Alfred Simkin Source Confirmed

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Assistant Professor

John Brown University

faculty

10 h-index 29 pubs 564 cited

Research Areas

MicroRNA in disease regulation Malaria Research and Control RNA Research and Splicing Mosquito-borne diseases and control Computational Drug Discovery Methods

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Alfred Simkin, an Assistant Professor at John Brown University, focuses on microRNA's role in disease regulation, RNA research and splicing, and computational drug discovery. A significant portion of Simkin's work addresses malaria research and control, alongside mosquito-borne diseases. His investigations extend to the population genomics of Plasmodium ovale species in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as the prevalence of mutations associated with artemisinin partial resistance and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance in Tanzania. His research also includes surveillance of artemisinin partial resistance mutations and the emergence of resistance markers in Zambia. Additionally, Simkin's work explores the capsid transfer of retrotransposons and their control over synaptic plasticity, as seen in Drosophila models.

His primary research interests lie in the intersection of RNA biology, infectious disease, and computational approaches to drug discovery.

Metrics

  • h-index: 10
  • Publications: 29
  • Citations: 564

Selected Publications

  • The Portable Microhaplotype Object and Tools (2025) DOI
  • COATswga: A Coverage Optimizing and Accurate Toolkit for fast primer design in selective whole genome amplification (2025) DOI
  • Towards an open analysis ecosystem for <i>Plasmodium</i> genomic epidemiology (2025) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Karamoko Niaré John Brown University 12 shared publications Abebe A. Fola John Brown University 11 shared publications David Giesbrecht John Brown University 4 shared publications Rebecca Crudale John Brown University 4 shared publications Isaac E. Kim John Brown University 3 shared publications Neeva Wernsman Young John Brown University 2 shared publications Om Taropawala John Brown University 1 shared publication Kenneth S. Zuckerman John Brown University 1 shared publication

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