Petra Rohrbach
Academic title(s):
Acting Associate Vice-President (Macdonald Campus);
Associate Professor
Department:
Parasitology, Institute of
Research areas:
Human nutrition and One Health
Fields:
Health
Parasites
Specialization:
Identifying the cellular and molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. This work also attempts to unravel how the parasite alters the structure and physiology of the host red blood cell that contributes to the natural resistance of malaria in endemic regions.