Ankit Dwivedi

Ankit Dwivedi is a Researcher in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. His work focuses on computational biology, evolutionary genomics, and malaria research.

• PhD in Health Biology from University of Montpellier
• BS-MS Dual Degree in Applied Mathematics and Biology from IISER Pune

Research interests include population genetics of Plasmodium falciparum, identifying vaccine targets, and analyzing genomic data to understand drug resistance and host-vector interactions. His methodologies involve comparative genomics, bioinformatics pipelines, and analysis of high-throughput sequencing data.

Recent publications highlight his work on malaria vaccine strain comparisons, artemisinin resistance mechanisms, and development of genomic tools like GC3. Collaborations span institutions in the US, France, and India.

• Erasmus Mundus Action 2 Project Scholarship
• INSPIRE Scholarship from Government of India