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Trypanosoma species research and implications

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Haocheng Qianzhu
Australian National University
2
Yisheng Zhao
China Agricultural University
3
Marina Malheiros Araújo Silvestrini
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
4
Douglas O. Escrivani
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
5
Vinícius Fernandes de Paiva
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
6
Bernardo Gabiatti
University of Würzburg
7
Alicia Majeau
Tulane University
8
Carla Di Chio
University of Messina
9
Sneider Alexander Gutierrez Guarnizo
Johns Hopkins University
10
Zhibek Keneskhanova
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Papers

1
Publication in Emerging Microbes & Infections (2024) [21 citations, W4392015730]
Emerging Microbes & Infections|2024
21 cit.
2
Publication in Microbiology Spectrum (2025) [1 citation, W4415151306]
Microbiology Spectrum|2025
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Jack Daniel Sunter
Oxford Brookes University
2
M. Tayyib
Unknown
3
Renato Vieira Alves
Centro Panamericano de Fiebre Aftosa
4
Richard John Wheeler
University of Edinburgh
5
Yiyan Fei
Fudan University
6
Susan Wyllie
University of Dundee
7
Etienne Waleckx
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
8
Malgorzata A. Domagalska
Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
9
Bungo Akiyoshi
Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology
10
Kathryn M. Jones
Baylor College of Medicine

Papers

1
Small-molecule dissolution of stress granules by redox modulation benefits ALS models
Nature Chemical Biology|2025
36 cit.
2
Heterologous mRNA-protein vaccination with Tc24 induces a robust cellular immune response against Trypanosoma cruzi, characterized by an increased level of polyfunctional CD8+ T-cells
Current Research in Immunology|2023
28 cit.
3
The adaptive roles of aneuploidy and polyclonality in Leishmania in response to environmental stress
EMBO Reports|2023
27 cit.
4
Toolkit of Approaches To Support Target-Focused Drug Discovery for <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> Lysyl tRNA Synthetase
ACS Infectious Diseases|2022
24 cit.
5
Temporal variation of Triatoma dimidiata abundance and infection with Trypanosoma cruzi in domestic and sylvatic habitats of rural Yucatan, Mexico
Acta Tropica|2023
24 cit.
6
Formation and three-dimensional architecture of Leishmania adhesion in the sand fly vector
eLife|2023
23 cit.
7
High-Throughput Screening Platform To Identify Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis with Potential for the Treatment of Malaria
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy|2022
22 cit.
8
TrypTag.org: from images to discoveries using genome-wide protein localisation in Trypanosoma brucei
Trends in Parasitology|2023
19 cit.
9
Preclinical advances and the immunophysiology of a new therapeutic Chagas disease vaccine
Expert Review of Vaccines|2022
18 cit.
10
Vaccine-linked chemotherapy improves cardiac structure and function in a mouse model of chronic Chagas disease
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology|2023
18 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Keith Gull
University of Oxford
2
Stephen M. Beverley
Washington University in St. Louis
3
Christine Clayton
Heidelberg University
4
Roberto Docampo
University of Georgia
5
Rick L. Tarleton
University of Georgia
6
Kenneth Stuart
Seattle Children's Hospital
7
David L. Sacks
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
8
Michael A. Miles
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
9
Taroh Kinoshita
The University of Osaka
10
Peter J. Myler
Center for Infectious Disease Research

Papers

1
CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells control Leishmania major persistence and immunity
Nature|2002
1.7k cit.
2
The Genome of the Kinetoplastid Parasite, <i>Leishmania major</i>
Science|2005
1.4k cit.
3
Deficiency of the GPI anchor caused by a somatic mutation of the PIG-A gene in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Cell|1993
1k cit.
4
In Vivo Imaging Reveals an Essential Role for Neutrophils in Leishmaniasis Transmitted by Sand Flies
Science|2008
834 cit.
5
Definition of individual components within the cytoskeleton of <i>Trypanosoma brucei</i> by a library of monoclonal antibodies
Journal of Cell Science|1989
668 cit.
6
CD4+CD25−Foxp3− Th1 cells are the source of IL-10–mediated immune suppression in chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis
The Journal of Experimental Medicine|2007
566 cit.
7
The Role of Interleukin (IL)-10 in the Persistence of <i>Leishmania major</i> in the Skin after Healing and the Therapeutic Potential of Anti–IL-10 Receptor Antibody for Sterile Cure
The Journal of Experimental Medicine|2001
552 cit.
8
The Cloning of PIG-A, a Component in the Early Step of GPI-Anchor Biosynthesis
Science|1993
536 cit.
9
Identification of an Infective Stage of <i>Leishmania</i> Promastigotes
Science|1984
498 cit.
10
Flagellar motility is required for the viability of the bloodstream trypanosome
Nature|2006
494 cit.

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