{"id":107,"date":"2017-12-01T09:29:16","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T14:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/elo\/?page_id=107"},"modified":"2021-08-17T17:53:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T21:53:35","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/elo\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><b>Kepple D.<span lang=\"EN-CA\">, Ford A.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\">, Little E.<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\"><b>, Abagero B.R<\/b>., Blackwell A.N.,\u00a0<\/span>Indrasekara S.D.S.,\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-CA\">Yewhalaw D,<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">\u00a0Lo, E<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0From genes to biomarkers: The biology of malaria gametocytes and their detection.\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-CA\">Book chapter In\u00a0<i><u>DNA polymorphisms \u2013 New insights<\/u><\/i><\/span>. IntechOpen. (in press)<\/li>\n<li><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Lo, E.<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">,<\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\">\u00a0<\/span>Russo G.,\u00a0<b>Pestana K.\u00a0<\/b><b>,\u00a0Kepple D.<\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">,<\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Abagero B.R<\/b>., Dongho G.B.D., Gunalan K., Miller L.H., Hamid M.M., Yewhalaw D., Paganotti G. (2021) Contrasting epidemiology and genetic variation of\u00a0<i>Plasmodium vivax<\/i>\u00a0infecting Duffy negatives across Africa.\u00a0<i><u>International Journal of Infectious Diseases<\/u><\/i>\u00a0108:63-71<span lang=\"EN-CA\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijid.2021.05.009\">doi: 10.1016\/j.ijid.2021.05.009<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amoah L., Abuakri Z., Dawson-Amoah M.E.,\u00a0<b>Dieng C.C.<\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\"><b>,<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><b>Lo, E.<\/b>, Afrane Y. (2021)\u00a0Population structure and diversity of\u00a0<i>Plasmodium falciparum<\/i>\u00a0parasites in children with asymptomatic malaria living in different ecological zones of Ghana.\u00a0<i><u>BMC Infectious\u00a0<\/u><\/i><i><u>Diseases<\/u><\/i>\u00a021:439.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12879-021-06120-9\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12879-021-06120-9<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Dieng C.C.<\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">,\u00a0<\/span>Ford C.T.,\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-CA\"><b>Huynh J.<\/b><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\">, Amoah L.A., Afrane Y.A., Janies D.A.,\u00a0<b>Lo, E.\u00a0<\/b>(2021) Progress in parasite genomics and application to current challenges in malaria control. Book chapter In\u00a0<\/span><i><u>Current Topics and Emerging Issues in Malaria Elimination<\/u><\/i>. IntechOpen. ISBN 978-1-83968-484-5. &lt;doi:10.5772\/intechopen.96530&gt;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intechopen.com\/online-first\/progress-in-parasite-genomics-and-its-application-to-current-challenges-in-malaria-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.intechopen.com\/online-first\/progress-in-parasite-genomics-and-its-application-to-current-challenges-in-malaria-control&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1629317442311000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGGrKQsx61KErr4Jwg0tkwZD_O4uQ\">https:\/\/www.intechopen.com\/online-first\/progress-in-parasite-genomics-and-its-application-to-current-challenges-in-malaria-control<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Kepple D<\/b>.<span lang=\"EN-CA\">,\u00a0<\/span>Hubbard A.,\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-CA\">Musab M.A.,\u00a0<\/span><b>Abagero B.R<\/b>.,\u00a0Lopez K.,\u00a0<b>Pestana K.,<\/b>\u00a0Janies D.A., Yan G.,\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-CA\">Hamid M.A.,\u00a0<\/span>Yewhalaw D.,\u00a0<b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Lo, E<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">.<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">\u00a0(2021)\u00a0<i>Plasmodium vivax<\/i>\u00a0from Duffy-negative and Duffy-positive individuals shared similar gene pool indicative of frequent transmission in East Africa. \u00a0<\/span><i><u>Journal of Infectious Diseases<\/u><\/i><i> <\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pntd.0008350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pntd.0008350&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1629317442311000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHeOVNI4FGS_2avYKwoc7ZP0ZiQ1Q\">doi.org\/10.1093\/infdis\/jia063<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alemayehu G.S., Blackburn K., Lopez K.,<b>\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-CA\">Dieng C.C<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\">,\u00a0<\/span><b>Lo, E.<\/b>, Janies D.A., Golassa L. (2021)\u00a0Detection of high prevalence of\u00a0<i>Plasmodium falciparum<\/i>\u00a0histidine-rich protein 2\/3 gene deletions in Assosa zone, Ethiopia: Implication for malaria diagnosis.