Research

Medical Sciences

Title :

Functions and adaptive reconfiguration of autophagy in malaria parasites

Area of research :

Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Medical Sciences

Focus area :

Autophagy in malaria parasites

Principal Investigator :

Dr Puran Singh Sijwali, Scientist, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB), Hyderabad

Timeline Start Year :

2020

Timeline End Year :

2023

Contact info :

Details

Executive Summary :

Objective: How do autophagosomes form and what do they contain?. What are the functions of autophagy during parasite development?. What could be the earliest function of autophagy.

Organizations involved