Professor Chandy C. John

Country: United States of America, Uganda & Kenya

Institution: Indiana University, in collaboration with Makerere University, Uganda and the Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya

Research Areas: Malaria pathogenesis, Malaria immunoepidemiology

Lab Website: https://medicine.iu.edu/research/faculty-labs/john

The Chandy John Lab conducts studies in labs at Indiana University, and in collaboration with Makerere University in Uganda and the Kenya Medical Research Institute in Kenya. The focus of our research is on malaria, one of the leading causes of death and long-term morbidity in children under 5 years of age worldwide. Our lab studies malaria pathogenesis, immunology and epidemiology; the relationships between infection, nutrition and neurodevelopment; and infections in children with sickle cell anemia