Malaria Nexus

Nicholas White, Professor of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, talks about his work and his views on the future of malaria treatments.

Thierry Diagana, project manager for the malaria projects portfolio at the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases in Singapore, discusses the research that has led to the development of the Spiroindolones, and talks about the next stages in the research process that can ultimately lead to clinical trials.

Professor Akhtar, from the Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in India, talks about the ongoing efforts to limit the spread of malaria and other diseases in India, and also discusses the effects of climate change and the consequent spread of vector ranges that is now being seen in some parts of the world, and the implications for the further spread of malaria and dengue.

Michael Riehle from the Department of Entomology, University of Arizona and his research colleagues are looking to develop novel strategies for controlling mosquitoes, and therefore malaria, in particular by examining the basic molecular mechanisms regulating reproduction, immunity, and lifespan in the vector.

Abdoulaye Djimde is chief of laboratory at the Malaria Research and Training Center of the University of Bamako in Mali. In this interview, Dr Djimde talks about his work, and his recent papers published in International Journal for Parasitology

Andrew Richford talks with Philippe Guerin, the Executive Director of WWARN, the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network.

Dr. Beier specializes in the epidemiology and control of vector-borne diseases in developing countries, and has worked extensively in the Middle East, Africa, and the Latin America-Caribbean region and is currently Joint Editor of Acta Tropica.