Welcome to the Egan Lab at Stanford!

M&I Departmental Retreat

October, 2023

Congratulations to Marilou, Dani, Praveesh, and Angel for outstanding presentations of their research at the Stanford Microbiology & Immunology Department research retreat in Lake Tahoe

New publication!

October, 2023

We are thrilled to announce the publication of our most recent paper  "Plasmodium falciparum exploits CD44 as a co-receptor for erythrocyte invasion" in the journal Blood.   The paper is being made available open-access and is available ahead of print at: https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0006-4971(23)02550-8

Welcome, Tim!

October, 2023

We are excited to welcome our newest member to the lab, Tim Lin.  Tim recently graduated from UC Berkeley, and has a longstanding interest in biological research. He previously worked on viruses, and we are glad he has decided to delve into the fascinating world of molecular parasitology.

Egan Lab at MPM2023

September, 2023

Thank you to the organizers of the annual Molecular Parasitology Meeting in Woods Hole, MA for a fantastic conference!  Praveesh, Marilou, and Elizabeth were able to attend, present our work, and catch up with colleagues old and new.

Nana starts grad school! 

September, 2023

We are sad to say goodbye to Nana but more excited for the bright future ahead as she starts her Ph.D. in Stanford's Microbiology & Immunology department!

Apply to Stanford Postdoctoral Recruitment Initiative in Sciences and Medicine (PRISM)!

August, 2023

Applications are NOW OPEN for the Stanford Postdoctoral Recruitment Initiative in Sciences and Medicine (PRISM)! All graduate students, especially those from backgrounds underrepresented within academia, are encouraged to apply. Stanford has one of the largest postdoc populations in the country and a strong commitment to helping postdocs succeed and thrive. PRISM provides an amazing opportunity to visit Stanford for postdoc interviews, networking, and exploring what it would be like to be a postdoc here! Applications are due August 28.

Elizabeth teaches at Marine Biological Laboratory

July, 2023

Elizabeth was excited to participate as a visiting instructor in the Biology of Parasitism Course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. What an amazing group of students and stimulating, comprehensive course on the latest methods and research in parasitology- highly recommended!

New publication!

July, 2023

Congratulations to Tamar Feldman, Ph.D. on publication of her thesis work in Blood Advances! Tamar’s paper “Plasmodium falciparum infection of primary human erythroblasts induces transcriptional changes associated with dyserythropoiesis” can be found online here: https://doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2023010844

Welcome, Liz!

July, 2023

We are excited to welcome Liz Lopez to the laboratory for a summer rotation in the Egan Lab! Liz is starting her first year of graduate school in the Stanford Biosciences umbrella program, and is enrolled in the ADVANCE summer institute.

Welcome, Norah!

June, 2023

We are excited to welcome Norah Asemota for a summer research internship in the lab! Norah is an undergraduate student at Stanford and member of the DRIVE in Research Pathway program, which aims to improve the diversity of the research workforce underrepresented in maternal and child health-related research while supporting mentorship and training. Check out the Stanford Instagram site to follow a day of the life of Norah in the lab!

BioMalPar XIX EMBL conference 

May, 2023

Elizabeth was thrilled to attend the BioMalPar XIX EMBL conference in Heidelberg, Germany, as a Keynote Speaker. She shared some of our latest research on the role of erythrocyte host factors in P. falciparum invasion of human red blood cells.

Society for Pediatric Research 2023 Young Investigator Award!

May, 2023

Congratulations to Elizabeth for receiving the Society for Pediatric Research 2023 Young Investigator Award! She was honored and delivered a talk at the SPR plenary session at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in Washington, DC.

New pre-print!

April 2023

Congratulations to Tamar for submitting her pre-print to BioRxiv, "Plasmodium falciparum infection of primary human erythroblasts induces transcriptional changes associated with dyserythropoiesis". Read it here!

New pre-print!

April 2023

Our new pre-print, "Plasmodium falciparum exploits CD44 as a co-receptor for erythrocyte invasion" is out now on BioRxiv.

14th Annual Pediatrics Retreat

April 2023

Congratulations to Marilou and Dani for receiving outstanding talk and poster awards, respectively.

New postdoc!

CZ BIOHUB CONFAB

NEW REVIEW PUBLISHED

MOLECULAR PARASITOLOGY MEETING

NEW SUMMER STUDENT

June 2022

Rising Stanford junior, Mario Gonzalez, joins us this summer an undergraduate intern through DRIVE (Diversity, Respect, and Inclusion are Vital for Excellence) in Research Pipeline.

REVIEW PAPER OUT

June 2022

Tamar and Elizabeth's review, Uncovering a cryptic site of malaria pathogenesis: Models to study interactions between Plasmodium and the bone marrow. is published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. Read it here!

NEW POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW

May 2022

Dr. Praveesh Valissery joins us from New Delhi the as the newest member of the Egan Lab.

EGAN LAB AT THE PEDATRICS RESEARCH RETREAT

April 2022

Dani, Marilou, and Angel all presented posters at the 13th Annual Pediatrics Research Retreat at Stanford School of Medicine. Angel was selected as a poster finalist!

CONGRATULATIONS, DR. FELDMAN!

January 2022

Tamar Feldman defended her Ph.D. Dissertation titled, Uncovering host cell responses to malaria infection in the hematopoietic niche.

ELIZABETH NAMED CZ BIOHUB INVESTIGATOR!

January 2022

Elizabeth is named as a Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator. She joins a select cohort of scientists from Stanford, UC Berkeley, and UCSF funded by the CZ Biohub to tackle critical challenges in biomedicine and pediatric illness. Read more here!