\u00a0<i><u>Malaria Journal\u00a0<\/u><\/i>20:109<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12936-021-03629-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12936-021-03629-x&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1629317442311000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGTv7I-qIkBZr2slo2HTxFV_458BA\">doi.org\/10.1186\/s12936-021-03629-x<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Kepple D.<\/b><b>,\u00a0Pestana K.<\/b>,\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-CA\">Abebe A., Tomida J, Golassa L.,\u00a0<b>Lo, E.<\/b>\u00a0(2020)\u00a0<\/span>Alternative Invasion Mechanisms and Host Immune Response to\u00a0<i>Plasmodium vivax\u00a0<\/i>Malaria: Trends and Future Directions.\u00a0<i><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Microorganisms\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/i>9:15.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/microorganisms9010015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/microorganisms9010015&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1629317442311000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE2O0pyOz9nWYIfKZ5NZ6ECyi0Vcw\">doi.org\/10.3390\/microorganisms9010015<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chen S., Owolabi Y., Li A.,\u00a0<b>Lo, E.<\/b>, Robinson P., Janies D., Lee C., Dulin M. (2020)\u00a0Patch dynamics modeling framework from pathogens\u2019 perspective: unified and standardized approach for complicated epidemic systems.\u00a0<i><u>PLoS ONE\u00a0<\/u><\/i>15:e0238186. \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pntd.0008350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pntd.0008350&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1629317442311000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHeOVNI4FGS_2avYKwoc7ZP0ZiQ1Q\">doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pntd.0008234<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-CA\">Zhou G.,\u00a0<\/span><b>Lo, E.<\/b>, Githeko A.K., Afrane Y., Yan G. (2020)\u00a0Long-lasting microbial larvicides for controlling insecticide resistant and outdoor transmitting vectors: A cost-effective supplement for malaria intervention.\u00a0<i><u>Infectious Diseases of Poverty\u00a0<\/u><\/i>9:162.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s40249-020-00767-3\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">d<\/span>oi.org\/10.1186\/s40249-020-00767-3<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Golassa L., Amenga-Etego L.,\u00a0<b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Lo, E<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">.<\/span><\/b>, Amambua Ngwa A. (2020) The biology of unconventional invasion of Duffy-negative reticulocytes by\u00a0<i>Plasmodium vivax<\/i>\u00a0and its implication in malaria epidemiology and public health.\u00a0<i><u>Malaria Journal<\/u>\u00a0<\/i>19:299.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12936-020-03372-9\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">d<\/span>oi.org\/10.1186\/s12936-020-03372-9<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alemayehu G.S.,\u00a0Lopez K.,\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-CA\"><b>Dieng C.C.<\/b><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\">,\u00a0<\/span><b>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/b>, Janies D.A., Golassa L. (2020) Evaluation of PfHRP2 and PfLDH malaria rapid diagnostic test performance in Assosa zone, Ethiopia.\u00a0<i><u>American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene<\/u><\/i> 103:1902-1909.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4269\/ajtmh.20-0485\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4269\/ajtmh.20-0485&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1629317442311000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEYh6XmEntd1uwqWkfXWjbb9n8bow\">doi.org\/10.4269\/ajtmh.20-0485<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tancredi A., Papandrea D., Marconcini M., Carballar-Lejarazu R., Casas-Martinez M.,\u00a0<b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Lo, E<\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\">.<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">,\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"IT\">Chen X., Malacrida A.R.,<\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\">\u00a0Bonizzoni M.<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b>(2020)<b>\u00a0<\/b>Tracing temporal and geographic distribution of resistance to pyrethroids in the arboviral vector\u00a0<i>Aedes albopictus<\/i>.\u00a0<i><u>PLoS\u00a0Neglected Tropical Diseases\u00a0<\/u><\/i><span lang=\"EN-CA\">14:e0008350.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pntd.0008350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pntd.0008350&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1629317442311000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHeOVNI4FGS_2avYKwoc7ZP0ZiQ1Q\">doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pntd.0008350<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ford, A.<\/strong>, <strong>Kepple, D.<\/strong>, Abagero B.R., Connors, J., Pearson, R., Auburn, S. Getachew, S., Ford, C., Gunalan, K., Miller, L.H., Janies, D.A., Rayner, J.C., Yan, G., Yewhalaw, D., <strong>Lo, E<\/strong>. (2020) Whole genome sequencing of <em>Plasmodium vivax<\/em> isolates reveals frequent sequence and structural polymorphisms in erythrocyte binding genes. <em><u>PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases<\/u> <\/em>\u00a014(10): e0008234.