Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Current research
- Effector functions of malaria antigen-specific antibodies.
- Naturally acquired immunity to malaria in pregnant women and children.
- Haemoglobinopathies and PfEMP1.
- Airway immunity to viral infections.
Fields of interest
- Naturally acquired immunity to P. falciparum and P. vivax malaria.
- Immuno-evasion and pathogenesis of malaria.
- Malaria parasite biology and host-parasite interaction.
- Controlled human malaria infection and immune response.
Teaching
Master courses
-Chronic Inflammation. From Basic Research to Therapy, University of Copenhagen, 7.5 ECTS.
Bachelor courses
-Cellular and Molecular Immunology, University of Copenhagen, 7.5 ECTS.
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Education
PhD in Basic Biomedical Sciences with a minor in Molecular Biology. Universidad de Antioquia.
Positions (last five years)
2024- Associate Professor (externally funded, non-tenure track), Centre for translational Medicine and Parasitology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
2020-2023 Assistant professor, Centre for translational Medicine and Parasitology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2016-2019 Postdoc, Centre for translational Medicine and Parasitology, University of Copenhagen. Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mentoring and supervision of students
PhD students: co-supervisor of one student from the University of Ghana in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen.
Master students: co-supervisor of two master's students in medicine, University of Copenhagen.
Bachelor students: main supervisor of five students from Universidad de Antioquia, Hunter College, Colorado College, and ICESI University.
Professional service
-I have created an extensive network of collaborators in several institutions in Denmark, Netherlands, USA, Ghana, Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia.
-Ad-hoc Editor for Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases since April 2020.
-Ad-hoc reviewer for scientific journals, funding agencies (including universities), and scientific meetings.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Universidad de Antioquia
Keywords
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
- Malaria
- Immune System
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Biomarker of Anopheles exposure in Ghanaian children with hemoglobin S and C
Londono-Renteria, B., Seidu, Z., Lamptey, H., Ofori, M. F., Hviid, L. & Lopez-Perez, M., 2024, In: Acta Tropica. 249, 8 p., 107043.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Profiling the Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1-specific immununoglobulin G response among Ghanaian children with hemoglobin S and C
Oleinikov, A. V., Seidu, Z., Oleinikov, I. V., Tetteh, M., Lamptey, H., Ofori, M. F., Hviid, L. & Lopez-Perez, M., 2024, In: The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 229, 1, p. 203-213Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Impact of haemoglobinopathies on asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infection and naturally acquired immunity among children in Northern Ghana
Lamptey, H., Seidu, Z., Lopez-Perez, M., Kyei-Baafour, E., Hviid, L., Adjei, G. O. & Ofori, M. F., 2023, In: Frontiers in Hematology. 2, 11 p., 1081083.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Plasmodium falciparum infection and naturally acquired immunity to malaria antigens among Ghanaian children in northern Ghana
Seidu, Z., Lamptey, H., Lopez-Perez, M., Whittle, N. O., Oppong, S. K., Kyei-Baafour, E., Pobee, A. N. A., Adjei, G. O., Hviid, L. & Ofori, M. F., 2023, In: Parasite Epidemiology and Control. 22, p. e00317Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Plasmodium vivax and SARS-CoV-2 co-infection in Venezuelan pregnant women: a case series
Carrión-Nessi, F. S., Mendoza-Millán, D. L., Omaña-Ávila, Ó. D., Romero, S. R., Moncada-Ortega, A., Lopez-Perez, M., Torres, J. R., Noya-González, Ó. & Forero-Peña, D. A., 2023, In: Malaria Journal. 22, 1, 6 p., 11.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Seroprevalence of viral and bacterial pathogens among malaria patients in an endemic area of southern Venezuela
Forero-Peña, D. A., Carrión-Nessi, F. S., Lopez-Perez, M., Sandoval-de Mora, M., Amaya, I. D., Gamardo, Á. F., Chavero, M., Figuera, L., Marcano, M. V., Camejo-Ávila, N. A., Hidalgo, M., Arenas, C. J., Arévalo-Herrera, M. & Herrera, S., 2023, In: Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 12, 33.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Analysis by flow cytometry of α2-macroglobulin and nonimmune IgM-binding to Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes
Hviid, L. & Lopez-Perez, M., 2022, Malaria Immunology: Targeting the Surface of Infected Erythrocytes. Humana Press, Vol. 2470. p. 435-444 10 p. (Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Cryo-EM reveals the conformational epitope of human monoclonal antibody PAM1.4 broadly reacting with polymorphic malarial protein VAR2CSA
Raghavan, S. S. R., Dagil, R., Lopez-Perez, M., Conrad, J., Bassi, M. R., Quintana, M. D. P., Choudhary, S., Gustavsson, T., Wang, Y., Gourdon, P., Ofori, M. F., Christensen, S. B., Minja, D. T. R., Schmiegelow, C., Nielsen, M. A., Barfod, L., Hviid, L., Salanti, A., Lavstsen, T. & Wang, K., 2022, In: PLoS Pathogens. 18, 11, e1010924.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Citations (Scopus)60 Downloads (Pure)
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The Lancet Global Health (Journal)
Mary Lopez-Perez (Peer reviewer)
2023 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts › Research
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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (Journal)
Mary Lopez-Perez (Editor)
2023 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts › Research
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BMC Medicine (Journal)
Mary Lopez-Perez (Peer reviewer)
Nov 2021 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts › Research
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Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (Journal)
Mary Lopez-Perez (Peer reviewer)
2021 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts › Research
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (Journal)
Mary Lopez-Perez (Editor)
Apr 2020 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of Research journal › Research
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Malaria Journal (Journal)
Mary Lopez-Perez (Peer reviewer)
Oct 2018 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts › Research