June 2020

April 2020

New publication

Our lab's paper on the genetic association between a common gain-of-function polymorphism in PEIZO1 and malaria susceptibility was published in PNAS. Read more here: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1919843117

Welcoming a new lab member

We are thrilled that Daniel Navarrete has joined the Egan lab for his thesis work. Welcome, Dani!

February 2020

Sharing our research

Elizabeth gave a talk at the Molecular Approaches to Malaria Meeting in Lorne, Australia.

November 2019

Sharing our research

Christian presents his research at the Stanford Maternal and Child Research Institute Symposium in Stanford, CA and at the 68th American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) in National Harbor, MD.

October 2019

Egan lab attends the Dept of Microbiology and Immunology's annual conference

Tamar gives a talk on her thesis work and Christian, Marilou, and Chi Yong present posters on their research advancements at the Stanford Microbiology & Immunology Annual Retreat in Santa Cruz, CA.

September 2019

Sharing our research

Chi Yong and Elizabeth gave presentations at the Annual Molecular Parasitology Meeting in Woods Hole, MA.

August 2019

Farewell to Phylicia and Bikash

Phylicia moves on to a new position as Associate Scientific Director at Gradalis, Inc. and Bikash moves on to a new position as an R&D Scientist at Asklepios BioPharmaceuticals. Congratulations and good wishes to Phylicia and Bikash!

July 2019

Fellowship awards

Christian is awarded a Stanford Maternal and Child Health Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship and a Stanford School of Medicine Dean's Postdoctoral Fellowship. Congratulations, Christian!

Sharing our research

Emily and Elizabeth presented their research at the Red Cell Gordon Conference in Newport, RI.

April 2019

Sharing our research

Christian and Bikash present their research advancements at the Stanford 10th Annual Pediatric Research Retreat in Stanford, CA and Christian wins a prize for best poster!

December 2018

Fellowship award

Phylicia receives a T32 training grant slot from Stanford Microbiology and Immunology. Congratulations, Phylicia!

September 2018

Welcoming two new lab members

Chi Yong Kim and Phylicia Aaron join the lab as postdoctoral fellows. Welcome, Chi Yong and Phylicia! We wish good luck to two lab members as they move to new positions, Barbara Baro to Lihir Malaria Elimination and Carrie Lin to the Sakamoto lab at Stanford.

Egan lab attends the annual Dept of Microbiology and Immunology research conference

Bikash and Christian present their research at the M&I annual retreat in Santa Cruz, CA.

August 2018

Welcoming a new lab member

Tamar Feldman joins the lab for her thesis work. Welcome, Tamar!

July 2018

Welcoming a new lab member

Marilou Tetard joins the lab as a postdoctoral fellow. Welcome, Marilou!

May 2018

Gabilan Fellowship award

Elizabeth is awarded a 2018 Gabilan fellowship from the Stanford Office of Faculty Development and Diversity to support our project investigating the relationship between natural genetic variation in red blood cells and malaria susceptibility.

April 2018

Sharing our research

Elizabeth delivers a presentation at the UCSF World Malaria Day Event.

November 2017

New publication and fellowship awards

Our paper entitled “Beyond Hemoglobin: Screening for malaria host factors” is accepted for publication in Trends in Genetics. Read more here! Christian receives postdoctoral award from Stanford CHRI. Congratulations, Christian! Bikash receives a T32 training grant slot on the Pediatric Hematology grant “Training in Pediatric Nonmalignant Hematology and Stem cell Biology” (1T32DK098132-01A1). Congratulations, Bikash!

October 2017

Sharing our research

Elizabeth delivers Keynote talk at Johns Hopkins “Future of Malaria” Meeting, in Baltimore, MD.

September 2017

New lab space

We have relocated a few doors down the hall to Grant 308. The new lab has two more benches, plus a dedicated tissue culture room. We are excited to have more space to do more science!

Sharing our research

Bikash presented his work entitled, "Investigating the function of erythrocyte CD55 during Plasmodium falciparum invasion using CRISPR-Cas9" at the 28th annual Molecular Parasitology Meeting in Woods Hole, MA. This work demonstrates the utility of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing for exploring the complex roles of CD55 and other host factors in mediating parasite invasion. Congratulations Bikash!

June 2017

New grant awarded

Stanford's Child Health Research Institute has awarded a Pilot Early Career award to Dr. Egan entitled, "Investigating the relationship between natural malaria resistace and genetic blood disorders." This project is a collaboration with Emily Ebel, an evolutionary biologist in Dmitri Petrov's group. It will explore how mutations with positive effects for malaria resistance, but negative effects for blood cell stability, are maintained at high frequencies in African populations. We are currently recruiting healthy volunteers with African ancestry to donate blood for this project--find out more here!

February 2017

Fellowship award

Bàrbara has been awarded postdoctoral support from Stanford's Child Health Research Institute for her proposal entitled, "Discovering essential host factors for Plasmodium falciparum malaria." Her work will combine proteomics, CRISPR-Cas9, and hematopoeitic stell cell differentiation to identify new host-parasite interactions during blood stage malaria. Congratulations Bàrbara!

January 2017

Welcoming a new lab member

Christian Nguetse joins us from the Velavan group at at University of Tübingen, Germany, where he worked in the Institute of Tropical Medicine. He brings experience working on host and parasite factors that incluence malaria and treatment outcomes in African children. In our lab, he will be extending his work in red blood cell receptors, including CD55. Welcome Christian!