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pntd.0008234\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pntd.0008234<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Zhong, D., Raya, B., <strong>Pestana, K.<\/strong>, Koepfli, C., Lee, M.C., Yewhalaw, D., Yan, G. (2019) Prevalence and distribution of G6PD deficiency: implication for the use of primaquine in malaria treatment in Ethiopia. <em><u>Malaria Journal<\/u><\/em> 18, 340.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12936-019-2981-x\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12936-019-2981-x<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Hostetler J., Yewhalaw D., Pearson R., Hamid M.M.A., Gunalan K.,<strong> Kepple D.<\/strong>, <strong>Ford A.<\/strong>, Janies D.A., Rayner J., Miller L.H., Yan G. (2019) Frequent expansion of <em>Plasmodium vivax<\/em> Duffy Binding Protein in Ethiopia and its epidemiological significance. <em><u>PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases<\/u> <\/em>13, e0007222<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/31509523\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/31509523<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dieng, C.C.<\/strong>, <strong>Gonzalez, L.<\/strong>, <strong>Pestana, K.<\/strong>, Dhikrullahi, S.B., Amoah, L.E., Afrane, Y.A., <strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong> (2019) Contrasting Asympomatic and Drug Resistance Gene Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum in Ghana: Implications of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention. <em><u>Genes<\/u> <\/em>10, 538.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/genes10070538\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/31315304<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Albsheer, M.M.A, <strong>Pestana, K.<\/strong>, Ahmed, S., Elfaki, M., Gamil, E., Ahmed, S.M., Ibrahim, M.E., Musa, A.M., <strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>,\u00a0Hamid, M.M.A. (2019) Distribution of Duffy Phenotypes among Plasmodium vivax infections in Sudan. <em><u>Genes<\/u><\/em> 10, 437.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/31181786\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/31181786<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Abukari, Z., Okonu, R., Nyarko, S.B., Lo, A.C., <strong>Dieng, C.C<\/strong>., Salifu, S.P., Gyan, B.A., <strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Amoah, L.E. (2019) The Diversity, Multiplicity of Infection and Population Structure of <em>P. falciparum<\/em> Parasites Circulating in Asymptomatic Carriers Living in High and Low Malaria Transmission Settings of Ghana. <em><u>Genes<\/u> <\/em>10, 434.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/31181699\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/31181699<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lo, E.Y.Y<\/strong>., Bonizzoni M., Hemming-Schroeder E., <strong>Ford A.<\/strong>, Janies D.A., James, A.A., Afrane Y., Harrisone E., Zhou G., Githeko A., and Yan, G. (2018) Performance and utility of genome-wide Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in fine scale population study: lesson from <em>Plasmodium falciparum<\/em>. <em><u>Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution<\/u> <\/em>6:145.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fevo.2018.00145<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hemming-Schroeder E., <strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Puente, S., Yan, G. (2018) Landscape genetics: a toolbox for studying vector-borne diseases. <em><u>Frontier in Ecology and Evolution<\/u><\/em>\u00a06, 21.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fevo.2018.00021\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fevo.2018.00021<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zhong, D., <strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Yewhalasaw, D., Atieli, H.E., Githeko A., Hemming-Schroeder E., Zhou, G., Lee, M.H., and Yan, G. (2018) Multiplicity and molecular epidemiology of <em>Plasmodium vivax <\/em>and <em>P. falciparum<\/em> infections determined by amplicon deep sequencing.\u00a0 <em><u>Malaria Journal<\/u> <\/em>17:185.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29720181\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29720181<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hemming-Schroeder E., Ulukoro E., <strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Fung B., Tom\u00e1s-Domingo P., et al. (2018) Impact of antimalarial drugs on <em>Plasmodium falciparum<\/em> drug resistant markers, Western Kenya, 2003-2015. <em><u>American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene<\/u><\/em> 98, 692.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29363453\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29363453<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hemming-Schroeder E., Strahl S., Yang E.,\u00a0<strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Zhong D., Atieli H., Githeko A., Yan G. (2018) Emerging pyrethroid resistance among <em>Anopheles arabiensis<\/em> in Kenya. <em><u>American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene<\/u><\/em> 98, 704.