PvGAP Paper Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases

May 22, 2026·
Edwin Solares
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Our paper “PvGAP: Development of a Globally Applicable, Highly Multiplexed Microhaplotype Amplicon Panel for Plasmodium vivax” has been published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

This work describes a cost-effective amplicon panel with 80 high-diversity targets for population genomics and 8 targets of epidemiological interest, validated with Ethiopian field samples and computational assessment across three geographic regions. The panel supports drug resistance tracking, distinguishes infection origins, and helps separate reinfection from recrudescence in efficacy studies.

Citation: Hubbard A, Solares EA, Bradley L, Jeang B, Yewhalaw D, Janies D, Lo E, et al. (2026) “PvGAP: Development of a Globally Applicable, Highly Multiplexed Microhaplotype Amplicon Panel for Plasmodium vivax.” J Infect Dis. DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiag270

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Edwin Solares (he/him)
Lecturer in Computer Science & Data Science
I am a computational biologist and data scientist bridging artificial intelligence, evolutionary genomics, and climate-resilient agriculture. My research leverages cutting-edge machine learning and bioinformatics to address global food security challenges in the face of rapid climate change. With publications in high-impact journals including Nature Plants, PNAS, and Genome Research (h-index: 7), I develop tools and methods that advance both computational science and real-world applications.