Where we work
Through a number of multi-centre projects, we work with clinicians and researchers in more than 30 malaria-endemic countries.
Below the map is a list of projects and, where applicable, their partner studies.
Click on one or more countries on the map to filter the list of projects by location.
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SpotMalaria
Started 2015 SpotMalaria is a new project harnessing genomic technologies to monitor the global evolution of malaria parasites, delivering knowledge that will increase the efficiency of malaria elimination and eradication efforts.Sampling locations: Bangladesh (BD) | Cambodia (KH) | Ghana (GH) | Benin (BJ) | Brazil (BR) | Cameroon (CM) | Colombia (CO) | Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (CD) | Ethiopia (ET) | The Gambia (GM) | Guinea (GN) | India (IN) | Indonesia (ID) | Kenya (KE) | Laos (LA) | Malaysia (MY) | Mali (ML) | Myanmar (MM) | Peru (PE) | Senegal (SN) | Sudan (SD) | Tanzania (TZ) | Thailand (TH) | Vietnam (VN) -
Pf3k
Started 2014 Pf3k is an international collaboration using the latest sequencing technologies to provide a high-resolution view of natural variation in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.Sampling locations: Bangladesh (BD) | Cambodia (KH) | Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (CD) | Ghana (GH) | Guinea (GN) | Laos (LA) | Malawi (MW) | Mali (ML) | Myanmar (MM) | Nigeria (NG) | Senegal (SN) | Thailand (TH) | The Gambia (GM) | Vietnam (VN)Partner studies: -
P. falciparum Community Project
Started 2010 The P. falciparum Community Project provides researchers with high-quality genotypes linked to a global resource characterising genetic variation in P. falciparum populations.Sampling locations: Bangladesh (BD) | Burkina Faso (BF) | Cambodia (KH) | Cameroon (CM) | Colombia (CO) | Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (CD) | Ghana (GH) | Guinea (GN) | Indonesia (ID) | Kenya (KE) | Laos (LA) | Madagascar (MG) | Malawi (MW) | Mali (ML) | Myanmar (MM) | Nigeria (NG) | Papua New Guinea (PG) | Peru (PE) | Tanzania (TZ) | Thailand (TH) | The Gambia (GM) | Uganda (UG) | Vietnam (VN)Partner studies: -
P. vivax Genome Variation
Started 2010 The P. vivax Genome Variation project aims to understand genome diversity of this parasite that, because it can remain dormant in the liver for years, is particularly hard to eliminate using conventional malaria control measures.Sampling locations: Brazil (BR) | Cambodia (KH) | China (CN) | India (IN) | Indonesia (ID) | Laos (LA) | Madagascar (MG) | Malaysia (MY) | Myanmar (MM) | Papua New Guinea (PG) | Sri Lanka (LK) | Thailand (TH) | Vietnam (VN)Partner studies: -
Consortial Project 1
Started 2005 Consortial Project 1 investigates human genetic factors involved in resistance to severe malaria in order to better understand why, in regions where people are repeatedly exposed to malaria parasites, some people die from the infection while others survive.Sampling locations: Burkina Faso (BF) | Cameroon (CM) | Ghana (GH) | Kenya (KE) | Malawi (MW) | Mali (ML) | Nigeria (NG) | Papua New Guinea (PG) | Tanzania (TZ) | The Gambia (GM) | Vietnam (VN)Partner studies: -
Consortial Project 2
Started 2005 Consortial Project 2 studied the human genetic factors suspected to influence the antibody response to malaria parasite antigens, with a particular focus on antigens that are being strongly considered for vaccine development.Sampling locations: Burkina Faso (BF) | Kenya (KE) | Mali (ML) | Senegal (SN) | Sri Lanka (LK) | Sudan (SD) | Tanzania (TZ)Partner studies: -
Consortial Project 3
Started 2005 Consortial Project 3 is using whole genome sequencing to identify genetic diversity in genes known to be associated with resistance to severa malaria, within and across malaria-endemic populations.Sampling locations: Burkina Faso (BF) | Cameroon (CM) | Kenya (KE) | Ghana (GH) | Papua New Guinea (PG) | Tanzania (TZ) | The Gambia (GM) | Vietnam (VN) -
Consortial Project 4
Started 2005 Consortial Project 4 set out to find the specific genes responsible for malaria resistance within genomic regions identified in previous genetic linkage studies.Sampling locations: Senegal (SN) | Thailand (TH)