Small-Saunders joined the Fidock lab as a postdoc after finishing her infectious diseases fellowship at Columbia. Malaria parasites were becoming increasingly resistant to the antimalarial artemisinin and her goal was to learn how some parasites can evade the drug and use that information to help lead the way to new therapeutic strategies.
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Read MoreDavid Fidock, PhD, FASTMH (Columbia University), discusses his career path, mentoring philosophy, future plans and advice for trainees and junior PIs.
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