Alfred Cortés

This study shows that HbAS and HbAC red blood cells increase Plasmodium falciparum sexual conversion rates compared to HbAA, suggesting a host genetic factor affecting malaria transmission.

This study identifies that thermal and non-thermal stress activate the Plasmodium falciparum AP2-HS-dependent heat-shock response, with implications for parasite infectivity during fever.

The paper presents a transcriptome time-course of Plasmodium knowlesi A1-H.1 during its intraerythrocytic developmental cycle, identifies stage-specific biomarkers, and develops a webtool for comparative analysis with Plasmodium vivax.

The paper identifies DNA sequence cis determinants that drive heterochromatin nucleation and maintenance in Plasmodium falciparum using genetic screening and chromatin immunoprecipitation.

This study investigates heterochromatin dynamics during early sexual development in Plasmodium falciparum, showing that major changes occur at stage II/III and that transcriptional changes precede heterochromatin modifications.