Beka Raya Abagero

Stage-aware transcriptomics reveals selective haplotype persistence in short-term ex vivo cultured Plasmodium vivax

This study shows that short-term ex vivo culture of Plasmodium vivax enriches late asexual stages and selectively filters clones without inducing major transcriptional changes.

Adaptive evolution of Plasmodium vivax in Duffy-negative hosts; insights from East African genomes

This study analyzes genome-wide SNPs in Plasmodium vivax isolates from Duffy-negative and Duffy-positive hosts in Ethiopia, identifying genetic adaptations associated with DARC-independent invasion mechanisms.

Copy number variations of Plasmodium vivax DBP1, EBP/DBP2, and RBP2b in Duffy-positive and Duffy-negative Ethiopians

The paper investigates copy number variations of Plasmodium vivax genes in Duffy-positive and Duffy-negative Ethiopians, finding higher duplication rates in Duffy-positive samples.

Whole Genome Sequencing of Plasmodium vivax Isolates Reveals Frequent Sequence and Structural Polymorphisms in Erythrocyte Binding Genes

This study analyzes whole genome sequences of Plasmodium vivax isolates from Ethiopia to identify sequence and structural polymorphisms in erythrocyte binding genes, revealing positive selection and gene copy number variations associated with host-parasite interactions.