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Overview

James S. McCarthy is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Pharmacology, and Parasitology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Complement system in diseases
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases

James S. McCarthy has contributed to numerous scientific publications, with frequent contributions to venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Malaria Journal
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Research Global sequence variation in the histidine-rich proteins 2 and 3 of Plasmodium falciparum: implications for the performance of malaria rapid diagnostic tests" (2021), published in Minerva Access (University of Melbourne)
  • "Identifying and combating the impacts of COVID-19 on malaria" (2020), published in BMC Medicine
  • "Infection-induced plasmablasts are a nutrient sink that impairs humoral immunity to malaria" (2020), published in Nature Immunology
  • "The transcriptome of circulating sexually committed Plasmodium falciparum ring stage parasites forecasts malaria transmission potential" (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • "Safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and antimalarial efficacy of a novel Plasmodium falciparum ATP4 inhibitor SJ733: a first-in-human and induced blood-stage malaria phase 1a/b trial" (2020), published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Throughout their career, James S. McCarthy has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Bridget E. Barber
  • Louise Marquart
  • Stephan Chalon
  • Fiona H. Amante
  • Christian Engwerda

Best Publications

  • Common infections in diabetes: pathogenesis, management and relationship to glycaemic control.

    Anton Yariv Peleg;Thilak Weerarathna;James McCarthy;James McCarthy;Timothy M E Davis

  • A Large Proportion of P. falciparum Isolates in the Amazon Region of Peru Lack pfhrp2 and pfhrp3: Implications for Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests

    Dionicia Gamboa;Mei-Fong Ho;Jorge Bendezu;Katherine Torres

  • A research agenda for helminth diseases of humans: the problem of helminthiases.

    Sara Lustigman;Roger K. Prichard;Andrea Gazzinelli;Warwick N. Grant

  • Permethrin and Ivermectin for Scabies

    Bart J. Currie;James S. McCarthy

  • Genetic Diversity of Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-Rich Protein 2 (PfHRP2) and Its Effect on the Performance of PfHRP2-Based Rapid Diagnostic Tests

    Joanne Baker;James McCarthy;Michelle Gatton;Dennis E. Kyle

  • Assessment of the anthelmintic efficacy of albendazole in school children in seven countries where soil-transmitted helminths are endemic.

    Bruno Levecke;Antonio Montresor;Marco Albonico;Shaali M. Ame

  • Emerging helminth zoonoses

    James McCarthy;Thomas A Moore

  • Targeting vivax malaria in the Asia Pacific: The Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network Vivax Working Group

    NM Anstey;S Auburn;JK Baird;KE Battle

  • Is anthelmintic resistance a concern for the control of human soil-transmitted helminths?

    Jozef Vercruysse;Marco Albonico;Jerzy M. Behnke;Andrew C. Kotze

  • Human antibodies fix complement to inhibit Plasmodium falciparum invasion of erythrocytes and are associated with protection against malaria.

    Michelle J. Boyle;Linda Reiling;Gaoqian Feng;Christine Langer

  • Scabies: more than just an irritation.

    J. S. McCarthy;David J. Kemp;Shelley F. Walton;Bart J. Currie

  • Hookworm infection

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  • Caffeine-induced cardiac arrhythmia: an unrecognised danger of healthfood products

    Marianne E Cannon;Clive T Cooke;James S McCarthy

  • Unresolved issues in anthelmintic pharmacology for helminthiases of humans.

    Timothy G. Geary;Katherine Woo;James S. McCarthy;Charles D. Mackenzie

  • Effect of Hookworm Infection on Wheat Challenge in Celiac Disease - A Randomised Double-Blinded Placebo Controlled Trial

    A. James Daveson;Dianne M. Jones;Soraya Gaze;Soraya Gaze;Henry McSorley;Henry McSorley

  • Plasmodium falciparum parasites lacking histidine-rich protein 2 and 3: a review and recommendations for accurate reporting

    Qin Cheng;Michelle L Gatton;John Barnwell;Peter Chiodini

  • Toward the Global Control of Human Scabies: Introducing the International Alliance for the Control of Scabies

    Daniel Engelman;Karen Kiang;Olivier Chosidow;James McCarthy

  • A research agenda for helminth diseases of humans: intervention for control and elimination.

    Roger K. Prichard;María-Gloria Basáñez;Boakye A. Boatin;Boakye A. Boatin;James S. McCarthy

  • Global sequence variation in the histidine-rich proteins 2 and 3 of Plasmodium falciparum: implications for the performance of malaria rapid diagnostic tests

    Joanne Baker;Mei-Fong Ho;Anita Pelecanos;Michelle Gatton

  • A comparison of the sensitivity and fecal egg counts of the McMaster egg counting and Kato-Katz thick smear methods for soil-transmitted helminths.

    Bruno Levecke;Jerzy M. Behnke;Sitara S. R. Ajjampur;Marco Albonico

  • Griseofulvin impairs intraerythrocytic growth of Plasmodium falciparum through ferrochelatase inhibition but lacks activity in an experimental human infection study

    Clare M. Smith;Ante Jerkovic;Thy Thuc Truong;Simon J. Foote

  • Reduced synthesis of muscle proteins in chronic renal failure.

    Deborah Adey;Rajiv Kumar;James T. McCarthy;K. Sreekumaran Nair

Frequent Co-Authors

Darren J. Gray
Darren J. Gray QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Rebecca J. Traub
Rebecca J. Traub City University of Hong Kong
Bart J. Currie
Bart J. Currie Charles Darwin University
Christian R. Engwerda
Christian R. Engwerda QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Archie C. A. Clements
Archie C. A. Clements Queen's University Belfast
Nicholas M. Anstey
Nicholas M. Anstey Charles Darwin University
Ric N. Price
Ric N. Price Charles Darwin University
Qin Cheng
Qin Cheng Department of Defence
Katherine Thea Andrews
Katherine Thea Andrews Griffith University
Andrew C. Kotze
Andrew C. Kotze University of Queensland

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