Audrey R. Odom John, MD, PhD
Malaria, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, drug development, diagnostics
- Phone: 314-747-2370
- Email: odom_a@nospam.wustl.edu
Lab Phone:
314-286-2040
Campus Box:
8208
Lab Address:
MPRB, 6th floor, entry #5
Associate Professor
Pediatrics
Infectious Diseases
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program
Plant and Microbial Biosciences Program
Keywords:
Malaria, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, drug development, diagnostics
Research:
Metabolism in the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum.
New drugs are urgently needed to treat malaria, which causes nearly 500,000 deaths per year, mostly in very young children. We study the basic molecular and cellular biology of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, in order to identify new ways to diagnose and treat malaria. Our primary research goals are to understand the biological functions of specific metabolic pathways in the malaria parasite–that is, to understand what the parasite needs to make, and why it needs to make it.
Our lab is part of the Pathobiology Research Unit in the Department of Pediatrics. We are located on the 6th floor of the McDonnell Pediatric Research Building.
Please see full publication list on my Google Scholar page.