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Katherine R. Fike

Virginia Tech

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Michael KlembaiD· 2 shared Anastazja M KiselkaiD· 1 shared Andrew N. LowelliD· 1 shared Anne M. BrowniD· 1 shared Christie H. Dapper· 1 shared Cole GannettiD· 1 shared James Weger‐LucarelliiD· 1 shared Jiapeng LiuiD· 1 shared

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Development of semisynthetic blasticidin S analogs with potent and fast-killing anti-malarial activity

Katherine R. Fike, Cole Gannett, Anastazja M Kiselka, Kateland Tiller, Toheeb Olakunle Ajasa, James Weger‐Lucarelli, Anne M. Brown, Andrew N. Lowell, Michael Klemba

This study develops semisynthetic blasticidin S analogs with higher anti-malarial potency and selectivity than the natural product.

ACS Infectious Diseases · Aug 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Defining the minimal enzymatic requirements for fatty acid scavenging from lysophosphatidylcholine by erythrocytic Plasmodium falciparum

Jiapeng Liu, Katherine R. Fike, Seema R. Dalal, Christie H. Dapper, Michael Klemba

This study identifies PARE as a third enzyme required for Plasmodium falciparum to scavenge fatty acids from lysophosphatidylcholine, showing that its loss combined with XL2/XLH4 deficiency impairs parasite survival.

International Journal for Parasitology · Oct 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology