Malgorzata Domagalska

Malgorzata Domagalska is a Research Professor and Unit Head of Experimental Parasitology at the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp. She holds a Doctorate in Life Sciences and specializes in parasitic diseases, particularly Leishmania species. Her research focuses on genomic instability, drug resistance mechanisms, and pathogen adaptation in protozoan parasites. She leads multiple international projects funded by organizations like the Medical Research Council and Flemish Government.

Education/Academic Qualification: Doctor (specific field unspecified).

Research Interests: Investigating Leishmania's genetic diversity, drug resistance, and adaptation strategies. Key areas include aneuploidy's role in environmental stress responses and genomic plasticity in pathogen survival. Her work bridges molecular biology, genomics, and clinical parasitology.

Recent Projects:

• MRC Cruzi Grant: Exploring genomic instability in Trypanosoma (2024–2027)
• LeishMAP: Molecular mechanisms of aneuploidy in Leishmania (2023–2026)
• LEISHCHROMAQ: Chromatin role in Leishmania quiescence (2021–2023)

Labs/Teams: Leads the Experimental Parasitology Unit, collaborating with global researchers on Leishmania genomics and drug resistance.