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Umberto D'Alessandro

Umberto D'Alessandro

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31011
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1148

Overview

Umberto D'Alessandro is affiliated with the University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans various areas mainly within medicine, with a focus on public health, infectious diseases, epidemiology, pediatrics, and parasitology.

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

  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access

Notable recent publications by Umberto D'Alessandro include:

  • "COVID-19 pandemic in west Africa," 2020, published in The Lancet Global Health
  • "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, published in Wellcome Open Research
  • "Ivermectin as a novel complementary malaria control tool to reduce incidence and prevalence: a modelling study," 2020, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Malaria protection due to sickle haemoglobin depends on parasite genotype," 2021, published in Nature

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Anna Roca
  • Alfred Amambua-Ngwa
  • Teun Bousema
  • Halidou Tinto
  • Nuredin Mohammed

Umberto D'Alessandro's research has been disseminated through several publication venues, with multiple contributions to:

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

Their work in medicine includes a particular emphasis on public health, environmental and occupational health, infectious diseases, and epidemiology. This breadth of fields indicates a multidisciplinary approach to tackling global health challenges, especially those related to infectious and parasitic diseases, maternal and child health, and disease control strategies.

Best Publications

  • Quinine, an old anti-malarial drug in a modern world: role in the treatment of malaria

    Jane Achan;Ambrose O Talisuna;Annette Erhart;Adoke Yeka

  • First results of phase 3 trial of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African children.

    Selidji Todagbe Agnandji;Bertrand Lell;Bertrand Lell;Solange Solmeheim Soulanoudjingar;Solange Solmeheim Soulanoudjingar

  • A phase 3 trial of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African infants.

    Selidji Todagbe Agnandji;Selidji Todagbe Agnandji;Bertrand Lell;Bertrand Lell;José Francisco Fernandes;José Francisco Fernandes

  • Mortality and morbidity from malaria in Gambian children after introduction of an impregnated bednet programme

    U D'Alessandro;B O Olaleye;W McGuire;P Langerock

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

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

  • The sick placenta: The role of malaria

    Bernard Brabin;Bernard Brabin;C. Romagosa;S. Abdelgalil;C. Menendez

  • History, Dynamics, and Public Health Importance of Malaria Parasite Resistance

    Ambrose O. Talisuna;Peter Bloland;Umberto D’Alessandro

  • The gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase to platelet ratio (GPR) predicts significant liver fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with chronic HBV infection in West Africa

    Maud Lemoine;Maud Lemoine;Yusuke Shimakawa;Yusuke Shimakawa;Shevanthi Nayagam;Mustapha Khalil

  • Variation in malaria transmission intensity in seven sites throughout Uganda.

    Paul Edward Okello;Wim Van Bortel;Anatol Maranda Byaruhanga;Anne Correwyn

  • WHO, the Global Fund, and medical malpractice in malaria treatment

    Amir Attaran;Karen I Barnes;Christopher Curtis;Umberto d'Alessandro

  • Reducing the burden of malaria in pregnancy by preventive strategies

    Clara Menéndez;Umberto D'Alessandro;Feiko O ter Kuile;Feiko O ter Kuile

  • Assessing key assumptions of network meta-analysis: a review of methods.

    Sarah Donegan;Paula Williamson;Umberto D'Alessandro;Catrin Tudur Smith

  • Constructing Natural Fertility: The Use of Western Contraceptive Technologies in Rural Gambia

    Caroline H. Bledsoe;Allan G. Hill;Umberto D'Alessandro;Patricia Langerock

  • The contribution of malaria in pregnancy to perinatal mortality.

    Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden;Florence Thomas;Annette Erhart;Umberto D’Alessandro

  • Efficacy trial of malaria vaccine SPf66 in Gambian infants

    U. D'Alessandro;A. Leach;B.O. Olaleye;G.W. Fegan

  • Modelling a predictable disaster: the rise and spread of drug-resistant malaria.

    I.M. Hastings;U. D’Alessandro

  • MALARIA IN PREGNANCY

    Ebako Ndip Takem;Umberto D'Alessandro

  • COVID-19 pandemic in west Africa.

    Melisa Martinez-Alvarez;Alexander Jarde;Effua Usuf;Helen Brotherton

  • Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine and Artemether-Lumefantrine for Treating Uncomplicated Malaria in African Children: A Randomised, Non-Inferiority Trial

    Quique Bassat;Modest Mulenga;Halidou Tinto;Patrice Piola

  • Antimalarial Drugs in Pregnancy: A Review

    François Nosten;Rose McGready;Umberto d'Alessandro;Ana Bonell

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian Greenwood
Brian Greenwood London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Chris Drakeley
Chris Drakeley London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Marc Coosemans
Marc Coosemans Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
François Nosten
François Nosten MORU Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
Margaret Pinder
Margaret Pinder Durham University
Teun Bousema
Teun Bousema Radboud University
Nicholas J. White
Nicholas J. White Mahidol University
Mark Thursz
Mark Thursz Imperial College London
Kasia Stepniewska
Kasia Stepniewska University of Oxford
Ric N. Price
Ric N. Price Charles Darwin University

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