Victor Chaumeau

I am a pharmacist and medical entomologist trained in France and Thailand. Since 2016, I have been working at the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, where I currently lead the Entomology and Malaria laboratories. My interests include the biology and ecology of medically important arthropods, the biology of malaria parasites, and the pharmacology of antimalarial drugs.

My entomological research primarily focuses on vector mosquitos that transmit malaria, arboviruses, and lymphatic filariases across Southeast Asia. My goal is to characterise the modalities of transmission and define strategies for disease control and elimination. Additionally, I am conducting research on Plasmodium vivax hypnozoites and multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in vitro. My aim is to decipher the complex biology of parasite-host interactions, characterise the pharmacodynamic properties of antimalarial drugs and parasite resistances, and discover new drugs active against hypnozoites and resistant parasites.