Paolo Mesén-Ramírez

This study identifies PfVPS13L1 as a critical lipid transfer protein in malaria parasites that facilitates lipid transfer from the ER to the inner membrane complex, essential for schizogony.

The paper develops a system to study PfEMP1, a key malaria parasite virulence factor, by generating parasites expressing a single PfEMP1 variant and enabling genome edits to investigate its function.

This study shows that HOPS/CORVET complexes are essential for malaria parasite endocytosis and invasion organelle function, with distinct roles in different developmental stages.

This paper identifies a novel microtubule-associated protein, SPM3, essential for malaria parasite transmission by affecting gametocyte morphology and sporozoite motility.

The paper investigates six membrane transporters in Plasmodium falciparum, finding four essential for asexual development and one essential for gametocytogenesis.

This study characterizes ApiATs in Plasmodium falciparum, showing their localization to the parasite plasma membrane and partial redundancy in asexual proliferation but not gametocytogenesis.