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  • 2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Andrew P. Waters is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, contributing extensively to the understanding of public health, environmental and occupational health, molecular biology, infectious diseases, immunology, and computational theory and mathematics.

The scientist's work spans several main topics, including:

  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Complement system in diseases
  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways

They have published 26 works in the field of medicine, with a strong emphasis on public health and molecular biology. Research outputs are often found in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Trends in Parasitology, Cell Host & Microbe, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, and Cell chemical biology.

Selected recent papers include:

  • Regulators of male and female sexual development are critical for the transmission of a malaria parasite, 2023, Cell Host & Microbe
  • Experimentally Engineered Mutations in a Ubiquitin Hydrolase, UBP-1, Modulate In Vivo Susceptibility to Artemisinin and Chloroquine in Plasmodium berghei, 2020, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Plasmodium berghei K13 Mutations Mediate In Vivo Artemisinin Resistance That Is Reversed by Proteasome Inhibition, 2020, mBio
  • Dual-pharmacophore artezomibs hijack the Plasmodium ubiquitin-proteasome system to kill malaria parasites while overcoming drug resistance, 2023, Cell chemical biology
  • Mammalian Deubiquitinating Enzyme Inhibitors Display in Vitro and in Vivo Activity against Malaria Parasites and Potentiate Artemisinin Action, 2021, ACS Infectious Diseases

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues including Nelson V. Simwela, Katie R. Hughes, Michael P. Barrett, Julian C. Rayner, and A. Roberts.

Recognition for their contributions includes election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2010.

Best Publications

  • A Comprehensive Survey of the Plasmodium Life Cycle by Genomic, Transcriptomic, and Proteomic Analyses

    Neil Hall;Marianna Karras;J. Dale Raine;Jane M. Carlton;Jane M. Carlton;Jane M. Carlton

  • 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

  • Analysis of the Plasmodium falciparum proteome by high-accuracy mass spectrometry

    Edwin Lasonder;Edwin Lasonder;Yasushi Ishihama;Jens S. Andersen;Adriaan M. W. Vermunt

  • Complement-like protein TEP1 is a determinant of vectorial capacity in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae.

    Stephanie Blandin;Shin-Hong Shiao;Luis F Moita;Chris J Janse

  • High-efficiency transfection and drug selection of genetically transformed blood stages of the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei

    Chris J Janse;Jai Ramesar;Andrew P Waters

  • A Plasmodium berghei reference line that constitutively expresses GFP at a high level throughout the complete life cycle

    Blandine Franke-Fayard;Holly Trueman;Jai Ramesar;Jacqui Mendoza

  • Regulation of sexual development of Plasmodium by translational repression.

    Gunnar R. Mair;Joanna A. M. Braks;Lindsey S. Garver;Joop C. A. G. Wiegant

  • High efficiency transfection of Plasmodium berghei facilitates novel selection procedures.

    Chris J. Janse;Blandine Franke-Fayard;Gunnar R. Mair;Jai Ramesar

  • A central role for P48/45 in malaria parasite male gamete fertility.

    Melissa R. van Dijk;Chris J. Janse;Joanne Thompson;Andrew P. Waters

  • Proteome Analysis of Separated Male and Female Gametocytes Reveals Novel Sex-Specific Plasmodium Biology

    Shahid M. Khan;Blandine Franke-Fayard;Gunnar R. Mair;Edwin Lasonder;Edwin Lasonder

  • Circumsporozoite protein is required for development of malaria sporozoites in mosquitoes

    Robert Ménard;Ali A. Sultan;Claudio Cortes;Rita Altszuler

  • Structurally distinct, stage-specific ribosomes occur in Plasmodium

    JH Gunderson;ML Sogin;G Wollett;M Hollingdale

  • A cascade of DNA-binding proteins for sexual commitment and development in Plasmodium

    Abhinav Sinha;Katie R. Hughes;Katarzyna K. Modrzynska;Thomas D. Otto

  • Murine malaria parasite sequestration: CD36 is the major receptor, but cerebral pathology is unlinked to sequestration

    Blandine Franke-Fayard;Chris J. Janse;Margarida Cunha-Rodrigues;Jai Ramesar

  • Lysophosphatidylcholine Regulates Sexual Stage Differentiation in the Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum

    Nicolas M.B. Brancucci;Joseph P. Gerdt;ChengQi Wang;Mariana De Niz

  • The fatty acid biosynthesis enzyme FabI plays a key role in the development of liver-stage malarial parasites.

    Min Yu;T. R.Santha Kumar;T. R.Santha Kumar;Louis J. Nkrumah;Alida Coppi

  • Genetically attenuated, P36p-deficient malarial sporozoites induce protective immunity and apoptosis of infected liver cells

    Melissa R. van Dijk;Bruno Douradinha;Blandine Franke-Fayard;Volker Heussler

  • Circumsporozoite protein heterogeneity in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax

    Ronald Rosenberg;Robert A. Wirtz;David E. Lanar;Jetsumon Sattabongkot

  • Stable transfection of malaria parasite blood stages

    M. R. van Dijk;A. P. Waters;C. J. Janse

  • Plasmodium falciparum appears to have arisen as a result of lateral transfer between avian and human hosts.

    A P Waters;D G Higgins;T F McCutchan

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris J. Janse
Chris J. Janse Leiden University Medical Center
Blandine Franke-Fayard
Blandine Franke-Fayard Leiden University Medical Center
Thomas F. McCutchan
Thomas F. McCutchan National Institutes of Health
Alan W. Thomas
Alan W. Thomas Biomedical Primate Research Centre
Robert E. Sinden
Robert E. Sinden Imperial College London
Maria M. Mota
Maria M. Mota University of Lisbon
Geert-Jan van Gemert
Geert-Jan van Gemert Radboud University
Robert W. Sauerwein
Robert W. Sauerwein Radboud University
Arnab Pain
Arnab Pain King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Jane M. Carlton
Jane M. Carlton New York University

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