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MalariaGEN creates genetic data resources to support the control and elimination of malaria

 

A worldwide network of collaborators, we study malaria epidemiology and evolution to create accessible resources for malaria control.

 

Explore the genomes of the three organisms involved in malaria transmission:

 

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Latest data resources

December 8, 2022
Plasmodium falciparum dataset 7 (Pf7)
Pf7, the newest version of our largest Plasmodium falciparum dataset, contains over 20,000 whole genome sequences. The paper describing the results was published in Wellcome Open Research in January 2023.
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Started 2021
Anopheles gambiae genomic surveillance project
The MalariaGEN Vector Observatory has sequenced more than 15,000 samples in the Anopheles gambiae complex from 26 countries. 
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February 11, 2022
Plasmodium vivax data resource 4 (Pv4)
The Pv4 dataset contains genome variation data on 1,895 worldwide samples of Plasmodium vivax, the second-deadliest form of malaria.
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News from around the network

Blog

A cryptic mosquito on the East African coast

Meet Sophia Mwinyi, a Research Scientist at Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania and a PhD student at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. We spoke to Sophia about her journey in malaria genomics and her recent work contributing to the identification of a cryptic mosquito taxon on the coast of East Africa.

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News 1 Nov 2024 Call for participants: Training course in data analysis for genomic surveillance of African malaria vectors 2025 We are pleased to announce an online training course to be held in 2025, delivered jointly by MalariaGEN and the Pan-African Mosquito Control Association (PAMCA).
Blog 2 Oct 2024 Highlights from the GEM Conference 2024   It’s almost two weeks since the end of the 9th Genomic Epidemiology of Malaria Conference (GEM) Conference. This edition had 177 in-person attendees and 401 watching online, all the way from Peru to…
News 25 Sep 2024 Malaria genomics researchers awarded at GEM 2024 The Dominic Kwiatkowski GEM award celebrates two early-to-mid-career scientists from malaria-endemic countries who have made outstanding contributions to the malaria genomics field.