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29363447\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29363447<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.,<\/strong> Hemming-Schroeder E., Nguyen J., Delenasaw Y., Kebede E., Zemene E., Tushune K., Zhou G., Lee M.C., James A.A., Yan, G. (2017) Transmission dynamics of co-endemic <em>Plasmodium vivax<\/em> and <em> falciparum<\/em> in Ethiopia and prevalence of antimalarial resistant genotypes. <em><u>PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases<\/u><\/em> 11, e5806.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28746333\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28746333<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lo, E.Y.Y<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>, Lam N., Hemming-Schroeder E., Nguyen J., Zhou G., Lee M.C., Yang Z., Cui L., Yan, G. (2017). Frequent spread of <em>Plasmodium vivax<\/em> malaria maintains high genetic diversity at the Myanmar-China border without distance and landscape barriers. <em><u>The Journal of Infectious Diseases<\/u><\/em> 215(4).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28329141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28329141<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lo, E.Y.Y<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>, Nguyen K., Nguyen J., Hemming-Schroeder E., Xu J., Etemesi H., Githeko A, Yan G. (2017). <em>Plasmodium malariae<\/em> prevalence in Kenya and its genetic affinities with other global isolates.<em> <u>Emerging Infectious Diseases <\/u><\/em>27(4):601-610.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28322694\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28322694<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hemming-Schroeder E.,<strong> Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong> (2017). Evidence of a hard selective sweep for artemisinin resistant <em>Plasmodium falciparum. <u>Lancet<\/u><\/em><u> <em>Infectious Diseases<\/em><\/u> 3099:30056-7.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28161568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/28161568<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hostetler J.,<strong> Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Kanjee U., Amaratunga C., Suon S., Sreng S., Mao S., Kwiatkowski D., Yan G., Fairthurst R., Duraigingh M.T., Rayner J.C. (2016) Independent origin and global spread of distinct duplications in the <em>Plasmodium vivax<\/em> Duffy Binging Protein gene. <em><u>PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases<\/u> <\/em>10:e0005091.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27798646\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27798646<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gunalan K.<strong>*<\/strong>, <strong>Lo, E.Y.Y<\/strong><strong>.*<\/strong>, Hostetler J., Yewhalaw D., Mu J., Nesfsey D., Yan G., Miller L.H. (2016) The role of <em>Plasmodium vivax<\/em> Duffy binding protein 1 in invasion of Duffy null Africans. <em><u>Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences<\/u><\/em> 113:6271-6. <strong><u>*Co-first authors<\/u> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27190089\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27190089<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lo, E.Y.Y<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>, Nguyen J., Oo W., Xu J.B., Zhou G., Wang X.M., James, A., Cui L., Yan, G. (2016) Monitoring parasitemia level of <em>Plasmodium falciparum <\/em>and <em>Plasmodium vivax <\/em>malaria subsequent to antimalarial drug treatment in the Myanmar-China border area based on quantitative real-time PCR. <em><u>BMC Infectious Diseases<\/u><\/em> 16:154.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27084511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27084511<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zhou G., <strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Zhong D., Wang X., Wang Y., Malla S., Lee M.C., Yang Z., Cui L., Yan, G. (2016) Impact of interventions on malaria in internally displaced persons along the China-Myanmar border: 2011-2014. <em><u>Malaria Journal<\/u> <\/em>15:471.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27628040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27628040<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chang X., Zhong, D., <strong>Lo, E.Y.Y<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>, Bonizzoni M., Wang X.M., Lee M.C., Zhou G., Zhu G.D., Qin Q., Chen X.G., Cui L., Fang Q., Yan, G. (2016) Landscape genetic structure a d evolutionary genetics of insecticide resistance gene mutations in <em>Anopheles sinensis<\/em>. <em><u>Parasite and Vectors<\/u><\/em> 9:228.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27108406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27108406<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zhou G., Yewhalaw D., <strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Zhong D., Wang X., Degefa T., Zemene E., Lee M.C., Kebede E., Tushune K., Yan, G. (2016) Analysis of asymptomatic and clinical malaria in urban and suburban settings of southwestern Ethiopia in the context of sustaining malaria control and approaching elimination. <em><u>Malaria Journal<\/u> <\/em>15:250.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27129785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27129785<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Xu J.B., Bonizzoni M., Zhong D.,<strong> Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Wang X.M., Lee R., Sheen R., Yan, G, Chen X.G. (2016) Multi-country survey revealed prevalent and novel F1534S mutations in voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) gene in <em>Aedes albopictus<\/em>. <em><u>PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases<\/u><\/em> 10:e0004696.