Kavitha Udumula

Major: Neuroscience
School of Science

Exploring the Effects of Gametocyte RNA in Malaria Transmission Rates among an Asymptomatic Population of Western Kenya

This project focuses on the prevalence of asymptomatic malaria in the Kenyan highlands by looking at various methods of detection and the contribution of low density gametoytic RNA in parasite transmission.

Mentor: Lindsey Turnbull