Biography
I have built an international research program in ecology and evolution of infectious diseases with emphasis on Malaria. My program focuses on establishing bridges among anthropological, epidemiological, and evolutionary biology perspectives by interpreting genetic patterns from pathogens. I have experience managing complex research and training projects that demand strong international collaborations.
Courses Taught
Number | Name | Level |
|---|---|---|
BIOL 3128 | Genomics and Infectious Disease Dynamics | Undergraduate |
BIOL 3225 | Evolutionary Genetics and Phylogenetics | Undergraduate |
BIOL 3241 | Genomics and Evolutionary Biology of Parasites and Other Dependent Species | Undergraduate |
BIOL 4391 | Accelerated Research in Biology | Undergraduate |
BIOL 5128 | Genomics and Infectious Disease Dynamics | Graduate |
BIOL 5225 | Evolutionary Genetics and Phylogenetics | Graduate |
BIOL 5241 | Genomics and Evolutionary Biology of Parasites and Other Dependent Species | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Recent
Pacheco, M.A. & Escalante, A.A. (2023). Origin and diversity of malaria parasites and other Haemosporida. Trends Parasitol, 39(7), 501-516. England. 10.1016/j.pt.2023.04.004
Escalante, A.A., Cepeda, A.S., & Pacheco, M.A. (2022). Why Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum are so different? A tale of two clades and their species diversities. Malar J, 21(1), 139. England. 10.1186/s12936-022-04130-9
Raballah, E., Anyona, S.B., Cheng, Q., Munde, E.O., Hurwitz, I., Onyango, C., Ndege, C., Hengartner, N.W., Pacheco, M.A., Escalante, A.A., Lambert, C.G., Ouma, C., Obama, H.C.J.T., Schneider, K.A., Seidenberg, P.D., McMahon, B.H., & Perkins, D.J. (2022). Complement component 3 mutations alter the longitudinal risk of pediatric malaria and severe malarial anemia. Exp Biol Med (Maywood), 247(8), 672-682. Switzerland. 10.1177/15353702211056272
Ramey, A.M., Buchheit, R.M., Uher-Koch, B.D., Reed, J.A., Pacheco, M.A., Escalante, A.A., & Schmutz, J.A. (2021). Negligible evidence for detrimental effects of Leucocytozoon infections among Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) breeding on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl, 16, 103-112. England. 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.08.006
Córdoba, O.H., Ferreira, F.C., Pacheco, M.A., Escalante, A.A., & Braga, Ã.M. (2021). Plasmodium ouropretensis, n. sp., a new case of non-erythrocytic species within lizard malaria parasites. Parasitology, 148(12), 1467-1474. England. 10.1017/S0031182021000895
Uwimana, A., Umulisa, N., Venkatesan, M., Svigel, S.S., Zhou, Z., Munyaneza, T., Habimana, R.M., Rucogoza, A., Moriarty, L.F., Sandford, R., Piercefield, E., Goldman, I., Ezema, B., Talundzic, E., Pacheco, M.A., Escalante, A.A., Ngamije, D., Mangala, J.N., Kabera, M., Munguti, K., Murindahabi, M., Brieger, W., Musanabaganwa, C., Mutesa, L., Udhayakumar, V., Mbituyumuremyi, A., Halsey, E.S., & Lucchi, N.W. (2021). Association of Plasmodium falciparum kelch13 R561H genotypes with delayed parasite clearance in Rwanda: an open-label, single-arm, multicentre, therapeutic efficacy study. Lancet Infect Dis, 21(8), 1120-1128. United States. 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00142-0
Pond, S.L.K., Wisotsky, S.R., Escalante, A., Magalis, B.R., & Weaver, S. (2021). Contrast-FEL-A Test for Differences in Selective Pressures at Individual Sites among Clades and Sets of Branches. Mol Biol Evol, 38(3), 1184-1198. United States. 10.1093/molbev/msaa263
Pacheco, M.A., CerÃaco, L.M., Matta, N.E., Vargas-RamÃrez, M., Bauer, A.M., & Escalante, A.A. (2020). A phylogenetic study of Haemocystidium parasites and other Haemosporida using complete mitochondrial genome sequences. Infect Genet Evol, 85, 104576. Netherlands. 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104576
Pacheco, M.A., Schneider, K.A., Cheng, Q., Munde, E.O., Ndege, C., Onyango, C., Raballah, E., Anyona, S.B., Ouma, C., Perkins, D.J., & Escalante, A.A. (2020). Changes in the frequencies of Plasmodium falciparum dhps and dhfr drug-resistant mutations in children from Western Kenya from 2005 to 2018: the rise of Pfdhps S436H. Malar J, 19(1), 378. England. 10.1186/s12936-020-03454-8
Pacheco, M.A., Parish, C.N., Hauck, T.J., Aguilar, R.F., & Escalante, A.A. (2020). The endangered California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) population is exposed to local haemosporidian parasites. Sci Rep, 10(1), 17947. England. 10.1038/s41598-020-74894-0
Louzada, J., Almeida, N.C.V.d., Araujo, J.L.P.d., Silva, J., Carvalho, T.M., Escalante, A.A., & Oliveira-Ferreira, J. (2020). The impact of imported malaria by gold miners in Roraima: characterizing the spatial dynamics of autochthonous and imported malaria in an urban region of Boa Vista. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, 115, e200043. Brazil. 10.1590/0074-02760200043