Throughout my studies I have been interested in host-pathogen interactions and mechanisms of malaria transmission. In particular, I participated in field studies of apicomplexan parasite transmission in rural Africa and Southeast Asia. For my PhD at Imperial College London, I investigated malaria sexual reproduction and transmission to Anopheline mosquitoes from a molecular perspective. I recently completed my post-doctoral training by conducting research into dissemination of bacterial and viral pathogens at the Yale School of Medicine’s Microbial Pathogenesis department. I joined Mara Lawniczak group in February 2015.