• B.Sc., Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Bamako. 2009

• M.Sc., Molecular and Cellular Biology, Pierre and Marie Curie University. 2011

• M.Sc., Genetics, Paris Diderot University. 2012

• Ph.D., Parasitology, Lille 2 University. 2015

• Postdoctoral research, University of California, Davis 2016-2021

losangare@tamu.edu

• B.Sc. Biological Sciences, Wayne State University. 2022

Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular parasite capable of crossing biological barriers, such as the placenta. The location where and mechanism by which Toxoplasma crosses the placenta has not been identified or characterized. The goal of my research is to examine how Toxoplasma crosses the placenta, with the hypothesis that the parasite targets specific cell types using specific effectors.

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koen.kleine@tamu.edu

• B.Sc in Biological Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 2016

• M.Phil Parasitology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 2020

​Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular parasite which uses leukocytes as vehicles to invade the
placental barrier. My goal is to understand how the parasite interacts with monocytes and/or
other leukocytes and the major effectors influencing the transmigration of Toxoplasma gondii infected – leukocytes across the placental barrier.

dawoodabbas91@tamu.edu

• B. Sc. in Microbiology, Texas A&M University. 2022 

Toxoplasma gondii has a complex life cycle in all hosts, switching between two main forms, the fast replicative disease causing form (tachyzoite) and the chronic persistent form (bradyzoite). The tachyzoite and bradyzoite are known to be interconvertible in the host cell, however little is known about what causes this. My research goal is be able to decipher the cues behind cyst conversion.

kathrynmbeebe@tamu.edu

 - B.Sc. in Genetics with Psychology Minor, 2026​

 - B.Sc. in Biochemistry, 2028

- B.Sc. Microbiology with Genetics Minor, 2026

- B.Sc. Molecular and Cell Biology, 2028

- B.Sc. Biochemistry, 2025