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Molecular Biology
Australia
2026

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
127
Citations
48888
World Ranking
207
National Ranking
4

Medicine

D-Index
129
Citations
53712
World Ranking
2625
National Ranking
73

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Australia Leader Award
  • 2020 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • 2019 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science
  • 2011 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2001 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
  • 1993 - Gottschalk Medal, Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Alan F. Cowman is affiliated with the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Australia. Their primary research focus lies within the field of Medicine, with specialization in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Computational Theory and Mathematics, and Immunology.

Their work extensively covers topics related to Malaria Research and Control, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Computational Drug Discovery Methods, Trypanosoma species research and implications, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, the Complement system in diseases, and Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • ChemMedChem
  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Their recent published papers include:

  • Dual Plasmepsin-Targeting Antimalarial Agents Disrupt Multiple Stages of the Malaria Parasite Life Cycle, 2020, Cell Host & Microbe
  • 4D analysis of malaria parasite invasion offers insights into erythrocyte membrane remodeling and parasitophorous vacuole formation, 2021, Nature Communications
  • PCRCR complex is essential for invasion of human erythrocytes by Plasmodium falciparum, 2022, Nature Microbiology
  • Pan-active imidazolopiperazine antimalarials target the Plasmodium falciparum intracellular secretory pathway, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Discovery and Characterization of Potent, Efficacious, Orally Available Antimalarial Plasmepsin X Inhibitors and Preclinical Safety Assessment of UCB7362, 2022, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this researcher include:

  • Brad E. Sleebs
  • Kate E. Jarman
  • Madeline G. Dans
  • Anna Ngo
  • Paola Favuzza

Alan F. Cowman's career includes recognition by various scientific organizations. They have been awarded:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 2020
  • Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science, 2019
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2011
  • Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, 2001
  • Gottschalk Medal, Australian Academy of Science, 1993

Best Publications

  • Invasion of Red Blood Cells by Malaria Parasites

    Alan F. Cowman;Brendan S. Crabb

  • Pgh1 modulates sensitivity and resistance to multiple antimalarials in Plasmodium falciparum.

    Michael B. Reed;Kevin J. Saliba;Sonia R. Caruana;Kiaran Kirk

  • Targeting Malaria Virulence and Remodeling Proteins to the Host Erythrocyte

    Matthias Marti;Robert T. Good;Melanie Rug;Ellen Knuepfer

  • Malaria: Biology and Disease.

    Alan F. Cowman;Alan F. Cowman;Julie Healer;Danushka Marapana;Danushka Marapana;Kevin Marsh

  • Nuclear-encoded proteins target to the plastid in Toxoplasma gondii and Plasmodium falciparum

    Ross F. Waller;Patrick J. Keeling;Robert G. K. Donald;Boris Striepen

  • Amplification of the multidrug resistance gene in some chloroquine-resistant isolates of P. falciparum.

    Simon J. Foote;Jennifer K. Thompson;Alan F. Cowman;David J. Kemp

  • Several alleles of the multidrug-resistance gene are closely linked to chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum.

    S. J. Foote;D. E. Kyle;R. K. Martin;A. M. J. Oduola

  • Cell-Cell Communication between Malaria-Infected Red Blood Cells via Exosome-like Vesicles

    Neta Regev-Rudzki;Danny W Wilson;Danny W Wilson;Teresa G Carvalho;Teresa G Carvalho;Xavier Sisquella;Xavier Sisquella

  • Amino acid changes linked to pyrimethamine resistance in the dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase gene of Plasmodium falciparum.

    Alan F. Cowman;Mary J. Morry;Beverly A. Biggs;George A. M. Cross

  • Protein trafficking to the plastid of Plasmodium falciparum is via the secretory pathway

    Ross F. Waller;Michael B. Reed;Alan F. Cowman;Geoffrey I. McFadden

  • Exported Proteins Required for Virulence and Rigidity of Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Human Erythrocytes

    Alexander G Maier;Melanie Rug;Matthew T O'Neill;Monica Brown

  • A newly discovered protein export machine in malaria parasites

    Tania F de Koning-Ward;Tania F de Koning-Ward;Paul R. Gilson;Paul R. Gilson;Justin A Boddey;Melanie Rug

  • Isolation and structure of a rhodopsin gene from D. melanogaster

    Charles S. Zuker;Alan F. Cowman;Gerald M. Rubin

  • Targeted Gene Disruption Shows That Knobs Enable Malaria-Infected Red Cells to Cytoadhere under Physiological Shear Stress

    Brendan S. Crabb;Brian M. Cooke;John C. Reeder;Ross F. Waller

  • Malaria parasite proteins that remodel the host erythrocyte

    Alexander G Maier;Brian Mark Cooke;Alan F Cowman;Leann Tilley;Leann Tilley

  • The cellular and molecular basis for malaria parasite invasion of the human red blood cell.

    Alan F. Cowman;Drew Berry;Jake Baum

  • Heterochromatin Silencing and Locus Repositioning Linked to Regulation of Virulence Genes in Plasmodium falciparum

    Manoj T. Duraisingh;Till S. Voss;Allison J. Marty;Allison J. Marty;Michael F. Duffy

  • Dissecting apicoplast targeting in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

    Bernardo J. Foth;Stuart A. Ralph;Christopher J. Tonkin;Nicole S. Struck

  • Pyrimethamine–sulfadoxine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum: what next?

    Carol Hopkins Sibley;John E Hyde;Paul F.G Sims;Christopher V Plowe

  • Selection for mefloquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum is linked to amplification of the pfmdr1 gene and cross-resistance to halofantrine and quinine.

    Alan F. Cowman;Denise Galatis;Jennifer K. Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

Brendan S. Crabb
Brendan S. Crabb Monash University
James G. Beeson
James G. Beeson Burnet Institute
Jake Baum
Jake Baum University of New South Wales
Paul R. Gilson
Paul R. Gilson Burnet Institute
Ross L. Coppel
Ross L. Coppel Monash University
Anthony N. Hodder
Anthony N. Hodder Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Leann Tilley
Leann Tilley University of Melbourne
Ivo Mueller
Ivo Mueller Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Robin F. Anders
Robin F. Anders La Trobe University
Christopher J. Tonkin
Christopher J. Tonkin Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

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