Melissa D. Conrad

MedicineImmunology and MicrobiologyComputer Science

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The impact of antimalarial resistance on the genetic structure of Plasmodium falciparum in the DRC

Nature Communications(2020)10.1038/s41467-020-15779-8

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Top 10%121 citations

Özkan Aydemir, Nicholas F. Brazeau, Oliver J. Watson, Nicholas J. Hathaway, Melchior Kashamuka Mwandagalirwa +24 more

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Driven by 40 papers — median percentile 90. Top paper: “The impact of antimalarial resistance on the genetic structure of Plasmodium falciparum in the DRC”.

The impact of antimalarial resistance on the genetic structure of Plasmodium falciparum in the DRC

Nature Communications(2020)10.1038/s41467-020-15779-8

Top 10%

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Top 10%121 citations

Özkan Aydemir, Nicholas F. Brazeau, Oliver J. Watson, Nicholas J. Hathaway, Melchior Kashamuka Mwandagalirwa +24 more

Identification and characterization of immature Anopheles and culicines (Diptera: Culicidae) at three sites of varying malaria transmission intensities in Uganda

Malaria Journal(2020)10.1186/s12936-020-03304-7

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21 citations

David L. Smith, Maxwell Kilama, Otto Geoffrey, Patrick Kyagamba, John Rek +10 more

Associations between Malaria-Preventive Regimens and Plasmodium falciparum Drug Resistance-Mediating Polymorphisms in Ugandan Pregnant Women

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy(2020)10.1128/aac.01047-20

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21 citations

Victor Asua, Melissa D. Conrad, Richard Kajubi, Abel Kakuru, Joaniter I. Nankabirwa +6 more

Identification and characterization of Anopheles larval aquatic habitats at three sites of varying malaria transmission intensities in Uganda.

Research Square(2020)10.21203/rs.3.rs-24166/v1

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2 citations

David L. Smith, Maxwell Kilama, Geoffrey Otto, Patrick Kyagamba, John Rek +10 more

Identification and characterization of immature Anopheles and culicines (Diptera: Culicidae) at three sites of varying malaria transmission intensities in Uganda.

Research Square(2020)10.21203/rs.3.rs-24166/v2

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2 citations

David L. Smith, Maxwell Kilama, Geoffrey Otto, Patrick Kyagamba, John Rek +10 more

Deletions of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 genes were uncommon in rapid diagnostic test-negative Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Uganda

Research Square(2020)10.21203/rs.3.rs-42855/v2

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0 citations

Andrew Walakira, Elizabeth Namirembe, Moses Ν. Kiggundu, Joaniter I. Nankabirwa, Emmanuel Ruhamyankaka +6 more

Absence of Putative Artemisinin Resistance Mutations Among Plasmodium falciparum in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Molecular Epidemiologic Study

UNC Libraries(2020)10.17615/64wy-w428

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Steve M. Taylor, Sheick Oumar Coulibaly, John R. Williams, Christian M. Parobek, Jeffrey A. Bailey +21 more

Sources of persistent malaria transmission in a setting with effective malaria control in eastern Uganda: a longitudinal, observational cohort study

The Lancet Infectious Diseases(2021)10.1016/s1473-3099(21)00072-4

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234 citations

John Rek, Jessica Briggs, Joseph Okoth, Alex Musiime, Jordache Ramjith +16 more

Drug susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum in eastern Uganda: a longitudinal phenotypic and genotypic study

The Lancet Microbe(2021)10.1016/s2666-5247(21)00085-9

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77 citations

Thomas Katairo, Martin Okitwi, Oswald Byaruhanga, Stephen Orena, Victor Asua +13 more

Balanced impacts of fitness and drug pressure on the evolution of PfMDR1 polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum

Malaria Journal(2021)10.1186/s12936-021-03823-x

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16 citations

Melissa D. Conrad, Stephen Tukwasibwe, Patrick K. Tumwebaze, Jennifer Legac, Roland A. Cooper +2 more

Decreased Susceptibility to Dihydrofolate Reductase Inhibitors Associated With Genetic Polymorphisms in Ugandan Plasmodium falciparum Isolates

The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2021)10.1093/infdis/jiab435

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12 citations

Patrick K. Tumwebaze, Oswald Byaruhanga, Thomas Katairo, Martin Okitwi, Stephen Orena +10 more

Associations between Varied Susceptibilities to PfATP4 Inhibitors and Genotypes in Ugandan Plasmodium falciparum Isolates

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy(2021)10.1128/aac.00771-21

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7 citations

Stephanie A. Rasmussen, Aarti Ramanathan, Patrick K. Tumwebaze, Oswald Byaruhanga, Thomas Katairo +14 more

