Robert William Moon

GAPMs form a heterotrimeric complex bridging the gliding machinery and the cytoskeleton across Plasmodium species

The paper identifies GAPM2 as an IMC component in Plasmodium species and reveals its heterotrimeric complex structure and functional role in the glideosome.

Integrative genomics of Plasmodium knowlesi reveals parasite-intrinsic regulators of severe human malaria

This study identifies parasite-intrinsic transcriptional programs associated with severe P. knowlesi malaria through integrative GWAS, transcriptomic, and eQTL analyses of clinical isolates.

Essential function reflected in the phylodynamics of a multigene family: the pir genes of malaria parasites

This study investigates the evolutionary dynamics and essential function of pir genes in malaria parasites, identifying pirC1 as critical for blood stage growth and suggesting a role in host cell interaction or nutrient uptake.

Getting close to nature - Plasmodium knowlesi reference genome sequences from contemporary clinical isolates

The paper develops a method to generate comprehensive genome sequences of Plasmodium knowlesi from clinical isolates and provides insights into the evolution of gene families associated with antigenic variation.