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27144981\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/27144981<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lo, E.Y.Y<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>, Zhou G., Oo W., Lee M.C., Baum E., Felgner P.L., Yang Z., Cui L., Yan, G. (2015) Molecular inference of sources and spreading patterns of <em>Plasmodium falciparum<\/em> malaria parasites in internally displaced person settlements in Myanmar-China border area. <em><u>Infection, Genetics and Evolution<\/u><\/em> 33:189-196.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25952567\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25952567<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lo, E.Y.Y<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>, Delenasaw Y., Zhong, D., Zemene E., Degefa T., Tushune K., Ha M., Lee M.C., James A.A., Yan, G. (2015) Molecular epidemiology of <em>Plasmodium vivax<\/em> and <em>Plasmodium falciparum<\/em> malaria among Duffy-positive and Duffy-negative populations in Ethiopia. <em><u>Malaria Journal<\/u><\/em> 14:84.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25884875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25884875<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lo, E.Y.Y<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>, Zhou G., Yaw A., Githeko A., Yan, G. (2015) Low parasitemia in submicroscopic infections significantly impacts malaria diagnostic sensitivity in the highlands of Western Kenya. <em><u>PLoS ONE<\/u><\/em> 10:e0121763.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25816298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25816298<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Baum E., Sattabongkot J., Sirichaisinthop J., Kiattibutr K., Davies H., Jain A., <strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Lee M.C., Cui L., Felgner P.L., Yan, G. (2015) Submicroscopic and asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax infections are common in western Thailand \u2013 molecular and serological evidence. <em><u>Malaria Journal<\/u> <\/em>14:95.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25849211\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/25849211<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lo, E.Y.Y<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>, Duke, N., Sun, M. (2014) Global phylogeography of mangroves: long-distance dispersal and evolutionary history of <em>Rhizophora<\/em>. <em><u>BMC Evolutionary Biology<\/u><\/em> 14, 83.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/24742016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/24742016<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zhong, D., <strong>Lo, E.Y.Y<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>, Hu, R., Metzger, M., Fujioka, K., Sorvillo, T., Kluh, S., Bayless, , Yan, G. (2013). Genetic analysis of invasive <em>Aedes albopictus<\/em> populations in Los Angeles County, California. <em><u>PLoS ONE<\/u><\/em> 8(7), e68586.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23861921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23861921<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stournaras, K. E., <strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Bohning-Gaese, K., Cazette, E., Dehling, D. M., Schleuning, M., Stoddard, M. C., Donoghue, M.J., Prum, R. O., Schaefer, H. M. (2013) How colorful are fruits? Limited color diversity in fleshy fruits on local and global scales. <em><u>New Phytologist<\/u> <\/em>198, 617\u201329.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23374020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/23374020<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.,<\/strong> Stefanovic,, Dickinson, T.A. (2013). Geographical parthenogenesis in Pacific Northwest hawthorns (<em>Crataegus<\/em>; Rosaceae). <em><u>Botany<\/u><\/em> 91, 1\u201310.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrcresearchpress.com\/doi\/10.1139\/cjb-2012-0073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.nrcresearchpress.com\/doi\/10.1139\/cjb-2012-0073<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Avolio, M.L., Beaulieu, J.M., <strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Smith, M.D. (2012). Measuring genetic diversity in ecological studies. <em><u>Ecology<\/u><\/em> 213, 1105-1115.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007%2Fs11258-012-0069-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007%2Fs11258-012-0069-6<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Donoghue, M.J. (2012). Expanded phylogenetic and dating analyses of apples and their relatives (Pyreae; Rosaceae). <em><u>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution<\/u><\/em> 63, 230-243.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/22293154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/22293154<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sun, M., <strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong> (2011). Genomic markers reveal introgressive hybridization in the Indo-West Pacific Mangroves: A Case Study. <em><u>PLoS One<\/u><\/em> 6(5), e19671.