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Post Doctoral Researcher
John Brown University
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David Giesbrecht is a postdoctoral researcher at John Brown University whose work addresses critical aspects of malaria research and control. His investigations encompass insect behavior, control techniques, mosquito-borne diseases, and the genetic factors influencing disease transmission. Giesbrecht's research employs computational drug discovery methods alongside the study of chromosomal and genetic variations in malaria parasites. His recent work includes studies on the evolution of artemisinin resistance in Uganda and Tanzania, identifying mutations that contribute to decreased drug susceptibility in Plasmodium falciparum. These surveillance efforts across multiple regions provide insights into the origins and expansion of drug resistance, with implications for malaria control strategies.
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- h-index: 14
- Publications: 66
- Citations: 852
Selected Publications
- Genetic Metrics Decodes <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> Diversity: Complexity of Infections, Parasite Connectivity, and Transmission Intensity in Mainland Tanzania’s Diverse Regions (2025) DOI
- Author response: Interchromosomal segmental duplication drives translocation and loss of P. falciparum histidine-rich protein 3 (2024) DOI
- Interchromosomal segmental duplication drives translocation and loss of P. falciparum histidine-rich protein 3 (2024) DOI
- Author response: Interchromosomal segmental duplication drives translocation and loss of P. falciparum histidine-rich protein 3 (2024) DOI
- Interchromosomal segmental duplication drives translocation and loss of P. falciparum histidine-rich protein 3 (2024) DOI
- Strong isolation by distance and evidence of population microstructure reflect ongoing Plasmodium falciparum transmission in Zanzibar (2024) DOI
- Author response: Strong isolation by distance and evidence of population microstructure reflect ongoing Plasmodium falciparum transmission in Zanzibar (2024) DOI
- High frequency of artemisinin partial resistance mutations in the great lake region revealed through rapid pooled deep sequencing (2024) DOI
- Strong isolation by distance and evidence of population microstructure reflect ongoing Plasmodium falciparum transmission in Zanzibar (2024) DOI
- Author response: Strong isolation by distance and evidence of population microstructure reflect ongoing Plasmodium falciparum transmission in Zanzibar (2024) DOI
- Interchromosomal segmental duplication drives translocation and loss of P. falciparum histidine-rich protein 3 (2024) DOI
- Interchromosomal segmental duplication drives translocation and loss of P. falciparum histidine-rich protein 3 (2024) DOI
- Genetic polymorphism and evidence of signatures of selection in the <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> circumsporozoite protein gene in Tanzanian regions with different malaria endemicity (2024) DOI
- Strong isolation by distance and evidence of population microstructure reflect ongoing Plasmodium falciparum transmission in Zanzibar (2023) DOI
- Strong isolation by distance and evidence of population microstructure reflect ongoing Plasmodium falciparum transmission in Zanzibar (2023) DOI
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