Decreased susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to both dihydroartemisinin and lumefantrine in northern Uganda

Nature Communications(2022)10.1038/s41467-022-33873-x

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149 citations

Melissa D. Conrad, Martin Okitwi, Stephen Orena, Oswald Byaruhanga, Thomas Katairo +10 more

Asymptomatic School-Aged Children Are Important Drivers of Malaria Transmission in a High Endemicity Setting in Uganda

The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2022)10.1093/infdis/jiac169

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65 citations

Sara Lynn Blanken, Joseph Okoth, Daniel Ayo, Ismail Onyige, Eric Musasizi +13 more

House design and risk of malaria, acute respiratory infection and gastrointestinal illness in Uganda: A cohort study

PLOS Global Public Health(2022)10.1371/journal.pgph.0000063

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16 citations

Paul J. Krezanoski, David L. Smith, Maxwell Kilama, Melissa D. Conrad, Geoffrey Otto +14 more

East Africa International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research: Summary of Key Research Findings

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene(2022)10.4269/ajtmh.21-1285

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11 citations

John Rek, Emmanuel Arinaitwe, Jane Frances Namuganga, Samuel L. Nsobya, Victor Asua +17 more

Impact of Short-Term Storage on Ex Vivo Antimalarial Susceptibilities of Fresh Ugandan Plasmodium falciparum Isolates

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy(2022)10.1128/aac.01437-21

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1 citations

Stephen Orena, Thomas Katairo, Patrick K. Tumwebaze, Oswald Byaruhanga, Samuel L. Nsobya +5 more

Evolution of Partial Resistance to Artemisinins in Malaria Parasites in Uganda

New England Journal of Medicine(2023)10.1056/nejmoa2211803

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216 citations

Victor Asua, Shreeya Garg, David Giesbrecht, Karamoko Niaré, Sawyer Smith +12 more

Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Drug Levels and Drug Resistance Markers in Children With or Without Malaria in Burkina Faso: A Case-Control Study

The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2023)10.1093/infdis/jiad172

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16 citations

Issaka Zongo, Alassane Haro, Liusheng Huang, Anyirékun Fabrice Somé, Rakiswendé Serge Yerbanga +7 more

Susceptibility of Ugandan Plasmodium falciparum Isolates to the Antimalarial Drug Pipeline

Microbiology Spectrum(2023)10.1128/spectrum.05236-22

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10 citations

Patrick K. Tumwebaze, Martin Okitwi, Stephen Orena, Oswald Byaruhanga, Thomas Katairo +16 more

Urgent action is needed to confront artemisinin partial resistance in African malaria parasites

Nature Medicine(2024)10.1038/d41591-024-00028-y

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40 citations

Roly Gosling, Rosario Martinez-Vega, Khalid B. Beshir, Jeffrey A. Bailey, John Chimumbwa +14 more

Varied Prevalence of Antimalarial Drug Resistance Markers in Different Populations of Newly Arrived Refugees in Uganda

The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2024)10.1093/infdis/jiae288

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12 citations

Shreeya Garg, Thomas Katairo, Victor Asua, Brian A. Kagurusi, Gerald Mboowa +18 more

Ex vivo drug susceptibility and resistance mediating genetic polymorphisms of Plasmodium falciparum in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy(2024)10.1128/aac.01534-23

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4 citations

Melissa D. Conrad, Zachari Kabré, Aminata Fofana, Rakiswendé Serge Yerbanga, Thomas Bazié +10 more

Ex vivo susceptibilities to ganaplacide and diversity in potential resistance mediators in Ugandan Plasmodium falciparum isolates

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy(2024)10.1128/aac.00466-24

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1 citations

Stephen Orena, Martin Okitwi, Patrick K. Tumwebaze, Oswald Byaruhanga, Thomas Katairo +14 more

The extended recovery ring-stage survival assay is a scalable alternative for artemisinin susceptibility phenotyping of fresh Plasmodium falciparum isolates

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy(2024)10.1128/aac.01183-24

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Douglas A. Shoue, Lisa A. Checkley, Stephen Orena, Frida G. Ceja, Yoweri Taremwa +14 more

Anopheles mosquito exposure is associated with age, gender and bed net use in areas in Uganda experiencing varying malaria transmission intensity

medRxiv(2024)10.1101/2024.12.12.24318757

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0 citations

Maxwell Kilama, Jordache Ramjith, Alex Musiime, Kjerstin Lanke, Daniel Ayo +9 more

Changes in susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to antimalarial drugs in Uganda over time: 2019–2024

Nature Communications(2025)10.1038/s41467-025-62810-x

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15 citations

Stephen Orena, Patrick K. Tumwebaze, Thomas Katairo, Yoweri Taremwa, Oswald Byaruhanga +8 more

