Kenneth Stuart, PhD

Dr. Stuart’s research is primarily focused on malaria and Trypanosomal pathogens and the diseases that they cause. His lab is investigating human immune responses to malaria vaccination and infection to elucidate protective immune response to advance vaccine development. He leads a multi-institution U19 research program on human immune responses to HIV, malaria, and SARS CoV2, that is part of the NIH Human Immunology Project Consortium and a malaria vaccine immunology project that is part of a NIH funded immunity research consortium. He also investigates RNA editing in trypanosomatid parasites to elucidate novel molecular functions of this fundamental molecular and cellular process that shares molecular attributes among eukaryotes and to identify potential drug targets. He led parasite genomics and drug discovery consortia, has served on NIH study sections, NIAID Council and USAID and WHO advisory groups.