Wai-Hong Tham

Wai-Hong Tham research group studies how malaria parasites enter red blood cells and evade the immune system to establish successful infection. Malaria is one of the planet’s deadliest diseases. Its symptoms are caused by the repeated cycles of growth of the parasite inside red blood cells.

Wai-Hong tries to decipher the interactions between parasites and human proteins that allow malaria parasites to enter into red blood cells and to actively escape from immune attacks. Wai-Hong's goal is to identify new ways to prevent blood-stage infection, thereby preventing malaria disease.