Welcome, Laboratory for Infectious & Tropical Diseases (LITD) 

We study malaria parasites. Malaria remains a leading cause of childhood illness and death in sub-Saharan Africa, threatening the health and economic well-being of families across the region, including in Ghana. Effective vaccines and alternative drug candidates are still lacking, largely because our understanding of the biology and immunology of the parasite's transmission stages remains limited- closing that gap is the central focus of our research programme.