Professor

Jenefer Blackwell

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Jenefer Blackwell
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Professor Jenefer Blackwell is distinguished for her scientific achievements in the study of host susceptibility and resistance to infectious diseases. For more than three decades she has undertaken research on neglected tropical diseases, including leishmaniasis, a disease caused by protozoan parasites which infects about 2 million people and kills tens of thousands every year. Through genome-wide analysis, Jenefer discovered that genetic risk for visceral leishmaniasis lies at the heart of eliciting T cell immunity, facilitating innovate genome-based approaches to develop vaccines effective in at-risk individuals.

Fields of research

32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES
  • 3202 CLINICAL SCIENCES
    • 320211 Infectious Diseases
    • 320213 Medical Genetics (excl. Cancer Genetics)
  • 3204 IMMUNOLOGY
    • 320404 Cellular Immunology
    • 320406 Immunogenetics (incl. Genetic Immunology)

For full list of research codes, please visit the ARC Website .

Expertise type

  • Genetic Epidemiology
  • Medical Sciences
  • Molecular Parasitology
  • Tropical Medicine

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