Functional characterisation of essential enzymes in Plasmodium

Edgar's research focuses on identifying and studying the biological function of novel antimalarial targets, with the aim of opening new therapeutic avenues to fight malaria. He combines chemical biology approaches with genetic methods to identify enzymes that are essential for parasite development, validate them as antimalarial targets and characterise their molecular functions. So far his research has particularly focused on the biological roles of a multifunctional protease involved in red blood cell invasion, parasite maturation, and parasite egress from infected erythrocytes.