Malaria protection due to sickle haemoglobin depends on parasite genotype
时间：2022-07-07
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- 演讲人： Gavin Band (Oxford University)
- 时间：2022年07月14日 周四17:00
- 地点：腾讯会议 534 661 643
- 主办单位：数据科学研究中心
Abstract: Host genetic factors can confer resistance against malaria. Does this lead to evolutionary adaptation of parasite populations? In this talk, Dr. Band will introduce his recently-published work that found a strong association between sickle haemoglobin in the host and three regions of the parasite genome based on the analysis of Gambian and Kenyan children affected by severe malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
Speaker intro: Dr. Gavin Band is a Senior Statistician at the Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford University. His interests are in host and pathogen genetics, in particular in the interplay between human and parasite genetics in malaria infections. He has created several software packages for genetic analysis, and designed the widely-used BGEN format. Dr. Band has published his work in Nature, Science, Science Advances, Nature Communications, Nature Genetics and other prestigious academic journals.
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