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Mallika Imwong

Mallika Imwong

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Microbiology
Thailand
2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
75
Citations
26379
World Ranking
1478
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Thailand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Thailand Leader Award

Overview

Mallika Imwong is affiliated with Mahidol University in Thailand and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, with a particular focus on infectious diseases and public health. Their work spans multiple subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Computational Theory and Mathematics, and Parasitology.

Their research topics predominantly address areas such as Malaria Research and Control, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Computational Drug Discovery Methods, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Respiratory viral infections research, and Parasites and Host Interactions.

Significant recent publications by Mallika Imwong include:

  • "Molecular epidemiology of resistance to antimalarial drugs in the Greater Mekong subregion: an observational study" (2020) published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "An open dataset of Plasmodium falciparum genome variation in 7,000 worldwide samples" (2021) published in Wellcome Open Research
  • "Pf7: an open dataset of Plasmodium falciparum genome variation in 20,000 worldwide samples" (2023) from Wellcome Open Research
  • "Antiviral efficacy of molnupiravir versus ritonavir-boosted nirmatrelvir in patients with early symptomatic COVID-19 (PLATCOV): an open-label, phase 2, randomised, controlled, adaptive trial" (2023) published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Artemisinin resistance in the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, originates from its initial transcriptional response" (2022) appearing in Communications Biology

Mallika Imwong has collaborated frequently with a range of researchers, notably including:

  • Arjen M. Dondorp
  • Nicholas J. White
  • Nicholas Day
  • James A Watson
  • Sasithon Pukrittayakamee

The scientist's publications have appeared in multiple venues, with a higher number of papers in the following journals and platforms:

  • Malaria Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Wellcome Open Research

The research output demonstrates expertise in the epidemiology and control of vector-borne diseases, particularly malaria, combined with computational approaches for drug discovery and public health studies related to viral infections including COVID-19.

Best Publications

  • Artemisinin Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

    Arjen M. Dondorp;François Nosten;Poravuth Yi;Debashish Das

  • Spread of Artemisinin Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

    Ashley Ea;Dhorda M;Fairhurst Rm;Amaratunga C

  • Genetic architecture of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum.

    O Miotto;R Amato;E A Ashley;B MacInnis

  • Analysis of Plasmodium falciparum diversity in natural infections by deep sequencing

    Magnus Manske;Magnus Manske;Olivo Miotto;Olivo Miotto;Susana Campino;Susana Campino;Sarah Auburn;Sarah Auburn;Sarah Auburn

  • Multiple populations of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Cambodia

    Olivo Miotto;Jacob Almagro-Garcia;Jacob Almagro-Garcia;Jacob Almagro-Garcia;Magnus Manske;Bronwyn MacInnis

  • The spread of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in the Greater Mekong subregion: a molecular epidemiology observational study

    Mallika Imwong;Kanokon Suwannasin;Chanon Kunasol;Kreepol Sutawong

  • Two Nonrecombining Sympatric Forms of the Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium ovale Occur Globally

    Colin J. Sutherland;Naowarat Tanomsing;Debbie Nolder;Mary Oguike

  • Spread of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Myanmar: a cross-sectional survey of the K13 molecular marker

    Kyaw M. Tun;Mallika Imwong;Khin M Lwin;Aye A. Win

  • Population transcriptomics of human malaria parasites reveals the mechanism of artemisinin resistance

    Sachel Mok;Elizabeth A. Ashley;Elizabeth A. Ashley;Pedro E. Ferreira;Lei Zhu

  • Independent Emergence of Artemisinin Resistance Mutations Among Plasmodium falciparum in Southeast Asia

    Shannon Takala-Harrison;Christopher G. Jacob;Cesar Arze;Michael P. Cummings

  • A Major Genome Region Underlying Artemisinin Resistance in Malaria

    Ian H. Cheeseman;Becky A. Miller;Shalini Nair;Standwell Nkhoma

  • Determinants of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine treatment failure in Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam: a prospective clinical, pharmacological, and genetic study

    Rob W van der Pluijm;Rob W van der Pluijm;Mallika Imwong;Nguyen Hoang Chau;Nhu Thi Hoa

  • Association of mutations in the Plasmodium falciparum Kelch13 gene (Pf3D7_1343700) with parasite clearance rates after artemisinin-based treatments : a WWARN individual patient data meta-analysis

    Chanaki Amaratunga;Voahangy Hanitriniaina Andrianaranjaka;Elizabeth Ashley;Delia Bethell

  • Relapses of Plasmodium vivax Infection Usually Result from Activation of Heterologous Hypnozoites

    Mallika Imwong;Georges Snounou;Sasithon Pukrittayakamee;Naowarat Tanomsing

  • Genetic loci associated with delayed clearance of Plasmodium falciparum following artemisinin treatment in Southeast Asia

    Shannon Takala-Harrison;Taane G Clark;Christopher G Jacob;Michael P Cummings

  • Stepwise acquisition of pyrimethamine resistance in the malaria parasite

    Elena Lozovsky;Thanat Chookajorn;Kyle M. Brown;Mallika Imwong

  • Evolution and expansion of multidrug-resistant malaria in southeast Asia: a genomic epidemiology study

    William L Hamilton;William L Hamilton;Roberto Amato;Roberto Amato;Rob W van der Pluijm;Rob W van der Pluijm;Christopher G Jacob

  • The transcriptome of Plasmodium vivax reveals divergence and diversity of transcriptional regulation in malaria parasites

    Zbynek Bozdech;Sachel Mok;Guangan Hu;Mallika Imwong

  • Changes in the Treatment Responses to Artesunate-Mefloquine on the Northwestern Border of Thailand during 13 Years of Continuous Deployment

    Verena Ilona Carrara;Julien Zwang;Elizabeth A. Ashley;Elizabeth A. Ashley;Ric N. Price;Ric N. Price

  • Declining Efficacy of Artemisinin Combination Therapy Against P. Falciparum Malaria on the Thai–Myanmar Border (2003–2013): The Role of Parasite Genetic Factors

    Aung Pyae Phyo;Aung Pyae Phyo;Elizabeth A. Ashley;Elizabeth A. Ashley;Tim J C Anderson;Zbynek Bozdech

  • Relapses of Plasmodium vivax infection usually result from activation of heterologous hypnozoites. Commentary

    William E. Collins;Mallika Imwong;Georges Snounou;Sasithon Pukrittayakamee

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas J. White
Nicholas J. White Mahidol University
Arjen M. Dondorp
Arjen M. Dondorp Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Nicholas P. J. Day
Nicholas P. J. Day University of Oxford
François Nosten
François Nosten MORU Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Sasithon Pukrittayakamee
Sasithon Pukrittayakamee Mahidol University
Paul N. Newton
Paul N. Newton University of Oxford
Lorenz von Seidlein
Lorenz von Seidlein Mahidol University
Elizabeth A. Ashley
Elizabeth A. Ashley University of Oxford
Olivo Miotto
Olivo Miotto Mahidol University
Dominic P. Kwiatkowski
Dominic P. Kwiatkowski University of Oxford

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