{"id":14710,"date":"2021-04-25T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T23:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/?p=14710"},"modified":"2024-06-25T09:59:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T23:59:05","slug":"world-malaria-day-2021-zero-malaria-starts-with-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/2021\/04\/25\/world-malaria-day-2021-zero-malaria-starts-with-me\/","title":{"rendered":"World Malaria Day 2021\u2014\u2018Zero malaria starts with me\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Zero malaria starts with me\u2019 and \u2018Zero Malaria \u2013 Draw the Line Against Malaria\u2019 are the rallying\u00a0<\/span>slogans\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>World Malaria Day 2021<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 25 April.\u00a0<\/span>For Associate Research Leader at the\u00a0<\/span>Institute for\u00a0<\/span>Glycomics<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Dr Danielle\u00a0<\/span>Stanisic<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>these\u00a0<\/span>goal<\/span>s\u00a0<\/span>drive her research\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0eliminat<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0malaria.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In\u00a0<\/span>th<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0Q&A,\u00a0<\/span>Dr Danielle\u00a0<\/span>Stanisic<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>talks<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>about the global impact of malaria,\u00a0<\/span>her work around preventative measures,\u00a0<\/span>such as\u00a0<\/span>vaccines<\/span>\u00a0and malaria education<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>as well as<\/span>\u00a0her advice for researchers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2018The elimination of malaria truly is a global concern.\u2019<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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I<\/span><\/b>s<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>raising<\/span><\/b>\u00a0awareness<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>around\u00a0<\/span><\/b>the\u00a0<\/span><\/b>impact of malaria on communities<\/span><\/b>\u00a0and economies a challenge in Australia<\/span><\/b>?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Awareness and education are our biggest challenges.\u00a0<\/span>Whilst scientists researching the malaria parasite are very aware of the morbidity and mortality statistics associated with malaria infection<\/span>\u2014<\/span>up to half a million deaths and over 200 million clinical cases each year<\/span>\u2014i<\/span>t is hard for\u00a0<\/span>people in Western countries, who\u00a0<\/span>aren\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0exposed to malaria and its impact,\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>relate to it.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During my undergraduate degree<\/span>, I discovered parasites and in particular the malaria parasite and I was completely\u00a0<\/span>intrigued.<\/span>\u00a0It is a<\/span>\u00a0parasite that is incredibly complex and clever and continues to evolve so that it can escape whatever we throw at it<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>like\u00a0<\/span>our immune response<\/span>\u00a0or<\/span>\u00a0antimalarial drugs.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Five years into my work on malaria, I went to Papua New Guinea and came back with a far different opinion. I always knew that malaria was important but living and working in a country where the malaria parasite is endemic\u2014seeing people (especially young children) in hospital, hearing of relatives who had died of it or had left work to become carers and hearing of pregnant mothers losing their baby to it\u2014really helped me to understand and appreciate the impact that malaria has on people day to day.\u00a0<\/span>Livi<\/span>ng in Papua New Guinea<\/span>\u2014<\/span>a<\/span>\u00a0country<\/span>\u00a0coping\u00a0<\/span>with malaria<\/span>\u00a0every day<\/span>\u2014<\/span>and working at their Institute of Medical Research for four years, solidified for me the importance of eliminating the malaria parasite.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a result,\u00a0<\/span>I<\/span>\u00a0always\u00a0<\/span>tell\u00a0<\/span>people\u00a0<\/span>who are\u00a0<\/span>working on a\u00a0<\/span>particular\u00a0<\/span>disease\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>meet and talk to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>people who live with it\u00a0<\/span>and\/or have it<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>so\u00a0<\/span>they\u00a0<\/span>can really understand the impact<\/span>\u2014<\/span>that really motivates you to do the work. If the impact is so far removed from the research it becomes a different, more academic motivation<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In Australia, m<\/span>any\u00a0<\/span>don\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0realise that\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>m<\/span>alaria\u00a0<\/span>parasite\u00a0<\/span>does<\/span>\u00a0have an<\/span>\u00a0impact on our\u00a0<\/span>D<\/span>efence\u00a0<\/span>F<\/span>orce and on Australian tourists who\u00a0<\/span>travel to malaria endemic countries<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>The northern part of Australia has the right kind of mosquito\u00a0<\/span>to transmit the malaria parasite\u00a0<\/span>so an outbreak could be triggered by an infected traveller<\/span>\u00a0who returns to that area<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Papua New Guinea, to the north of us, is\u00a0<\/span>a highly<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>malari<\/span>ous<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>country\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>all through the\u00a0<\/span>S<\/span>outh\u00a0<\/span>P<\/span>acific there are a lot of little islands with\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>malaria<\/span>\u00a0parasite<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Interestingly, o<\/span>ne thing that did promote awareness in Australia was the\u00a0<\/span>2018\u00a0<\/span>Commonwealth Games<\/span>\u00a0at the Gold Coast<\/span>. During the Games<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>a number of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>athletes from African countries were diagnosed with malaria\u00a0<\/span>whilst\u00a0<\/span>here and had to go into hospital<\/span>\u00a0for treatment<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The elimination of malaria truly is a global concern.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Does the lack of direct connection<\/span><\/b>\u00a0between\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Australia\u00a0<\/span><\/b>and malaria\u00a0<\/span><\/b>impact\u00a0<\/span><\/b>your\u00a0<\/span><\/b>pre-clinical and clinical evaluation<\/span><\/b>s<\/span><\/b>\u00a0of malaria vaccines?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

W<\/span>hilst o<\/span>ur research is very exciting<\/span>, one of our biggest challenges\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>recruiting people\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>participate in our clinical trials<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>evaluat<\/span>e\u00a0<\/span>the effectiveness of malaria vaccine<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>candidate<\/span>s<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>It is difficult\u00a0<\/span>to ask someone<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>who may never\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span>affect<\/span>ed<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by malaria,\u00a0<\/span>to participate in a trial where<\/span>\u00a0we may infect them with malaria parasites<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>following\u00a0<\/span>vaccin<\/span>ation<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0to see if they\u00a0<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>protected.\u00a0<\/span>But it is all very safe<\/span>\u2014<\/span>w<\/span>e have hospital clinicians involved who monitor and assess and clinically manage our patients to make sure they don\u2019t get\u00a0<\/span>sick<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and we can easily administer<\/span>\u00a0antimalarial drugs<\/span>\u00a0if that is needed<\/span>. But it is a\u00a0<\/span>lot to try and explain to\u00a0<\/span>and expect from\u00a0<\/span>someone for a disease that may not impact them at all\u00a0<\/span>in their lifetime<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>It is a big ask.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Many\u00a0<\/span>clinical trials are for diseases that people actively have like cancer<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Alzheimer<\/span>\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0so there is more buy<\/span>–<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0from volunteers<\/span>. We really are asking volunteers to be altruistic. To look beyond and to help for the greater good<\/span>\u2014<\/span>to contribute to the development of something that will help\u00a0<\/span>many\u00a0<\/span>people around the world but not necessarily them.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Has\u00a0<\/span><\/b>COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><\/b>helped or hindered with raising awareness around vaccines and their development?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There has been an increase<\/span>d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>awareness\u00a0<\/span>around\u00a0<\/span>the whole vaccine process<\/span>;<\/span>\u00a0however<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the \u2018quick\u2019 development of the\u00a0<\/span>COVID<\/span>-19<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>vaccine has\u00a0<\/span>probably\u00a0<\/span>given people the wrong\u00a0<\/span>impression<\/span>\u00a0of how long it takes to make a vaccine.\u00a0 Th<\/span>is is\u00a0<\/span>not the norm and really the reason\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>COVID<\/span>-19<\/span>\u00a0vaccine\u00a0<\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>progress<\/span>ed<\/span>\u00a0so quickly is that there were\u00a0<\/span>many\u00a0<\/span>groups who put their other research on hold and work<\/span>ed<\/span>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>. Also,<\/span>\u00a0a lot of\u00a0<\/span>funding was made available for<\/span>\u00a0them to do that.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ultimately, the s<\/span>cientific community\u00a0<\/span>is learning\u00a0<\/span>much<\/span>\u00a0from the\u00a0<\/span>COVID<\/span>–<\/span>19 pipeline and\u00a0<\/span>vaccine development\u00a0<\/span>program and<\/span>, going forward,<\/span>\u00a0a lot of the\u00a0<\/span>resulting\u00a0<\/span>technology that ha<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0been developed will be applied to other diseases.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>T<\/span>he insights gained into\u00a0<\/span>vaccine research\u00a0<\/span>and development\u00a0<\/span>will hopefully<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>generate heightened interest and financial support fo<\/span>r\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span>development\u00a0<\/span>of vaccines in other areas, such as\u00a0<\/span>malaria.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In terms of clinical trials to test the COVID<\/span>-19<\/span>\u00a0vaccines, it was heartening to see the number of people volunteering for the trials in Brisbane and Australia.\u00a0<\/span>It\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0understandable as COVID<\/span>-19<\/span>\u00a0has had a much greater impact on people in Australia than other disease<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0like malaria<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why is your partnership with Rotary District 9640 so important?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 201<\/span>6\u00a0<\/span>Rotary District 9640<\/span><\/a>\u00a0formed a fundraising partnership with the\u00a0<\/span>Institute for\u00a0<\/span>Glycomics<\/span><\/a>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>initially\u00a0<\/span>to raise money for\u00a0<\/span>a much-needed\u00a0<\/span>piece of equipment for\u00a0<\/span>our Laboratory<\/span>\u00a0to manufacture\u00a0<\/span>the vaccine<\/span>. Since then, through the<\/span>ir\u00a0<\/span>passion<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to be part of the quest\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>eliminate malaria from our world,\u00a0<\/span>Rotarians\u00a0<\/span>have directly\u00a0<\/span>raised over\u00a0<\/span>$650<\/span>,<\/span>000<\/span>\u00a0and indirectly helped leverage another half a million\u00a0<\/span>dollars<\/span>\u00a0from the Aus<\/span>tralian<\/span>\u00a0government<\/span>. This\u00a0<\/span>has helped to\u00a0<\/span>fund<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0clinical trials<\/span>\u00a0so far<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rotary have formed a committee of eight people\u00a0<\/span>who<\/span>\u00a0look at different fundraising opportunities and<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with the Institute<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>p<\/span>ublish\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>quarterly<\/span>\u00a0Malaria Vaccine<\/span>\u00a0newsletter<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and manage\u00a0<\/span>malaria vaccine project donations<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>T<\/span>hrough Rotary channels\u00a0<\/span>we\u00a0<\/span>also raise awareness of malaria\u00a0<\/span>and ou<\/span>r<\/span>\u00a0research<\/span>\u00a0by<\/span>\u00a0speak<\/span>ing\u00a0<\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>R<\/span>otary\u00a0<\/span>C<\/span>lubs and\u00a0<\/span>conferences<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It is<\/span>\u00a0a vital\u00a0<\/span>partnership<\/span>\u00a0for the success of our malaria vaccine program<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Members from Rotary Club and Rotary District 9640 visiting the malaria lab. Image courtesy of Dr Danielle Stanisic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Is the elimination of malaria by 20<\/span><\/b>30<\/span><\/b>\u00a0an achievable\u00a0<\/span><\/b>goal<\/span><\/b>?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ultimately<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0the goal is to develop a malaria vaccine and that is where we are heading.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since 2010 there had been a<\/span>n approximately<\/span>\u00a050% decrease\u00a0<\/span>in the\u00a0<\/span>number of deaths and cases world<\/span>–<\/span>wide due to\u00a0<\/span>increased usage of b<\/span>ed nets and the prompt diagnosis and treatment of infections. But i<\/span>n 2018 the\u00a0<\/span>World Health\u00a0<\/span>Organization\u00a0<\/span>(WH<\/span>O<\/span>)\u00a0<\/span>reported<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>first time in over a decade\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>there was no longer a decrease\u00a0<\/span>in the number of malaria<\/span>–<\/span>related deaths and cases worldwide<\/span>\u2014<\/span>that the<\/span>se<\/span>\u00a0numbers were stalling<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>i<\/span>n some<\/span>\u00a0malaria endemic<\/span>\u00a0countries the\u00a0<\/span>number of\u00a0<\/span>cases were\u00a0<\/span>in fact\u00a0<\/span>going up.\u00a0<\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>reasons<\/span>\u00a0for this<\/span>\u00a0are varied.\u00a0<\/span>For example, sometimes for cultural or social reasons, bed nets are not used at\u00a0<\/span>all or are not used correctly.\u00a0<\/span>The smell of the insecticide treated nets may be off-putting or they may<\/span>\u00a0be given to visitors to use or be used\u00a0<\/span>for other purposes<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>such as<\/span>\u00a0fish<\/span>ing.\u00a0<\/span>Also,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in many<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>countries, the malaria\u00a0<\/span>parasite has developed<\/span>\u00a0genetic mutations which<\/span>\u00a0makes<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>resistan<\/span>t<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>anti-malarial drug<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0currently used clinically in the field<\/span>\u00a0so that they are less effective or not effective at all, and this\u00a0<\/span>drug resistance<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>spread<\/span>ing<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>In<\/span>credibly,<\/span>\u00a0in some places in the South Pacific<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0it\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>has been shown that mosquitos are modifying their behaviour<\/span>\u2014<\/span>so instead of just biting\u00a0<\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>night they are sta<\/span>rt<\/span>ing to bite at other times when people\u00a0<\/span>aren\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0under bed nets.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>COVID<\/span>-19<\/span>\u00a0has now been\u00a0<\/span>thrown into the mix and<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0early in the pandemic<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>WHO predicted<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>the potential for\u00a0<\/span>a doubling of deaths and cases\u00a0<\/span>for diseases\u00a0<\/span>like malaria, HIV and\u00a0<\/span>tuberculosis<\/span>\u00a0over the next year or so.