Mohammed Yaro, Ph.D., M.Phil.

Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow

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Education:

Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences (Immunogenetics), Curtin University, Australia

M.Phil., Animal Science (Microbiology), University of Ghana

B.Sc., Animal Science (Microbiology), University of Ghana

Languages Spoken: Hausa, Ga, Akan

Biography

My research is focused on the immunogenetics of severe malaria anemia (SMA) in children and non-human primate models, specifically, of the contributions of the MHC and KIR genomic regions. So far, studies of host genetic factors in SMA have not been exhaustive and do not fully explain the observed variation in the risk of the disease. To provide better understanding of the characteristic antimalarial immune response of SMA, I am utilizing a comparative transcriptomic model that accounts for the spatiotemporal expression trajectories of the MHC and KIR molecules in relation to risk of the phenotype. This approach may offer further insights of underlying molecular mechanisms of SMA and inform new targets for developing improved interventions.