← back to search

Isaac Ssewanyana

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GB
Area of research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Virology
Research interest
Research focused on Malaria and Plasmodium falciparum, with related work in Immunity, Immunology, Antigen. Notable publications include 'Novel serologic biomarkers provide accurate estimates of recent Plasmodium falciparum exposure for individuals and communities', 'FCRL5 Delineates Functionally Impaired Memory B Cells Associated with Plasmodium falciparum Exposure', and 'Quantification of anti-parasite and anti-disease immunity to malaria as a function of age and exposure'.
h-index
citations
1,174
works
25
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Sensitive and modular amplicon sequencing of Plasmodium falciparum diversity and resistance for research and public health
Scientific Reports 2025cited by 31position: middledoi
Limited threat of Plasmodium falciparum pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 gene deletion to the utility of HRP2-based malaria RDTs in Northern Uganda
Malaria Journal 2024cited by 11position: middledoi
Malaria-driven expansion of adaptive-like functional CD56-negative NK cells correlates with clinical immunity to malaria
Science Translational Medicine 2023cited by 48position: middledoi
Antibodies to repeat-containing antigens in Plasmodium falciparum are exposure-dependent and short-lived in children in natural malaria infections
eLife 2023cited by 24position: middledoi
Atypical B cells consist of subsets with distinct functional profiles
iScience 2023cited by 24position: middledoi
Age-dependent changes in circulating Tfh cells influence development of functional malaria antibodies in children
Nature Communications 2022cited by 41position: middledoi
LLIN Evaluation in Uganda Project (LLINEUP2)—Factors associated with coverage and use of long‑lasting insecticidal nets following the 2020–21 national mass distribution campaign: a cross-sectional survey of 12 districts
Malaria Journal 2022cited by 22position: middledoi
A Molecular Analysis of Memory B Cell and Antibody Responses Against Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein 1 in Children and Adults From Uganda
Frontiers in Immunology 2022cited by 12position: middledoi
Plasmodium falciparum serology: A comparison of two protein production methods for analysis of antibody responses by protein microarray
PLoS ONE 2022cited by 4position: middledoi
Impact of COVID-19 on routine malaria indicators in rural Uganda: an interrupted time series analysis
Malaria Journal 2021cited by 39position: middledoi
Impact of a Rapid Decline in Malaria Transmission on Antimalarial IgG Subclasses and Avidity
Frontiers in Immunology 2021cited by 23position: firstdoi
B Cell Receptor Repertoire Analysis in Malaria-Naive and Malaria-Experienced Individuals Reveals Unique Characteristics of Atypical Memory B Cells
mSphere 2021cited by 17position: middledoi
Longitudinal analysis of FcRL5 expression and clonal relationships among classical and atypical memory B cells following malaria
Malaria Journal 2021cited by 10position: middledoi
Optimisation and standardisation of a multiplex immunoassay of diverse Plasmodium falciparum antigens to assess changes in malaria transmission using sero-epidemiology
Wellcome Open Research 2020cited by 77position: middledoi
Optimisation and standardisation of a multiplex immunoassay of diverse Plasmodium falciparum antigens to assess changes in malaria transmission using sero-epidemiology
Wellcome Open Research 2019cited by 65position: middledoi
Quantification of anti-parasite and anti-disease immunity to malaria as a function of age and exposure
eLife 2018cited by 142position: middledoi
Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy and risk of malaria in early childhood: A randomized controlled trial
PLoS Medicine 2018cited by 29position: middledoi
Elevated plasma abscisic acid is associated with asymptomatic falciparum malaria and with IgG-/caspase-1-dependent immunity in Plasmodium yoelii-infected mice
Scientific Reports 2018cited by 12position: middledoi
Avidity of anti-malarial antibodies inversely related to transmission intensity at three sites in Uganda
Malaria Journal 2017cited by 35position: firstdoi
B cell sub-types following acute malaria and associations with clinical immunity
Malaria Journal 2016cited by 44position: middledoi
Quantifying Heterogeneous Malaria Exposure and Clinical Protection in a Cohort of Ugandan Children
The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2016cited by 43position: middledoi
Examination of Antibody Responses as a Measure of Exposure to Malaria in the Indigenous Batwa and Their Non-Indigenous Neighbors in Southwestern Uganda
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2016cited by 12position: middledoi
Novel serologic biomarkers provide accurate estimates of recent <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> exposure for individuals and communities
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2015cited by 219position: middledoi
FCRL5 Delineates Functionally Impaired Memory B Cells Associated with Plasmodium falciparum Exposure
PLoS Pathogens 2015cited by 157position: middledoi
Cytoadherence in paediatric malaria:<scp>ABO</scp>blood group,<scp>CD</scp>36, and<scp>ICAM</scp>1 expression and severe<i><scp>P</scp>lasmodium falciparum</i>infection
British Journal of Haematology 2012cited by 33position: middledoi

Grants

No grants ingested yet.

Frequent collaborators

Bryan Greenhouse · U.S. President's Malaria Initiative15 papers (2015–2023)Chris Drakeley · Myanmar Oxford Clinical Research Unit12 papers (2015–2023)Grant Dorsey · Universidad Católica de Santa Fe10 papers (2015–2022)Moses R. Kamya · Universidad Católica de Santa Fe10 papers (2015–2024)Kevin K. A. Tetteh · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine8 papers (2015–2023)Emmanuel Arinaitwe · Makerere University8 papers (2015–2024)Prasanna Jagannathan · Stanford University6 papers (2015–2023)Harriet Mayanja‐Kizza · Case Western Reserve University5 papers (2015–2021)Joaniter I. Nankabirwa · Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine5 papers (2017–2022)Sebastiaan Bol · University of California, Riverside4 papers (2021–2023)Evelien M. Bunnik · University of California, Riverside4 papers (2021–2023)Isabel Rodríguez-Barraquer · Global Solutions for Infectious Diseases4 papers (2016–2023)Raphael A. Reyes · The University of Texas at San Antonio4 papers (2021–2023)Richard Sullivan · St George Hospital4 papers (2015–2021) · 4 papers (2015–2021)Margaret E. Feeney · San Francisco General Hospital4 papers (2015–2023)David L. Smith · University of Washington3 papers (2015–2018)Ashley E. Braddom · The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center3 papers (2021–2022)Sarah G. Staedke · Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine3 papers (2018–2022)Lindsey Wu · University of Technology Sydney3 papers (2019–2021)