Our lab focus on understanding molecular and cellular processes that determine the pathogenicity ofthe most virulent malaria parasite. We study mechanisms that control antigenic switching, immuneevasion, and modification of the host cell that enables these deadly pathogens to establish and maintaininfection in human.

The Baneth laboratory focuses on vector-borne diseases with emphasis on the vector-host-parasite relationship, and the pathogenicity and immune response to vector-borne parasitic diseases.  Current research focuses on the immune response to canine leishmaniosis, novel diagnostic techniques for leishmaniosis, the hyrax as a reservoir for Leishmania tropica, parasitic coinfections, hepatozoonosis, trypanosomiasis, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, relapsing fever borreliosis, dirofilariasis and the epidemiology of vector-borne parasitic diseases in Israel and the Middle East. 

Our lab studies the cell biology and genetics of P. falciparum in order to identify new drug targets and understand the molecular mechanisms of this important pathogen

We are interested in engineering insect biology to build new tools for the genetic control of insect populations

Our lab studies vector borne viruses infecting mosquitoes, mammals and avian species like West Nile, Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya, as well as other mammalian viruses including coronavirus, pox viruses, and HIV. We employ classical virology, immunology, cell biology and structural biology to understand how these viruses are capable of crossing species barriers and causing outbreaks of devastating diseases in humans and animals.

Research in my laboratory focuses on vector biology and medical entomology with an emphasis on sand fly vectors of leishmaniasis, parasitic diseases caused by protozoan Leishmania parasites. We study the sand fly vectors that transmit the parasites from infected animals or humans. Our work comprises basic studies on the biology and ecology as well as transmission dynamics of leishmaniasis. We have also conducted research pertaining to control of CL in endemic foci in Israel and the transmission dynamics of VL in several countries including Ecuador, Brazil and Ethiopia

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We study the mechanisms by which viruses are dependent on their host cells, and by which host cells are combating viral infection

We are looking for novel drug targets which would provide broad spectrum activity against both current and future viral threats