Research & Publications

219 published papers

Two decades of research across malaria genetics, population biology, and digital health.

Phase I · 1998–2015

Malaria Genetics & Population Biology

Pioneering work on Plasmodium falciparum population genetics, vaccine candidate diversity, and host–parasite interactions. Field research in the Peruvian Amazon and Kenya’s Asembo Bay.

114 citations

P. falciparum Genotypes, Low Complexity of Infection, and Resistance to Subsequent Malaria in the Asembo Bay Cohort Project

Branch OH, Takala S, Kariuki S, Nahlen BL, Kolczak M, Hawley W, Lal AA

Infection and Immunity 69(12):7783-7792, 2001

71 citations

Genetic Diversity of Vaccine Candidate Antigens in P. falciparum Isolates from the Amazon Basin of Peru

Chenet SM, Branch OLH, Escalante AA, Lucas CM, Bacon DJ

Malaria Journal 7:93, 2008

70 citations

P. falciparum Genetic Diversity Maintained and Amplified Over 5 Years of a Low Transmission Endemic in the Peruvian Amazon

Branch OLH, Sutton PL, Barnes C, Castro JC, Jelliffe DB, Castillo OC, Escalante AA

Molecular Biology and Evolution 28(7):1973, 2011

69 citations

P. falciparum Malaria in the Peruvian Amazon Is Associated with Immunologic Memory

Clark EH, Silva CJ, Weiss GE, Li S, Padilla C, Crompton PD, Branch OLH, Nahlen BL

Infection and Immunity 80(4), 2012

69 citations

Prevalence and Risk of P. falciparum and P. vivax Malaria Among Pregnant Women in the Peruvian Amazon

Parekh FK, Hernandez JN, Krogstad DJ, Casapia WM, Branch OLH

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 77(3), 2007

66 citations

Population Structure Shapes Copy Number Variation in Malaria Parasites

Cheeseman IH, Miller B, Tan JC, Tan A, Nair S, Nkhoma SC, De Donato M, Ranford-Cartwright L, Terziian C, Branch OLH, Mead D, Buckee CO, Anderson TJC

Molecular Biology and Evolution 33(3):603, 2016

27 citations

Evolutionary Analyses of Major Variant Surface Antigen-Encoding Genes Reveal Population Structure Within and Between Continents

Tonkin-Hill G, Ruybal-Pesántez S, Tiedje KE, Rask TS, Amato R, Anstey NM, Branch OLH, Day KP

PLoS Genetics 17(1), 2021

Phase II · 2019–Present

Digital Health & Behavioral Science

How personalized digital coaching programs drive engagement and health outcomes, with the surprising finding that older adults engage at rates exceeding younger cohorts.

50 citations

Older Adults Engage with Personalized Digital Coaching Programs at Rates That Exceed Those of Younger Adults

Graham SA, Stein N, Shemaj F, Branch OLH, Paik J, Ritterband LM, Ulbricht CM, Kullgren JT

Frontiers in Digital Health 3:642818, 2021

27 citations

Engagement in Digital Health App-Based Prevention Programs Is Associated with Weight Loss Among Adults Age 65+

Auster-Gussman LA, Lockwood KG, Graham SA, Branch OLH, Koat Staff

Frontiers in Digital Health 4:886783, 2022