Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute
The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute brings together laboratory scientists, mosquito experts, epidemiologists, clinicians, and field researchers to develop and test new ways to prevent, diagnose, treat, and eliminate malaria.
What they do
The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute brings together laboratory scientists, mosquito experts, epidemiologists, clinicians, and field researchers to develop and test new ways to prevent, diagnose, treat, and eliminate malaria.1 Its work spans parasite and mosquito biology, vector control, immunology, epidemiology, vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, surveillance, and field research.1 Its U.S. R&D is based in Baltimore, Maryland, and the institute also conducts field research in Zambia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Jamaica, Cameroon and other countries.1 Its work spans discovery, development, and delivery through field studies, surveillance, and evaluation of malaria-control approaches.1
- Baltimore, MD2,1Research and development
In the field and in development
Partnerships in 5 endemic countries
- Center for Research in Infectious Diseases · partner for development of field-deployable malaria surveillance1
- University of California Malaria Initiative · collaboration on gene drive-based mosquito population modification malaria control1
- Hawassa University, Malaria and Other Vector-Borne Diseases Research Center · field research partner on evaluation of malaria epidemiology, resistance and genomics1
- University of California Malaria Initiative · collaboration on gene drive-based mosquito population modification malaria control1
Who they work with in the United States
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Where this comes from
- 1Confirmed by the organization
- 2publichealth.jhu.edu
- 3niaid.nih.gov