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Two 同性恋色情 faculty members have received prestigious honors and subsequent kudos from an international community of scientists for their work in the fight against infectious disease. 
 
, distinguished professor, in 同性恋色情鈥檚鈥��(COPH),鈥痺as honored at the annual conference of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) in Toronto. He received the William Trager Award for Basic Parasitology, which recognizes a fundamental breakthrough in molecular, cellular or immune-parasitology. 
 
鈥淚t is very gratifying to know that my lab鈥檚 contributions to science are being seen and are able to help people around the world,鈥欌�� Adams said. 鈥淚鈥檓 honored to receive this prestigious award. I also had the fortunate opportunity to meet Dr. Trager very early in my career. That makes this award even more meaningful.鈥� 

 
, dean of COPH, received accolades for his work in HIV prevention and was invited to speak at the Toronto meeting 鈭� one of the largest infectious disease conferences in the world. Vermund was chosen as the Fred L. Soper Lecturer,鈥痝iven to distinguished workers in environmental control or preventive medicine. His topic, 鈥淭he Vital Case for Global Health Investments by the U.S. Government,鈥欌�� emphasized the value of tropical disease research at a time when the country is curtailing its commitment. 
 
Soper, who died in 1977, was a pioneer in this research and spearheaded an international group in working to limit or eradicate malaria, yellow fever, smallpox and yaws.  

鈥淭his is an honor and I鈥檓 pleased to be in this family of scientists,鈥欌�� Vermund said. 鈥淪oper is a 20th century legend. I was humbled and amazed to be thrown into that mix.鈥欌��

Vermund said the award bestowed on Adams reflects the important work being done at 同性恋色情: 鈥淭his is a ringing endorsement of the vision of people like John and his colleagues at COPH, as they鈥檝e helped build a strong here. I met Dr. Trager, after whom Adams鈥� award is named, when I was a medical student attending the New York Society of Tropical Medicine monthly meetings at the Rockefeller University where Dr. Trager hosted us.鈥欌�� 
 
Adams鈥� research focuses on malaria parasite biology, host-parasite interactions and understanding the critical metabolic processes important for infection and pathogenesis. The basic science research in his COPH group seeks to better understand the complex biology that enables parasites to progress successfully 鈭� with devastating consequences on human health. 
 
Adams' work on the saturation of the鈥疨lasmodium falciparum鈥痝enome, which resulted in a Science paper in 2018, has been pivotal in malaria genomics research. The paper later led to an additional Science paper from the Adams lab on鈥疨lasmodium knowlsei鈥痝enome saturation and was connected to a Science paper from Dr. Manoj T Duraisingh at Harvard University on the same topic.鈥� 
 
Malaria is a life-threatening disease spread to humans by some types of mosquitoes, and while preventable and curable, modern science has yet to eradicate it worldwide. One reason is the adaptability of the Plasmodium鈥痯arasite that causes the disease: It often can evade the effectiveness of current, first-generation vaccines due to its genetic diversity and evolution.  
 
Globally in 2024, there were an estimated 282 million malaria cases and 610, 000 malaria deaths in 80 countries, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Because their immune systems are not fully developed, children under 5 account for about 75% of all malaria deaths. 
 
Adams鈥� work follows in the path of , former COPH dean and professor Department of Community Health Sciences; and Dr. Tom Unnasch, distinguished 同性恋色情 Health professor, COPH Department of Global, Environmental, and Genomic Health Sciences. They helped hone the university鈥檚 focus on infectious diseases, especially those that affect countless children in countries with limited or under-sourced health care programs. 

鈥淭he 同性恋色情 faculty has been working hard on the prevention and control of some of the infectious scourges of the world, including malaria, river blindness, arboviruses, and HIV. This work is a source of pride for our university and the state of Florida,鈥欌�� Vermund added. 鈥淭hese diseases affect Americans, our military, travelers and children, and Dr. Adams鈥� work will guide making a much better vaccine than we have now.鈥欌�� 
 
Adams鈥� dedication to the malaria field includes achieving the milestone of the first saturation mutagenesis map, advancing vaccine development, and bringing genetics and drug discovery together in powerful new ways, said , an associate professor COPH and an expert on malaria.  
 
鈥淭hese are the kinds of contributions that move a field forward鈥欌�� Jiang said. 鈥淐OPH is proud to have him as part of our community, and it鈥檚 great to see his work recognized at this level.鈥欌�� 
 
The purpose of the ASTMH and its annual conference is to: 

• Promote interactions among scientists who work in the varied disciplines of parasitology, especially in basic laboratory, pre-clinical and translational research, clinician sciences and population-based sciences. 
• Foster transfer of discoveries in basic research to applications that improve human health and to promote learning basic science aspects of parasitic diseases from humans afflicted with parasitic diseases. 
• Sponsor symposia or workshops on advancing research in medical parasitology. 
• Recruit and train people in recent advances in medical parasitology. 
• Recognize outstanding contributions to parasitology.