South-south Malaria Antigen Research parTnership
SMART South-South Malaria Antigen Research Partnership partner countries share archived serum samples and epidemiological data on the incidence of malaria from previously conducted prospective cohort studies. Thus, a unique dataset containing close to 10,000 samples and data has been assembled. This provides incredible analytical power, and simultaneously deals with the heterogeneity of malaria transmission in Africa. Samples are processed and analyzed in a standardized fashion with the goal of identifying correlates of protection against Plasmodium falciparum malaria. The outputs will be informative for malaria vaccine development. Browse through our site to learn more.
WHAT we are
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We are a virtual network. Partner countries include Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania from East Africa, and Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana from West Africa.
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We support the training of PhD students from all partner sites
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FUNDING
This project is part of the EDCTP2 programme supported by the European Union.
Funding is also provided by IDeAL, TIBA and WACCBIP
PARTNERS
Faith Osier KEMRI-CGMRC Kilifi, Kenya
Kevin Marsh African Academy of Sciences, Nairobi, Kenya
Bernhards Ogutu Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Kisumu, Kenya
John Waitumbi Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Kisumu, Kenya
Anna Farnert Karolinska Insititute, Karolinska, Switzerland
Patrick Duffy National Institutes of Health, Maryland, USA
Edward Kabyemala National Institutes of Health, Maryland, USA
Simon Draper Oxford University, Oxford, UK
Bourema Kouriba MRTC, Bamako, Mali
Ogobara Doumbo MRTC, Bamako, Mali
Aissatou Touré Institut Pasteur Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
Makhtar Niang Institut Pasteur Dakar,Dakar, Senegal
Sodiomon Sirima GRAS, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Issa Nébié CNFRP, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Kwaku-Poke Asante Kintampo Health Research Centre, Kintampo, Ghana
Seth Owusu-Agyei Kintampo Health Research Centre, Kintampo, Ghana
Kevin Tetteh London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Chris Drakeley London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Bryan Greenhouse UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, USA
David Conway London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Julian Rayner Malaria Programme, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK
Gavin Wright Cell Surface Signalling Laboratory Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK
Cecile Crosnier Cell Surface Signalling Laboratory, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK
James Beeson The Burnet Institute Melbourne, Australia
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