Overview
- The complex life cycle of the parasites simply explained
- Sickle cell anemia or how malaria affects the human genome
- From basic research on animal models to a new vaccine
Part of the book series: essentials (ESSENT)
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About this book
Friedrich Frischknecht gives an insight into malaria and the biological complexity of the parasites that trigger it. The author takes the reader on a journey from the historical discovery of the pathogen to the modern methods of vaccine development. He explains how genetic manipulations help to understand the parasite and to develop novel vaccination approaches. He explains the difficulties that need to be overcome to eradicate malaria.
The author:
Prof. Dr. Friedrich Frischknecht studied biochemistry at the Freie Universität Berlin and did his PhD on smallpox viruses at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg. After a research stay at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, he has been head of a research group at the University Hospital in Heidelberg since 2005 and is interested in the molecular basis of the movement of malaria parasites.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Prof. Dr. Friedrich Frischknecht studied biochemistry at the Freie Universität Berlin and did his PhD on smallpox viruses at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg. After a research stay at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, he has been head of a research group at the University Hospital in Heidelberg since 2005 and is interested in the molecular basis of the movement of malaria parasites.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Malaria
Book Subtitle: Deadly parasites, exciting research and no vaccination
Authors: Friedrich Frischknecht
Series Title: essentials
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-38407-4
Publisher: Springer Spektrum Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-38406-7Published: 16 March 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-38407-4Published: 15 March 2023
Series ISSN: 2197-6708
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6716
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 39
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations
Topics: Parasitology, Zoology, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Medicine/Public Health, general