Hemalatha Balaram

This paper shows that disrupting fumarate metabolism in Plasmodium berghei impairs ookinete formation due to cysteine succination and oxidative stress, suggesting potential for transmission-blocking drugs.

This paper identifies residues critical for succinimide formation in MjGATase and shows how their presence affects thermal stability.

This study identifies the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier in Plasmodium berghei as non-essential for blood stages and ookinete formation, revealing an alternative metabolic pathway for acetyl-CoA production.