International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMR)

Southeast Asia Malaria Research Center

Dr. Liwang Cui, PI for the Southeast Asia ICEMR.

 

Principal Investigator: Liwang Cui, Ph.D.
Lead Institution: Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Project Leads:

• Jetsumon Sattabongkot - Leader, AFRIMS; Zaixing Zhang - Co-leader, Yunnan Institute of Parasitic Diseases
• Guiyan Yan – Leader, University of California, Irvine; Bin Chen - Co-leader, Chongqing Normal University
• Liwang Cui – Leader, Pennsylvania State University; Xin Zhuan Su - Co-leader, NIAID/NIH
• Baomin Wang – Leader, China Agricultural University; Henglin Yang - Co-leader, Yunnan Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Liwang Cui - Co-leader, Pennsylvania State University

Collaborating Institutions:

• Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), Bangkok, Thailand
• Yunnan Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Yunnan Province, China
• Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Province, China
• Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
• Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
• China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
• Chulalongkom University, Bangkok, Thailand
• Vector Borne Disease Research Center, Saraburi, Thailand
• KR2 Hospital, Laza, Kachin, Myanmar
• SR2 Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Pangshang, Shan, Myanmar
• Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
• Department of Medical Research, Yangon, Myanmar
• China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Research Areas

The central goal of the Southeast Asia ICEMR is to improve understanding of malaria epidemiology and vector systems, and their roles in malaria transmission. The research team will also examine the mechanisms of drug resistance in parasites so that more effective, integrated malaria control can be achieved through a combination of accurate surveillance of the disease, integrated vector control and more effective treatments in Southeast Asia.

Regional Impact

Southeast Asia accounts for 30 perfect of global malaria morbidity and eight percent of global mortality. The regional ICEMR will bring together diverse expertise from the U.S., China and Thailand to address urgent problems that are relevant to both regional and global malaria control.

Map description: Associated sites in China (Anhui Province, Guanxi Province, Yunan Province), Thailand (Sa Kaeo, Mae Sod), Myanmar (Kachin State, Shan State)