Area of Research: Malaria The EVC’s Malaria Research Program was established by Dr. Mary Galinski beginning at the time of the opening of the vaccine center premises in 1999. This highly successful program has grown rapidly in its first five years at the EVC. Dr. Galinski and her colleagues have been known internationally for their discoveries of several P. vivax and P. falciparum merozoite vaccine candidates, basic studies of simian malaria models, and investigations of the molecular mechanisms that underpin antigenic variation. Dr. Galinski brought these major lines of research to Emory and has since expanded her program to include pathogenesis, epidemiology and vaccine testing components. She also facilitated the development of the current broad-based multi-investigator malaria research effort at the EVC. Dr. Galinski is an Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases of the Department of Medicine in Emory University’s School of Medicine, and also holds an appointment in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Dr. Galinski earned her Ph.D. from the Sackler Institute of Biomedical Sciences at New York University School of Medicine, with an emphasis in molecular parasitology. Before joining Emory in 1998, she was a member of the faculty at NYU School of Medicine in the Department of Medical and Molecular Parasitology. In addition to her research efforts, Dr. Galinski is an internationally recognized leader in efforts to raise awareness of the enormity of the malaria burden worldwide, and advocate for the increase of expanded research resources, interdisciplinary collaborative linkages, and the development and implementation of effective solutions to this major global health problem. Dr. Galinski has also emphasized the need to train the next generation of malaria experts, and has encouraged the participation of educators and health leaders worldwide in this effort. Towards achieving these goals, Dr. Galinski founded the Malaria Foundation International in 1992, with the mission to facilitate the development and implementation of solutions to the health, economic and social problems caused by malaria.
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