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Sam Wassmer
@malaria-sam.bsky.social
Professor of Malaria Pathogenesis
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Programme Co-Director of the India ICEMR
🎥 Out now!
A new film by @lshtm.bsky.social highlights our NIH-funded India ICEMR 🇮🇳 — a multidisciplinary collaboration of scientists and clinicians from India, the UK & US, sharing capacity and generating vital evidence to guide malaria elimination in India and beyond.
#Malaria #GlobalHealth #LSHTM
🆕Film by LSHTM explores 'Hidden Malaria' in #India

It goes inside a research project looking at why #malaria persists in regions like Odisha despite declining rates across the country, & hidden reservoirs of #infection that show no symptoms.🦟

🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP88...
Hidden Malaria: The hunt for an invisible enemy
YouTube video by LSHTM
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Reposted by Sam Wassmer
The RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine has been successfully administered to over 2 million children since 2019.

On #WorldMalariaDay, a paper in @lancetgh.bsky.social reports the results of a study evaluating RTS,S/AS01E safety and effectiveness in real-world settings: tinyurl.com/3jthn39h
April 25, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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April 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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March 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Cerebral manifestations are frequent in adult malaria and are likely to be exacerbated by concomitant acute kidney injury and/or liver damage. Read our latest review in @cp-trendsparasitol.bsky.social, out now.
Cerebral manifestations of falciparum malaria in adults: more than meets the eye
The application of neuroimaging techniques to patients with Plasmodium falciparum infection has uncovered a wide range of brain changes not only in cerebral malaria but also in noncomatose patients. W...
www.cell.com
March 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Reposted by Sam Wassmer
Review in this collection: Unravelling mysteries at the #perivascular space: a new rationale for #cerebral #malaria #pathogenesis, authored by @malaria-sam.bsky.social Tania de Koning-Ward, Georges Grau & Saparna Pai. @lshtm.bsky.social @jcuofficial.bsky.social

www.cell.com/trends/paras...
January 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
After 3 wonderful years at the helm of @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social, Jackie Cook and I will be stepping down as Co-Directors of the LSHTM #Malaria Centre in January. We've had a fantastic tenure thanks to the constant engagement & drive of our members and amazing support team!
🌟 THANK YOU! 🌟
December 12, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Just Released: The LSHTM Malaria Centre 2022-2024 Report is now available! See the latest insights on our progress & challenges in the fight against #malaria. Read more here: bit.ly/3Oq7ScT #MalariaResearch @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 12:32 PM