Bjorn Felix Caesar Kafsack, PhD

Adjunct Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

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Appointments

Adjunct Associate Professor of Microbiology and ImmunologyPrimary
Microbiology and Immunology · 2026–
Associate Professor
Weill Cornell Graduate School — Molecular Biology · 2015–

Past Appointments

Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Microbiology and Immunology · 2022–2026
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Microbiology and Immunology · 2015–2022

Centers

Education

Overview

Developmental Regulation of Malaria Parasites

1
Nature microbiology · 2023
KWKirk W Deitsch KYKyu Y. Rhee BFBjorn Felix Caesar Kafsack
PMID: 37277533PMCID: PMC11163918DOISenior author39 citations
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Nature microbiology · 2022
BFBjorn Felix Caesar Kafsack
PMID: 35087229PMCID: PMC8852293DOISenior author22 citations
3
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 2020
GLGang Lin BFBjorn Felix Caesar Kafsack
PMID: 32366713PMCID: PMC7318029DOISenior author32 citations

Completed grants (4)

PI
Identifying the Target of a Potent and Selective Inhibitor of Babesia Blood Stages.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2022–2025
R21AI166436-02
PI
Regulation of Sexual Differentiation in Malaria Parasites
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2019–2025
R01AI141965-05
Co-I
Mechanisms of Environmental Sensing and Responses by Malaria Parasites
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2018–2024
R01AI138499-05
PI
Probing Mechanisms of P. Falciparum Artemisinin Resistance Using Single Cell Transcriptomics
U.S. Department of Defense · 2018–2020
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Damon Runyon Fellowship / Grant · Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation · 2010

New Findings Offer Insight into How Malaria Parasites Prepare for Transmission
June 15, 2023
A key developmental step in the lifecycle of the most virulent species of malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, depends in part on a series of molecular signals that are detailed in a new study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Scientists Identify Key Regulator of Malaria Parasite Transmission
February 25, 2022
A finding from Weill Cornell Medicine researchers sheds new light on the transmission of malaria, one of the biggest global public health challenges, which kills a young child every two minutes – more than any other infectious disease.