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Christina Ntalla

Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology

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Cell Biology· 1 Genomics· 1 Microbiology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1

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Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Approach:biophysical modeling· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1

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Continental-scale genomic surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum malaria with rapid nanopore sequencing

Mulenga Mwenda, Karolina Mosler, Bernd Bohmeier, Miriam Chomba, Welmoed van Loon, Brenda Mambwe, Amy Gaye, Adedolapo Blessing Olorunfemi, Salma A.R. Suliman, Nassandba Julien Yanogo, Djiby Sow, Bassirou Ngom, Oumou Aicha Zeina Djamila Zoure, Yssimini Nadège Guillène Tibiri, Fiyinfoluwa Demilade Ojeniyi, , Jason A. Hendry

The paper develops a rapid, cost-effective nanopore sequencing protocol and bioinformatics dashboard for continental-scale genomic surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.

bioRxiv · Jul 23, 2025 · PreprintGenomics

Plasmodium falciparum expresses fewer var genes at lower levels during asymptomatic dry season infections than clinical malaria cases

Sukai Ceesay, Martin Kampmann, Lasse Votborg-Novél, Helle Smedegaard Hansson, Rasmus Weisel Jensen, Manuela Carrasquilla, Hamidou Cisse, Louise Turner, Usama Dabbas, Christina Ntalla, Silke Bandermann, Safiatou Doumbo, Didier Doumtabé, Aïssata Ongoïba, Kassoum Kayentao, , Sílvia Portugal

The paper compares var gene expression in asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections and clinical malaria cases during dry and wet seasons in Mali, finding fewer and lower-level var transcripts in asymptomatic carriers.

PLoS Pathogens · Jun 10, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Seasonal transcriptional profiling of malaria parasites using a new single-cell atlas of a Malian Plasmodium falciparum isolate

Lasse Votborg-Novél, Martin Kampmann, Manuela Carrasquilla, Georgia Angeli, Christina Ntalla, Hamidou Cisse, Yuhana Sogoba, Gabriela Maria Guerra, Safiatou Doumbo, Didier Doumtabé, Silke Bandermann, Yara Cuesta Valero, Kassoum Kayentao, Mir‐Farzin Mashreghi, Moussa Niangaly, , Sílvia Portugal

This study uses single-cell RNA-seq to profile seasonal changes in Plasmodium falciparum parasites, showing older parasites circulate in the dry season and transcriptional changes in exported proteins affecting cytoadhesion.

bioRxiv · Apr 14, 2025 · PreprintMolecular Biology

Iron transport pathways in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum revealed by RNA-sequencing

Juliane Wunderlich, Vadim Kotov, Lasse Votborg-Novél, Christina Ntalla, Maria Geffken, Sven Peine, Silvia Portugal, Jan Strauss

This study identifies six iron transport proteins in Plasmodium falciparum using RNA-sequencing and functional assays, revealing a new model of iron homeostasis in the parasite.

bioRxiv · Apr 18, 2024 · PreprintCell Biology