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/21589927\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/21589927<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong> (2010). Testing hybridization hypotheses and evaluating the evolutionary potential of hybrids in mangrove plant species. <em><u>Journal of Evolutionary Biology<\/u><\/em> 23, 2249\u20132261.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/20796134\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/20796134<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Stefanovic, S., Dickinson, T.A. (2010). Reconstructing reticulation history in a phylogenetic framework and the potential of polyploid speciation in a <em>Crataegus <\/em>agamic complex. <em><u>Evolution<\/u> <\/em>64, 3593\u2013608.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/20561052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/20561052<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Stefanovic, S., Dickinson, T.A. (2010). A deeper insight from fine-scale family genetic structure analyses of <em>Crataegus<\/em> apomicts compared to the sexual relatives (Rosaceae). <em><u>American Journal of Botany<\/u><\/em> 97, 1\u201311.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/21622471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/21622471<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Stefanovic, S., Dickinson, T.A. (2009). Population genetic structure of diploid sexual and polyploid apomictic hawthorns (<em>Crataegus<\/em>; Rosaceae) in the Pacific Northwest. <em><u>Molecular Ecology<\/u><\/em> 18, 1145\u20131160.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19243504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19243504<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Stefanovic, S., Christensen, K.I., Dickinson, T.A. (2009). Evidence for genetic association between East Asian and Western North American <em>Crataegus<\/em> (Rosaceae) and rapid divergence of the Eastern North American lineages based on multiple DNA sequences. <em><u>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution<\/u> <\/em>51,157\u2013168<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19405185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/19405185<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dickinson, T.A., <strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Talent, N., Love, R. (2008). Black-fruited hawthorns of western North America\u2014one or more agamic complexes? <em><u>Botany<\/u> <\/em>86, 846\u2013865.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1139\/B08-072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1139\/B08-072<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Talent, N., Eckenwalder, J.E., Lo, <strong>Y.Y.<\/strong>, Christensen, K.I., Dickinson, T.A. (2008). Proposal to conserve the name <em>Crataegus<\/em> against <em>Mespilus<\/em> (Rosaceae). <em><u>Taxon<\/u> <\/em>57, 1007\u20131008.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ingentaconnect.com\/contentone\/iapt\/tax\/2008\/00000057\/00000003\/art00042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.ingentaconnect.com\/contentone\/iapt\/tax\/2008\/00000057\/00000003\/art00042<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Stefanovic, S., Dickinson, T.A. (2007). Molecular reappraisal of relationships between <em>Crataegus<\/em> and <em>Mespilus<\/em> (Rosaceae, Pyreae) \u2013 Two genera or one? <em><u>Systematic Botany<\/u><\/em> 32, 596\u2013616.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1600\/036364407782250562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1600\/036364407782250562<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dickinson, T.A., <strong>Lo, E.Y.Y.<\/strong>, Talent, N. (2007). Polyploidy, reproductive biology, and Rosaceae: Understanding evolution and making classifications. <em><u>Plant Systematics and Evolution<\/u><\/em> 266, 59\u201378.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00606-007-0541-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00606-007-0541-2<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Manuscripts under Review<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Alemayehu G.S., Messele A., Lopez K.,\u00a0<b>Lo, E.<\/b>, Janies D.A., Golassa L.\u00a0Genetic variations of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 and 3 in Assosa zone, Ethiopia.\u00a0<i><u>Malaria Journal<\/u><\/i><\/li>\n<li>Ford C.T.,<u>\u00a0<\/u>Alemayehu G., Blackburn K., Lopez K.,<b>\u00a0Dieng C.C.<\/b>, Golassa L.,\u00a0<b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Lo, E<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">.<\/span><\/b>, Janies D.A. Machine Learning Modeling of\u00a0<i>Plasmodium falciparum\u00a0<\/i>Histidine-Rich Protein 2 for Diagnostic Tests.\u00a0<i><u>Frontier in Infectious Diseases<\/u><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Musab M.A., Gebremeskel E.I.,\u00a0<b>Kepple D.<\/b><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\">,\u00a0<b>Lo, E.,\u00a0<\/b>Hamid M.M.A., Ibrahim M.E. Transmission pattern of\u00a0<i>Plasmodium vivax<\/i>\u00a0in Sudan and its relatedness with other geographical isolates.\u00a0<\/span><i><u>PLoS ONE<\/u><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kepple D., Ford A., Little E., Abagero B.R., Blackwell A.N.,\u00a0Indrasekara S.D.S.,\u00a0Yewhalaw D,\u00a0Lo, E.\u00a0From genes to biomarkers: The biology of malaria gametocytes and their detection.\u00a0Book chapter In\u00a0DNA polymorphisms \u2013 New insights. IntechOpen. 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