Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the Greater Mekong Sub-region: Elucidating parasite migration and genomic signatures of selection Item Type dissertation Authors Jacob, Christopher George Publication Date 2015 Abstract Current estimates place over one third of the world's population at risk of contracting malaria, with approximately 300-500 million cases of clinical illness each year. Among these cases it is estimated more than 600k end in death, mostly among child... Keywords migration; selection; Asia, Southeastern; Genetics; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum Download date 24/09/2021 15:23:13 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10713/4589 Curriculum Vitae Christopher George Jacob Graduate Program in Life Sciences University of Maryland Baltimore Contact Information Center for Vaccine Development University of Maryland School of Medicine 685 W. Baltimore St. Suite 480 Baltimore, MD 21201 E-mail:
[email protected] Education 2008 B.S. College of Mount Saint Joseph, Cincinnati, OH Biology, Chemistry minor (Summa Cum Laude) 2015 (expected) Ph.D. University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD Molecular Medicine (Advisor: Christopher Plowe) Post Graduate Education and Training 2011 Workshop on Molecular Evolution Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.A. Director: Michael Cummings Employment History Other Employment 2008-2009 Cytogenetic laboratory assistant Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 2009-present Graduate Research Assistant Center of Vaccine Development, Department of Medicine University of