Genomic view of the origins and adaptation of Plasmodium populations in the Americas

Objectives

*Original title in Portuguese: Visão genômica das origens e adaptação das populações de Plasmodium nas Américas

The main objective of this program is to obtain training in population genomic analysis techniques with the purpose of determining the probable populations of origin of current populations of Plasmodium spp. that were introduced to the Americas after European colonization and the transatlantic trade of enslaved Africans and identify signatures of selection and adaptation to new vectors and hosts from the New World.