shaziaruybal / ghana-var-age-immunity

Analysis code and source data for the publication "Age-specific patterns of DBLα var diversity can explain why residents of high malaria transmission areas remain susceptible to Plasmodium falciparum blood stage infection throughout life" published in International Journal for Parasitology

Hi there 👋

My name is Shazia Ruybal Pesántez and I am a genomic epidemiologist currently based in London 🇬🇧

• 🌎 Originally from Ecuador 🇪🇨 and the US 🇺🇸
• 🌐 English y español
• 🎓 BA Biology, Colorado College || PhD Genetic Epidemiology, University of Melbourne
• 📍 Research Associate in Malaria Genomic Epidemiology based in the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College London
• 🇦🇺 Previously at Vector-Borne Diseases and Tropical Public Health Group, Burnet Institute || Population Health and Immunity Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
• 💜 Former president and co-organizer of R-Ladies Melbourne Inc

My research focus and interests:

• 🤝 applied ("field") epidemiology
• 🧬 genomic epidemiology and population genetics
• 🔍 pathogen surveillance
• 👩‍🔬infectious diseases, mainly malaria and other vector-borne diseases 🦟 and more recently COVID-19 🦠
• 📈 data analytics and digital tools
• 👩‍🏫 capacity-building and teaching

👩‍💻 I code in R (and currently learning C++!)