\u00a0<\/span>In\u00a0<\/span>many\u00a0malaria\u00a0endemic countries<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>COVID<\/span>-19<\/span>\u00a0has\u00a0<\/span>disrupt<\/span>ed\u00a0<\/span>health infrastructure and health systems<\/span>\u2014<\/span>people\u00a0<\/span>aren\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0spraying for mosquitos, the hospitals are overwhelmed, people can\u2019t get access to\u00a0<\/span>medications and<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>significantly<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>there is an increased potential of misdiagnoses as\u00a0<\/span>COVID<\/span>-19<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and malaria present very similar<\/span>ly<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in the\u00a0<\/span>early\u00a0<\/span>stages<\/span>\u00a0of infection<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>I\u00a0<\/span>believe\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>has probably set us back.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0w<\/span>hilst we need a\u00a0<\/span>target\u00a0<\/span>to move toward,\u00a0<\/span>such as the e<\/span>limination\u00a0<\/span>of the malaria epidemic by 2030 under\u00a0<\/span>United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>the end line\u00a0<\/span>may need\u00a0<\/span>to be adjusted<\/span>\u00a0unless we can get on top of this current pandemic quickly.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2018Your career path isn\u2019t always what you envisage at the outset, so you need to be able to adapt and the best way to do that is to have passion, a diverse skill set and good network connections.\u2019<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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What advice would you give to\u00a0<\/span><\/b>somebody interested in a\u00a0<\/span><\/b>researcher<\/span><\/b>\u00a0career<\/span><\/b>?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Find your passion, something you love to work on<\/span>\u2014r<\/span>esearch can be both incredibly rewarding and challenging. You need the passion to keep you going through the challenging times.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Diversify early<\/span>\u2014if<\/span>\u00a0you have a good diversification of skills<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>will really help you with employment\u00a0<\/span>and career\u00a0<\/span>opportunities.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Network<\/span>\u2014<\/span>I personally\u00a0<\/span>don\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0find it easy to just go up and talk to somebody I don\u2019t know, but it sometimes is really a case of not what-you-know but who-you-know.\u00a0 You never know what career opportunities may present themselves via your network.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Seek out\u00a0<\/span>industry placements<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>industry mentors<\/span>\u2014t<\/span>here is a lot of opportunity in industry.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>A focus\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>Griffith\u00a0<\/span>is to give\u00a0<\/span>students\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>opportunity to have\u00a0<\/span>both research and\u00a0<\/span>industry placement<\/span>s<\/span>. This enables\u00a0<\/span>students\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>see how they can have\u00a0<\/span>other\u00a0<\/span>experiences after their PhD\u00a0<\/span>that are\u00a0<\/span>different to\u00a0<\/span>th<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0basic academic path.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u00a0<\/span>completed<\/span>\u00a0an industry placement\u00a0<\/span>during<\/span>\u00a0my\u00a0<\/span>PhD<\/span>\u00a0and I was glad I did as it gave me some additional skills<\/span>\u00a0specific for clinical trials<\/span>\u00a0that I have ended up using now\u00a0<\/span>and allowed me to confirm my interests.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Your career path\u00a0<\/span>isn\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0always what you\u00a0<\/span>envisage<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>at the outset,\u00a0<\/span>so you\u00a0<\/span>need\u00a0<\/span>to be able to adapt and\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>best way to do that is to have\u00a0<\/span>passion,\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>diverse skill<\/span>\u00a0set and good network connections.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Interested in learning more?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

R<\/span>ead Dr Danielle\u00a0<\/span>Stanisic\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0research\u00a0<\/span>and learn more about malaria<\/span>\u00a0on<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Griffith Research Online<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2018Zero malaria starts with me\u2019 and \u2018Zero Malaria \u2013 Draw the Line Against Malaria\u2019 are the rallying\u00a0slogans\u00a0for\u00a0World Malaria Day 2021\u00a0on 25 April.\u00a0For Associate Research Leader at the\u00a0Institute for\u00a0Glycomics\u00a0Dr Danielle\u00a0Stanisic,\u00a0these\u00a0goals\u00a0drive her research\u00a0to\u00a0eliminate\u00a0malaria.\u00a0 In\u00a0this\u00a0Q&A,\u00a0Dr Danielle\u00a0Stanisic\u00a0talks\u00a0about the global impact of malaria,\u00a0her work around preventative measures,\u00a0such as\u00a0vaccines\u00a0and malaria education,\u00a0as well as\u00a0her advice for researchers.\u00a0   \u2018The elimination of malariaContinue reading “World Malaria Day 2021\u2014\u2018Zero malaria starts with me\u2019”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":152,"featured_media":17353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,172,5,3],"tags":[162],"class_list":["post-14710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics","category-researcher-profile","category-researchers","category-students","tag-general"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"Vanessa Gatt","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2021\/04\/Dr-Danielle-Stanisic-Associate-Research-Leader-at-the-Institute-for-Glycomics.-Image-courtesy-of-Dr-Danielle-Stanisic.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/152"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}