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Research interests
- General area of research is Molecular Parasitology, specifically parasitic protozoa
- The mechanism of genetic exchange (sexual reproduction) in trypanosomes
- Molecular evolution of trypanosomes
- Taxonomy of trypanosomes and epidemiology of sleeping sickness and animal trypanosomiasis
- Development and differentiation of trypanosomes within the tsetse vector
Further information about my research can be found by following this link to the Molecular Parasitology Group home page.
Structured keywords and research groupings
- Cabot Institute Food Security Research
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Projects
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Sexual reproduction in the livestock pathogen Trypanosoma congolense
1/04/15 → 31/03/18
Project: Research
Research output
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Signatures of hybridization in Trypanosoma brucei
Kay, C. J., Peacock, L., Williams, T. & Gibson, W. C., 9 Feb 2022, In: PLoS Pathogens. 18, 2, e1010300.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Sequential production of gametes during meiosis in trypanosomes
Peacock, L., Kay, C. J., Farren, C., Bailey, M., Carrington, M. & Gibson, W. C., 11 May 2021, In: Communications Biology. 4, COMMSBIO-20-1291B.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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The sexual side of parasitic protists
Gibson, W. C., 23 Apr 2021, In: Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 243, 111371.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus)
Datasets
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Data from: Genetic diversity and population structure of Trypanosoma brucei in Uganda: implications for the epidemiology of sleeping sickness and Nagana
Echodu, R. (Contributor), Sistrom, M. J. (Contributor), Bateta, R. (Contributor), Murilla, G. (Contributor), Okedi, L. (Contributor), Aksoy, S. (Contributor), Enyioha, C. (Contributor), Enyaru, J. (Contributor), Opiyo, E. (Contributor), Gibson, W. C. (Contributor), Sistrom, M. (Contributor) & Caccone, A. (Contributor), Dryad, 28 Oct 2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.m7q4c, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.m7q4c
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Activities
- 1 Hosting an academic visitor
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Paschal Umeakuana
Wendy C Gibson (Host)
Feb 2019 → Mar 2019Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor