Translational Research in Malaria

Professor Parikh's research interests focus on translational studies of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Parikh focuses upon several aspects of malaria: early host immune responses to infection, human genetics, and treatment. Current projects include: (1) understanding host factors affecting response to artemisinin-based antimalarial therapies using a combination of individual and population-based pharmacologic approaches to inform treatment guidelines; 2) characterizing the impact of host genetic and transcriptional variability in early immune responses to malaria; and 3) understanding the impact of the HIV epidemic on the treatment of malaria in co-endemic regions.
Malaria in Perspective


Nigeria, DRC, India and Myanmar account for 50 percent of malaria cases worldwide.

Malaria is the fifth leading cause of death in low-income countries.




HIV and Malaria are overlapping epidemics.

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Sunil Parikh, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) and of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
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