Contact information
Christina Hubbart
Laboratory Coordinator
I joined the DIL group in June 2021 as Laboratory Coordinator. My role is to manage and coordinate the day-to-day running of the Laboratory.
Previously I worked as High-Throughput Genotyping Manager for the MalariaGEN project. My main role was to set up and run Sequenom multiplex genotyping assays on thousands of DNA samples collected from malaria endemic countries around the world.
I gained a BSc (Hons) degree in Molecular Genetics in Biotechnology from Sussex University in 2001 and went on to work at University College London as a research assistant in the department of Cardiovascular Genetics, where I assisted in many genotyping/mutation screening projects. The main focus during my MSc course in Medical Molecular Biology was on an inherited disease called Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) and to screen for the many FH causing mutations in the LDL receptor and PCSK9 genes.
Recent publications
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Malaria protection due to sickle haemoglobin depends on parasite genotype
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Band G. et al, (2022), Nature, 602, 106 - 111
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Genetic surveillance in the Greater Mekong subregion and South Asia to support malaria control and elimination
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Jacob CG. et al, (2021), eLife, 10
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An open dataset of Plasmodium falciparum genome variation in 7,000 worldwide samples
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Ahouidi A. et al, (2021), Wellcome Open Research, 6, 42 - 42
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Author Correction: Investigating the drivers of the spatio-temporal patterns of genetic differences between Plasmodium falciparum malaria infections in Kilifi County, Kenya.
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Malinga J. et al, (2020), Scientific reports, 10
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Haplotype heterogeneity and low linkage disequilibrium reduce reliable prediction of genotypes for the ‑α 3.7I form of α-thalassaemia using genome-wide microarray data.
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Ndila CM. et al, (2020), Wellcome open research, 5