Publications

Accounting for red blood cell accessibility reveals distinct invasion strategies in Plasmodium falciparum strains.

Author(s): Cai F, DeSimone TM, Hansen E, Jennings CV, Bei AK, Ahouidi AD, Mboup S, Duraisingh MT, Buckee CO|Journal: PLoS Comput Biol|PMID: 32315315| April 2020

The growth of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum in human blood causes all the symptoms of malaria. To proliferate, non-motile…

Modeling the human infectious reservoir for malaria control: does heterogeneity matter?

Author(s): Hansen E, Buckee CO|Journal: Trends Parasitol|PMID: 23597499| June 2013

The complex biological relationships underlying malaria transmission make it difficult to predict the impact of interventions. Mathematical models simplify these…

Expansion of host cellular niche can drive adaptation of a zoonotic malaria parasite to humans.

Author(s): Lim C, Hansen E, DeSimone TM, Moreno Y, Junker K, Bei A, Brugnara C, Buckee CO, Duraisingh MT|Journal: Nat Commun|PMID: 23535659| January 2013

The macaque malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi has recently emerged as an important zoonosis in Southeast Asia. Infections are typically mild…

Mobile phones and malaria: modeling human and parasite travel.

Author(s): Buckee CO, Wesolowski A, Eagle NN, Hansen E, Snow RW|Journal: Travel Med Infect Dis|PMID: 23478045| January 2013

Human mobility plays an important role in the dissemination of malaria parasites between regions of variable transmission intensity. Asymptomatic individuals…