Lars Hviid

Lars Hviid

Professor

Member of:

  • SURFACE team

I have been studying varying aspects of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, mainly the immunology, parasitology and pathogenesis of the disease, since 1985, and they continue to be my main research interests.

Current research

  • Naturally acquired immunity to Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children and in pregnant women
  • Effector functions of malaria antigen-specific antibodies
  • The malaria-protective effect of certain hemoglobinopathies
  • Malaria and endemic Burkitt Lymphoma

Fields of interest

  • Naturally acquired immunity to P. falciparum malaria
  • Immuno-evasion by P. falciparum parasites
  • Enhancing malaria research capacity in Africa

Teaching

Regular teaching in immunology to undergraduate and graduate students at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University. Coordinator of the BSc course "Cellular and Medical Immunology".

Primary fields of research

  • Immunology and pathogenesis of severe P. falciparum malaria in children.
  • Immunology and pathogenesis of pregnancy-associated P. falciparum malaria.
  • Immuno-evasive mechanisms and strategies of P. falciparum parasites.

My researcher profile at Google Scholar is here.

My researcher profile at ResearcherID is here.

Possible conflicts of interest

None.

Selected publications

  1. Published

    Multiple Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 variants per genome can bind IgM via its Fc fragment Fcμ

    Jeppesen, A., Ditlev, S. B., Soroka, V., Stevenson, E. K., Turner, Louise, Dzikowski, R., Hviid, Lars & Barfod, Lea Klingenberg, 2015, In: Infection and Immunity. 83, 10, p. 3972-81 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  2. Published

    Investigating the function of Fc -specific binding of IgM to Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 mediating erythrocyte rosetting

    Stevenson, L., Huda, P., Jeppesen, A., Laursen, E. T. F., Rowe, J. A., Craig, A., Streicher, W., Barfod, Lea Klingenberg & Hviid, Lars, Jun 2015, In: Cellular Microbiology. 17, 6, p. 819-31 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    α2-macroglobulin can crosslink multiple Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) molecules and may facilitate adhesion of parasitized erythrocytes

    Stevenson, L., Laursen, E., Cowan, G. J., Bandoh, B., Barfod, Lea Klingenberg, Cavanagh, D. R., Andersen, G. R. & Hviid, Lars, Jul 2015, In: P L o S Pathogens. 11, 7, p. 1-19 19 p., e1005022.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Evasion of immunity to Plasmodium falciparum malaria by IgM masking of protective IgG epitopes in infected erythrocyte surface-exposed PfEMP1

    Barfod, Lea Klingenberg, Dalgaard, M. B., Pleman, S. T., Ofori, M. F., Pleass, R. J. & Hviid, Lars, 2011, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 108, 30, p. 12485-90 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Kinetics of B Cell responses to Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 in Ghanaian women naturally exposed to malaria parasites

    Ampomah, P., Stevenson, L., Ofori, M. F., Barfod, Lea Klingenberg & Hviid, Lars, 1 Jun 2014, In: Journal of Immunology. 192, 11, p. 5236-44 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

Selected activities

  1. P L o S Medicine (Print) (Journal)

    Hviid, Lars (Member of Editorial Board)

    2006 → …

    Activity: Peer-review and editorial work typesEditor of Research journalResearch

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