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Anders Björkman

Professor Emeritus/Emerita

Research description

My research has historically addressed challenges of improving diagnosis, treatment and control of Plasmodium falsiparum malaria.

Improving Diagnosis, Treatment and Control/Elimination of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

A major aim has continuously been to apply new biomedical technologies to respond to parasito­logical, clinical and epidemiological research questions. That implies studies on diagnostic technologies and malaria therapies and studies on the possible evolution and selection of different genetic parasite alterations potentially associated to re­sistance to detection, diagnosis and/or treatment of P. fal­ciparum.

A main overall aim is to address the research question “is it possible to eliminate malaria from a high endemic region, typical of sub Saharan Africa?”

Projects

  • New strategies for malaria control - aiming at elimination in Zanzibar
  • Modern artemisinin-based combination drugs against malaria - malaria drugs and evolution of resistance
  • New tools and strategies for malaria diagnosis

Collaborations

  • Zanzibar Malaria Control Program, Zanzibar Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania
  • Muhimbili University for Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Bamako, Mali

Teaching portfolio

Dissertations

2013

2011

2010

2009

2008

Licentiates

2009