Selection of Plasmodium falciparum kelch13 mutations in Uganda in comparison with southeast Asia: a modelling study

The Lancet Microbe(2025)10.1016/j.lanmic.2024.101027

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10 citations

Oliver J. Watson, Victor Asua, Isaac Ghinai, Thomas Katairo, Shreeya Garg +5 more

Performance of molecular inversion probe DR23K and Paragon MAD4HatTeR Amplicon sequencing panels for detection of Plasmodium falciparum mutations associated with antimalarial drug resistance

Malaria Journal(2025)10.1186/s12936-025-05441-3

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7 citations

Victor Asua, Bienvenu Nsengimaana, Stephen Tukwasibwe, Francis D Semakuba, Innocent Wiringilimaana +18 more

Significant variations in tolerance to clothianidin and pirimiphos-methyl in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus populations during a dramatic malaria resurgence despite sustained indoor residual spraying in Uganda

Parasites & Vectors(2025)10.1186/s13071-025-06867-z

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7 citations

Emmanuel Arinaitwe, James Adiga, Geoffrey Otto, Patrick Kyagamba, Joseph Okoth +17 more

Highly multiplexed molecular inversion probe panel in Plasmodium falciparum targeting common SNPs approximates whole-genome sequencing assessments for selection and relatedness

Frontiers in Genetics(2025)10.3389/fgene.2025.1526049

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6 citations

Rebecca Crudale, Abebe A. Fola, Neeva Wernsman Young, Victor Asua, Melissa D. Conrad +11 more

Gametocyte production and transmission fitness of African and Asian Plasmodium falciparum isolates with differential susceptibility to artemisinins

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy(2025)10.1128/aac.01930-24

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1 citations

Chiara Andolina, Jordache Ramjith, Rianne Stoter, Jan C. van Gemert, Wouter Graumans +11 more

Anopheles mosquito exposure is associated with age, gender and bed net use in areas in Uganda experiencing varying malaria transmission intensity

Journal of Infection(2025)10.1016/j.jinf.2025.106508

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1 citations

Maxwell Kilama, Jordache Ramjith, Alex Musiime, Kjerstin Lanke, Daniel Ayo +9 more

Field evaluation of the Bioline Malaria Ag P.f/Pan rapid diagnostic test: causes of microscopy discordance and performance in Uganda

Malaria Journal(2025)10.1186/s12936-025-05379-6

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2 citations

Bienvenu Nsengimaana, Francis D Semakuba, Brian A. Kagurusi, Caroline Mwubaha, Innocent Wiringilimaana +20 more

Changes in susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to antimalarial drugs in Uganda over time: 2019-2024

medRxiv(2025)10.1101/2024.12.31.24319821

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11 citations

Stephen Orena, Patrick K. Tumwebaze, Thomas Katairo, Yoweri Taremwa, Oswald Byaruhanga +7 more

A novel locus associated with decreased susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin has emerged and spread in Uganda

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.07.30.667738

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6 citations

Bersabeh Tafesse, Mayland Treat, Jacob M. Sadler, Martin Okitwi, Stephen Orena +10 more

Performance of Molecular Inversion Probe DR23K and Paragon MAD4HatTeR Amplicon Sequencing Panels for Detection of Plasmodium falciparum Mutations Associated with Antimalarial Drug Resistance

Research Square(2025)10.21203/rs.3.rs-5743980/v1

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Victor Asua, Bienvenu Nsengimaana, Stephen Tukwasibwe, Francis D Semakuba, Innocent Wiringilimaana +15 more

Field evaluation of the Bioline Malaria Ag P.f/Pan Rapid Diagnostic Test: Causes of Microscopy Discordance and Performance in Uganda

Research Square(2025)10.21203/rs.3.rs-5629938/v1

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Bienvenu Nsengimaana, Francis D Semakuba, Brian A. Kagurusi, Caroline Mwubaha, Innocent Wiringilimaana +20 more

Changing Prevalence of Potential Mediators of Aminoquinoline, Antifolate, and Artemisinin Resistance Across Uganda

The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2020)10.1093/infdis/jiaa687

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225 citations

Melissa D. Conrad, Özkan Aydemir, Marvin Duvalsaint, Jennifer Legac, Elias Duarte +10 more

Accuracy of Plasmodium falciparum genetic data for estimating parasite prevalence and malaria incidence in Uganda

Research Square(2025)10.21203/rs.3.rs-8251834/v1

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Monica Mbabazi, Thomas Katairo, Kisakye Diana Kabbale, Victor Asua, Bienvenu Nsengimaana +25 more

Melissa D. Conrad

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