Development of Saliva-based ‘Point of Care’ Diagnosis for Malaria and Detection of Resistance Markers to Arthemeter and Lumefantrine in Plasmodium falciparum fro...
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Development of Saliva-based ‘Point of Care’ Diagnosis for Malaria and Detection of Resistance Markers to Arthemeter and Lumefantrine in Plasmodium falciparum from Nigeria

Goals/Objectives of Project

  • To develop a simple ‘Point of care’ diagnostic method for malaria that can be used in rural areas where blood samples cannot be collected or preserved for diagnosis.
  • Detection of Resistance Markers to Artemisinin/Lumefantrine in Plasmodium falciparum
  • To screen for new drug targets in Plasmodium falciparum.

List of Researchers

  • Olasehinde G.I.
  • Ayepola O.O.
  • Adebiyi M.O.
  • Ajayi A.A.

Contact Details of Facilitators

  • Covenant University Centre for Research, Innovation & Discovery (CUCRID)
  • Departments of Biological Sciences, and Computer and Information Sciences (Bioinformatics).