The Malaria Transgenesis Lab is a custom facility dedicated to the production of recombinantP. falciparumparasite lines. This lab is specific from the Parasitology & Mycology Department. On going projects encompass a wide variety of technologies, involving both molecular genetic aspects andP. falciparumtransfection procedures. R&D activity is included in the lab's scope to improve the efficiency of existing methods.

Keywords: Plasmodium falciparum, tranfection, functional genomics