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Sarah K. Volkman is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with substantial work in public health, environmental and occupational health, and parasitology. Additional areas of study include immunology, ecology, and computational theory and mathematics.

The scientist's work revolves around topics such as malaria research and control, mosquito-borne diseases and control, parasites and host interactions, vector-borne infectious diseases, parasite biology and host interactions, computational drug discovery methods, and research on Trypanosoma species and their implications.

Recent publications by Sarah K. Volkman highlight their ongoing involvement in malaria and parasite genetics research. Selected papers include:

  • Malaria surveillance reveals parasite relatedness, signatures of selection, and correlates of transmission across Senegal, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Plasmodium falciparum genomic surveillance reveals spatial and temporal trends, association of genetic and physical distance, and household clustering, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Genetic surveillance for monitoring the impact of drug use on Plasmodium falciparum populations, 2021, International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance
  • Using an antimalarial in mosquitoes overcomes Anopheles and Plasmodium resistance to malaria control strategies, 2022, PLoS Pathogens
  • Genetic background and PfKelch13 affect artemisinin susceptibility of PfCoronin mutants in Plasmodium falciparum, 2020, PLoS Genetics

Sarah K. Volkman collaborates regularly with a group of frequent co-authors which include Dyann F. Wirth, Mouhamad Sy, Awa B. Dème, Yaye Dié Ndiaye, and Daouda Ndiaye.

Their research outputs have appeared in multiple venues, with the highest number of publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Malaria Journal
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Nature Communications
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Best Publications

  • Genetic Diversity and Protective Efficacy of the RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccine

    Daniel E Neafsey;Michal Juraska;Trevor Bedford;David Benkeser

  • A genome-wide map of diversity in Plasmodium falciparum.

    Sarah K Volkman;Pardis C Sabeti;David DeCaprio;Daniel E Neafsey

  • Amplification of pfmdr1 associated with mefloquine and halofantrine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum from Thailand

    Craig M. Wilson;Sarah K. Volkman;Sodsri Thaithong;Roger K. Martin

  • A general SNP-based molecular barcode for Plasmodium falciparum identification and tracking

    Rachel Daniels;Sarah K Volkman;Sarah K Volkman;Danny A Milner;Danny A Milner;Nira Mahesh

  • A Systematic Map of Genetic Variation in Plasmodium falciparum

    Claire Kidgell;Sarah K Volkman;Johanna Daily;Justin O Borevitz

  • Recent Origin of Plasmodium falciparum from a Single Progenitor

    Sarah K. Volkman;Alyssa E. Barry;Alyssa E. Barry;Emily J. Lyons;Emily J. Lyons;Kaare M. Nielsen;Kaare M. Nielsen

  • Modeling malaria genomics reveals transmission decline and rebound in Senegal

    Rachel F. Daniels;Stephen F. Schaffner;Edward A. Wenger;Joshua L. Proctor

  • Use of high-density tiling microarrays to identify mutations globally and elucidate mechanisms of drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum

    Neekesh V Dharia;Amar Bir Singh Sidhu;Amar Bir Singh Sidhu;María Belén Cassera;Scott J Westenberger

  • Long read assemblies of geographically dispersed Plasmodium falciparum isolates reveal highly structured subtelomeres.

    Thomas D. Otto;Thomas D. Otto;Ulrike Böhme;Mandy J. Sanders;Adam J. Reid

  • A global transcriptional analysis of Plasmodium falciparum malaria reveals a novel family of telomere-associated lncRNAs

    Kate M Broadbent;Kate M Broadbent;Daniel Park;Daniel Park;Ashley R Wolf;Ashley R Wolf;Daria Van Tyne

  • Genome-wide SNP genotyping highlights the role of natural selection in Plasmodium falciparum population divergence

    Daniel E. Neafsey;Stephen F. Schaffner;Sarak K. Volkman;Sarak K. Volkman;Daniel Park

  • Mutations in Plasmodium falciparum actin-binding protein coronin confer reduced artemisinin susceptibility.

    Allison R. Demas;Aabha I. Sharma;Wesley Wong;Angela M. Early

  • Sequence-based association and selection scans identify drug resistance loci in the Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite.

    Daniel J. Park;Amanda K. Lukens;Daniel E. Neafsey;Stephen F. Schaffner

  • Adaptive evolution of malaria parasites in French Guiana: Reversal of chloroquine resistance by acquisition of a mutation in pfcrt.

    Stéphane Pelleau;Eli L. Moss;Satish K. Dhingra;Béatrice Volney

  • Development of a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Barcode to Genotype Plasmodium vivax Infections

    Mary Lynn Baniecki;Aubrey L. Faust;Stephen F. Schaffner;Daniel J. Park

  • Artemisinin resistance without pfkelch13 mutations in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Cambodia

    Angana Mukherjee;Selina Bopp;Pamela Magistrado;Wesley Wong

  • Hybrid selection for sequencing pathogen genomes from clinical samples

    Alexandre Melnikov;Kevin Galinsky;Peter Rogov;Timothy Fennell

  • Functional complementation of the ste6 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with the pfmdr1 gene of Plasmodium falciparum.

    S K Volkman;A F Cowman;D F Wirth

  • Identification and functional validation of the novel antimalarial resistance locus PF10_0355 in Plasmodium falciparum.

    Daria Van Tyne;Daniel J Park;Daniel J Park;Stephen F. Schaffner;Daniel E Neafsey

  • Excess Polymorphisms in Genes for Membrane Proteins in Plasmodium falciparum

    Sarah K. Volkman;Daniel L. Hartl;Dyann F. Wirth;Kaare M. Nielsen;Kaare M. Nielsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Dyann F. Wirth
Dyann F. Wirth Harvard University
Daniel E. Neafsey
Daniel E. Neafsey Broad Institute
Daniel L. Hartl
Daniel L. Hartl Harvard University
Pardis C. Sabeti
Pardis C. Sabeti Harvard University
Stephen F. Schaffner
Stephen F. Schaffner Broad Institute
Souleymane Mboup
Souleymane Mboup Institute of Health Research, Epidemiological Surveillance and Training
Bronwyn MacInnis
Bronwyn MacInnis Broad Institute
Elizabeth A. Winzeler
Elizabeth A. Winzeler University of California, San Diego
Manoj T. Duraisingh
Manoj T. Duraisingh Harvard University
Rick M. Fairhurst
Rick M. Fairhurst AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)

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