strains Imparts Persistence to Perturbations in a Model of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Transmission
DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.6332632021
Journal article
Clinical malaria incidence following an outbreak in Ecuador was predominantly associated with Plasmodium falciparum with recombinant variant antigen gene repertoires
DOI: 10.1101/2021.04.12.212550932021
Journal article
Evolutionary analyses of the major variant surface antigen-encoding genes reveal population structure of Plasmodium falciparum within and between continents
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.10092692019
Research Grant
Temporal strain structure and response to interventions in a high endemicity region of Plasmodium falciparum.
2014
Research Grant
P.falciparum var gene diversity and malaria control
2014
Research Grant
Impact of seasonality and vector contract on population structure of P.falciparum (R01-TW009670)
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2020
Journal article
Histone modifications associated with gene expression and genome accessibility are dynamically enriched at Plasmodium falciparum regulatory sequences
DOI: 10.1186/s13072-020-00365-52020
Journal article
Frequency-dependent competition between strains imparts resilience to perturbations in a model ofPlasmodium falciparummalaria transmission
DOI: 10.1101/2020.12.22.4237492020
Journal article
Evolution of Antimalarial Drug Resistance Markers in the Reservoir of Plasmodium falciparum Infections in the Upper East Region of Ghana
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa2862019
Journal article
Competition for hosts modulates vast antigenic diversity to generate persistent strain structure in Plasmodium falciparum
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.30003362019
Conference Proceedings
GLOBAL STRUCTURE OF THE VAR GENES ENCODING THE MAJOR VARIANT SURFACE ANTIGEN OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM
2019
Conference Proceedings
EVOLUTION OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM AFTER AN OUTBREAK FACILITATES LOW ENDEMICITY MALARIA TRANSMISSION IN ECUADOR