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Parasites and Host Interactions

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
A. Bolatito Oluwabiyi
Unknown
2
Min‐zheng Zhu
South China University of Technology
3
Tom Pennance
Natural History Museum
4
Haoran Zhong
Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute
5
Kyle Burrows
Simon Fraser University
6
Toby Landeryou
Scotland's Rural College
7
Konstantinos V. Arsenopoulos
University of Nicosia
8
Rodrigo C. O. Sanches
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
9
Ethan A. Older
University of South Carolina
10
Olimpia Lamberti
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Papers

1
Knowledge of Intestinal Parasitic Infection and Anemia among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Ogun State
International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT)|2024
1.5k cit.
2
Publication in Cell (2024) [65 citations, W4405566984]
Cell|2024
65 cit.
3
The genome and transcriptome of the snail Biomphalaria sudanica s.l.: immune gene diversification and highly polymorphic genomic regions in an important African vector of Schistosoma mansoni
BMC Genomics|2024
37 cit.
4
Biosynthetic enzyme analysis identifies a protective role for TLR4-acting gut microbial sulfonolipids in inflammatory bowel disease
Nature Communications|2024
32 cit.
5
Publication in Gut Microbes (2025) [25 citations, W4411215678]
Gut Microbes|2025
25 cit.
6
Female genital schistosomiasis burden and risk factors in two endemic areas in Malawi nested in the Morbidity Operational Research for Bilharziasis Implementation Decisions (MORBID) cross-sectional study
PLoS neglected tropical diseases|2024
21 cit.
7
Publication in PLoS Pathogens (2024) [18 citations, W4394674816]
PLoS Pathogens|2024
18 cit.
8
Extensive Countrywide Molecular Identification and High Genetic Diversity of Haemonchus spp. in Domestic Ruminants in Greece
Pathogens|2024
7 cit.
9
Publication in Nature Communications (2025) [6 citations, W4410235013]
Nature Communications|2025
6 cit.
10
“One stone three birds”: Andrographis paniculata-derived exosome-like nanoparticles mitigate dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis
Chinese Medical Journal|2025
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Oluwaseun Ipede
Georgia Southern University
2
Arba Pramundita Ramadani
Islamic University of Indonesia
3
Dora Buonfrate
Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria
4
Meta Roestenberg
Leiden University Medical Center
5
Rowann Bowcutt
UCB Pharma (United Kingdom)
6
Patrick C. Hanington
University of Alberta
7
Richard K. Wilson
James S. McDonnell Foundation
8
Amaya L. Bustinduy
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
9
Tyler M. Grant
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
10
Mousa Jafari
Boston Biomedical (United States)

Papers

1
Knowledge of Intestinal Parasitic Infection and Anemia among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Ogun State
International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT)|2024
1.5k cit.
2
High-dose ivermectin for early treatment of COVID-19 (COVER study): a randomised, double-blind, multicentre, phase II, dose-finding, proof-of-concept clinical trial
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents|2022
58 cit.
3
Accuracy, acceptability, and feasibility of diagnostic tests for the screening of Strongyloides stercoralis in the field (ESTRELLA): a cross-sectional study in Ecuador
The Lancet Global Health|2023
41 cit.
4
Safety and Efficacy of Immunization with a Late-Liver-Stage Attenuated Malaria Parasite
New England Journal of Medicine|2024
36 cit.
5
Validation of the isothermal Schistosoma haematobium Recombinase Polymerase Amplification (RPA) assay, coupled with simplified sample preparation, for diagnosing female genital schistosomiasis using cervicovaginal lavage and vaginal self-swab samples
PLoS neglected tropical diseases|2022
33 cit.
6
Current pharmacotherapeutic strategies for Strongyloidiasis and the complications in its treatment
Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy|2022
33 cit.
7
Safety and infectivity of female cercariae in Schistosoma-naïve, healthy participants: a controlled human Schistosoma mansoni infection study
EBioMedicine|2023
33 cit.
8
The accuracy of a recombinant antigen immunochromatographic test for the detection of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in migrants from sub-Saharan Africa
Parasites & Vectors|2022
23 cit.
9
Sporozoite motility as a quantitative readout for anti-CSP antibody inhibition
Scientific Reports|2022
21 cit.
10
Female genital schistosomiasis burden and risk factors in two endemic areas in Malawi nested in the Morbidity Operational Research for Bilharziasis Implementation Decisions (MORBID) cross-sectional study
PLoS neglected tropical diseases|2024
21 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Jürg Utzinger
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
2
Donald P. McManus
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
3
Rick M. Maizels
Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology
4
Thomas B. Nutman
National Institutes of Health
5
Alan Sher
National Institutes of Health
6
Thomas A. Wynn
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
7
Eric S. Loker
Emory University
8
Robin B. Gasser
The University of Melbourne
9
Jennifer Keiser
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
10
Xiao‐Nong Zhou
National Institute for Parasitic Diseases

Papers

1
Macrophage Activation and Polarization: Nomenclature and Experimental Guidelines
Immunity|2014
6.2k cit.
2
Genetic variants within the genus Echinococcus identified by mitochondrial DNA sequencing
Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology|1992
1.2k cit.
3
TLR11 Activation of Dendritic Cells by a Protozoan Profilin-Like Protein
Science|2005
1k cit.
4
In the absence of endogenous IL-10, mice acutely infected with Toxoplasma gondii succumb to a lethal immune response dependent on CD4+ T cells and accompanied by overproduction of IL-12, IFN-γ and TNF-α
The Journal of Immunology|1996
929 cit.
5
In Vivo Microbial Stimulation Induces Rapid CD40 Ligand–independent Production of Interleukin 12 by Dendritic Cells and their Redistribution to T Cell Areas
The Journal of Experimental Medicine|1997
913 cit.
6
Interleukin 12 is required for the T-lymphocyte-independent induction of interferon gamma by an intracellular parasite and induces resistance in T-cell-deficient hosts.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1993
829 cit.
7
Arginase-1–Expressing Macrophages Suppress Th2 Cytokine–Driven Inflammation and Fibrosis
PLoS Pathogens|2009
805 cit.
8
Host-directed therapy of tuberculosis based on interleukin-1 and type I interferon crosstalk
Nature|2014
780 cit.
9
Exosomes secreted by nematode parasites transfer small RNAs to mammalian cells and modulate innate immunity
Nature Communications|2014
776 cit.
10
Downregulation of Th1 cytokine production accompanies induction of Th2 responses by a parasitic helminth, Schistosoma mansoni.
The Journal of Experimental Medicine|1991
768 cit.

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