Browsing by FAS Department "Biological Sciences in Public Health"
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Sialic acid variation as a determinant of Plasmodium invasion of erythrocytes in malaria infection
(2015-05-18)Sialic acids are acidic sugars that terminate glycan chains on proteins or lipids on vertebrate cell surfaces. They vary greatly in structure, presentation and amount, all of which are important physiologically, but can ... -
Spatiotemporal Control of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Cell Wall Biogenesis by the Peptidoglycan Synthase PonA1
(2015-05-04)Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes one of the most pernicious infectious diseases of humankind – tuberculosis, which is still a global problem in the 21st century. Drug-resistant M. tuberculosis infections are on the rise, ... -
Understanding the Determinants of Human Red Blood Cell Tropism of Understudied Plasmodium Species
(2016-05-06)Malaria control programs in the past decade have been successful in decreasing the global burden of Plasmodium falciparum, the more virulent of the Plasmodium species causing malaria in humans. However, as the public health ...