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5984

Overview

Akhil B. Vaidya is affiliated with Drexel University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, focusing primarily on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including:

  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Mosquito-borne Diseases and Control
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research
  • HIV/AIDS Drug Development and Treatment
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior

Their work often appears in several publication venues, where they have a notable presence, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS ONE
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Microbiology Spectrum

Frequent collaborators in Akhil B. Vaidya's research include Joanne M. Morrisey, Michael W. Mather, Anurag Shukla, Suyash Bhatnagar, and Avantika I. Ahiya.

Significant recent publications by the scientist include:

  • Detailing organelle division and segregation in Plasmodium falciparum, 2024, The Journal of Cell Biology
  • Dramatic Consequences of Reducing Erythrocyte Membrane Cholesterol on Plasmodium falciparum, 2022, Microbiology Spectrum
  • Mitochondrially targeted proximity biotinylation and proteomic analysis in Plasmodium falciparum, 2022, PLoS ONE
  • Unique Properties of Apicomplexan Mitochondria, 2023, Annual Review of Microbiology
  • Metabolic adjustments of blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum in response to sublethal pyrazoleamide exposure, 2022, Scientific Reports

The primary subfields of study for this scientist include Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Parasitology, and Ecology.

Best Publications

  • Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

    Malcolm J. Gardner;Neil Hall;Eula Fung;Owen White

  • Genome sequence and comparative analysis of the model rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium yoelii yoelii

    Jane M. Carlton;Samuel V. Angiuoli;Bernard B. Suh;Taco W. Kooij

  • Specific role of mitochondrial electron transport in blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum

    Heather J. Painter;Joanne M. Morrisey;Michael W. Mather;Akhil B. Vaidya

  • Functional Profiling of a Plasmodium Genome Reveals an Abundance of Essential Genes

    Ellen Bushell;Ana Rita Gomes;Theo Sanderson;Burcu Anar

  • Atovaquone, a Broad Spectrum Antiparasitic Drug, Collapses Mitochondrial Membrane Potential in a Malarial Parasite

    Indresh K. Srivastava;Hagai Rottenberg;Akhil B. Vaidya

  • Resistance mutations reveal the atovaquone-binding domain of cytochrome b in malaria parasites

    Indresh K. Srivastava;Joanne M. Morrisey;Elisabeth Darrouzet;Fevzi Daldal

  • A Mechanism for the Synergistic Antimalarial Action of Atovaquone and Proguanil

    Indresh K. Srivastava;Akhil B. Vaidya

  • Host-parasite interactions revealed by Plasmodium falciparum metabolomics.

    Kellen L. Olszewski;Joanne M. Morrisey;Daniel Wilinski;James M. Burns

  • Search for a Human Breast Cancer Virus

    Dan H. Moore;Jesse Charney;Bernhard Kramarsky;Etienne Y. Lasfargues

  • Quinolone-3-Diarylethers: A New Class of Antimalarial Drug

    Aaron Nilsen;Alexis N. LaCrue;Karen L. White;Isaac P. Forquer

  • Mitochondrial evolution and functions in malaria parasites.

    Akhil B. Vaidya;Michael W. Mather

  • Sequences similar to genes for two mitochondrial proteins and portions of ribosomal RNA in tandemly arrayed 6-kilobase-pair DNA of a malarial parasite.

    Akhil B. Vaidya;Rama Akella;Kathleen Suplick

  • Genetic Investigation of Tricarboxylic Acid Metabolism during the Plasmodium falciparum Life Cycle

    Hangjun Ke;Ian A. Lewis;Joanne M. Morrisey;Kyle J. McLean

  • Mammary tumor viruses.

    Dan H. Moore;Carole A. Long;Akhil B. Vaidya;Joel B. Sheffield

  • Retraction: Branched tricarboxylic acid metabolism in Plasmodium falciparum

    Kellen L. Olszewski;Michael W. Mather;Joanne M. Morrisey;Benjamin A. Garcia

  • Comparative genomics of the pathogenic ciliate Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, its free-living relatives and a host species provide insights into adoption of a parasitic lifestyle and prospects for disease control

    Robert S Coyne;Linda Hannick;Dhanasekaran Shanmugam;Jessica B Hostetler

  • The heme biosynthesis pathway is essential for Plasmodium falciparum development in mosquito stage but not in blood stages.

    Hangjun Ke;Paul A. Sigala;Kazutoyo Miura;Joanne M. Morrisey

  • A standardized nomenclature for endogenous mouse mammary tumor viruses.

    C. Kozak;G. Peters;R. Pauley;V. Morris

  • Pyrazoleamide compounds are potent antimalarials that target Na + homeostasis in intraerythrocytic Plasmodium falciparum

    Akhil B. Vaidya;Joanne M. Morrisey;Zhongsheng Zhang;Sudipta Das

  • Structural features of Plasmodium cytochrome b that may underlie susceptibility to 8-aminoquinolines and hydroxynaphthoquinones

    Akhil B. Vaidya;Monir S. Lashgari;Laura G. Pologe;Joanne Morrisey

Frequent Co-Authors

Carole A. Long
Carole A. Long National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Dan H. Moore
Dan H. Moore University of California, San Francisco
Manuel Llinás
Manuel Llinás Pennsylvania State University
Geoffrey I. McFadden
Geoffrey I. McFadden University of Melbourne
Susan A. Charman
Susan A. Charman Monash University
Daniel E. Goldberg
Daniel E. Goldberg Washington University in St. Louis
Elizabeth A. Winzeler
Elizabeth A. Winzeler University of California, San Diego
J. Craig Venter
J. Craig Venter J. Craig Venter Institute
Claire M. Fraser
Claire M. Fraser University of Maryland, Baltimore
Steven L. Salzberg
Steven L. Salzberg Johns Hopkins University

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