Francis Ndungu: Immune response against malaria 

Dr Francis Ndungu from KWTRP (KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme) in Kilifi, Kenya, tells us about his work as Head of the Cellular Immunology Group, particularly his research on immune response against malaria, to design a better vaccine.
Malaria vaccines created in Europe or America might work well for naïve individuals but not in endemic areas. Immune responses to malaria differ in naïve or exposed, or historically-exposed populations; in endemic regions some people become immune to malaria. Understanding naturally acquired immunity to malaria aims to inform the development of better malaria vaccines.