Publications
- M. A. Greischar and L. M. Childs (2023) Extraordinary parasite multiplication rates in human malaria infections. Trends in Parasitology, 10.1016/j.pt.2023.05.006.
- Z. Qu, D. Patterson, L. M. Childs, C. J. Edholm, J. Ponce, O. F. Prosper, and L. Zhao (2023) Modeling Immunity to Malaria with an Age-Structured PDE Framework. SIAP, 10.1137/21M1464427.
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A. M. Early, F. Camponovo, S. Pelleau, G. C. Cerqueira, Y. Lazrek, B. Volney, M. Carrasquilla, B. Thoisy, C. O. Buckee, L. M. Childs, L. Musset, and D. E. Neafsey (2022) Declines in prevalence alter the optimal level of sexual investment for the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. PNAS, 10.1073/pnas.2122165119.
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L. M. Childs, D. W. Dick, Z. Feng, J. M. Heffernan, J. Li, G. Rost (2022) Modeling waning and boosting of COVID-19 in Canada with vaccination. Epidemics, 10.1016/j.epidem.2022.100583.
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M. Walker, K. Chandrasegaran, C. Vinauger, M. A. Robert, L. M. Childs (2021) Modeling the effect of Aedes aegypti's larval environment on adult body mass at emergence. PLOS Computational Biology, 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009102.
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C. M. Peak, R. Kahn, Y. H. Grad, L. M. Childs, R. Li, M. Lipsitch, C. O. Buckee (2020) Modeling the comparative impact of individual quarantine vs. active monitoring of contacts for the mitigation of COVID-19. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30361-3.
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R.-M. Carlsson, L. M. Childs, Z. Feng, J. W. Glasser, J. M. Heffernan, J. Li, G. Rost (2020) Modeling the waning and boosting of immunity from infection or vaccination. Journal of Theoretical Biology, doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2020.110265.
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D. G. Paton, L. M. Childs, M. A. Itoe, I. E. Holmdahl, C. O. Buckee, F. Catteruccia (2019) Exposing Anopheles mosquitoes to antimalarials blocks Plasmodium parasite transmission. Nature, doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-0973-1
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N. M. Archer, N. Petersen, M. A. Clark, C. O. Buckee, L. M. Childs, M. T. Duraisingh (2018) Resistance to Plasmodium falciparum in sickle cell trait erythrocytes is driven by oxygen-dependent growth inhibition. PNAS, doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1804388115
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C. Peak, L. M. Childs, Y. H. Grad, C. O. Buckee, (2017) Comparing nonpharmaceutical interventions for containing emerging epidemics. PNAS, doi:10.1073/pnas.1616438114
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W. R. Shaw, P. Marcenac, L. M. Childs, C. O. Buckee, F. Baldini, S. P. Sawadogo, R. K. Dabire, A. Diabate, F. Catteruccia, (2016) Wolbachia infection in natural Anopheles populations affect egg laying and negatively correlate with Plasmodium development. Nature Communications, 7:11772. doi:10.1038/ncomms11772