Ruth Aguilar

Ruth Aguilar is a Staff Scientist in the Infection and Vaccine Immunology group at ISGlobal (Barcelona Institute for Global Health) with over 10 years of expertise in malaria parasitology and immunology. She previously served as a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University and a Research Associate at the Manhiça Health Research Center in Mozambique, where she coordinated malaria studies and laboratory operations.

Her research examines immune responses to infections (malaria, COVID-19) and environmental exposures, utilizing advanced techniques like Luminex and flow cytometry. Key interests include:

• Malaria vaccine efficacy and antibody dynamics
• SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and antibody kinetics
• Environmental impacts on immunological profiles

Recent publications (2019–2021) focus on serological responses to infectious diseases, analyzing antibody persistence, vaccine correlates, and epidemiological patterns in diverse cohorts.

She oversees technical coordination for immunology studies and mentors laboratory personnel but currently has no listed awards, grants, or advised students.