About the Authors
- Mahamadou A. Thera
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Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
- Ogobara K. Doumbo
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Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
- Drissa Coulibaly
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Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
- Dapa A. Diallo
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Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
- Abdoulaye K. Kone
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Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
- Ando B. Guindo
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Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
- Karim Traore
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Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
- Alassane Dicko
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Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
- Issaka Sagara
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Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
- Mahamadou S. Sissoko
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Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
- Mounirou Baby
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Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
- Mady Sissoko
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Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
- Issa Diarra
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Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
- Amadou Niangaly
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Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
- Amagana Dolo
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Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
- Modibo Daou
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Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
- Sory I. Diawara
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Affiliation Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
- D. Gray Heppner
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Affiliation Division of Malaria Vaccine Development, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
- V. Ann Stewart
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Affiliation Division of Malaria Vaccine Development, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
- Evelina Angov
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Affiliation Division of Malaria Vaccine Development, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
- Elke S. Bergmann-Leitner
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Affiliation Division of Malaria Vaccine Development, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
- David E. Lanar
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Affiliation Division of Malaria Vaccine Development, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
- Sheetij Dutta
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Affiliation Division of Malaria Vaccine Development, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
- Lorraine Soisson
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Affiliation Malaria Vaccine Development Program, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, D. C., United States of America
- Carter L. Diggs
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Affiliation Malaria Vaccine Development Program, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, D. C., United States of America
- Amanda Leach
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Affiliation World Wide Clinical Development – Malaria Vaccines, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium
- Alex Owusu
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Affiliation World Wide Clinical Development – Malaria Vaccines, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium
- Marie-Claude Dubois
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Affiliation World Wide Clinical Development – Malaria Vaccines, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium
- Joe Cohen
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Affiliation World Wide Clinical Development – Malaria Vaccines, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium
- Jason N. Nixon
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Current address: Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America,
Affiliation Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Aric Gregson
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Current address: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Affiliation Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Shannon L. Takala
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Affiliation Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Kirsten E. Lyke
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Affiliation Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Christopher V. Plowe
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*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: cplowe@medicine.umaryland.edu
Affiliation Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
Competing Interests
SD and DEL hold patents for the FMP2.1 vaccine antigen. AL, JC and MCD are employees of GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, the manufacturer of the proprietary adjuvant AS02A, and hold shares in GlaxoSmithKline. None of the other authors have declared conflict of interest.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CP AG ID AN MD SID EB SD AO JC AL MT OD DD DC IS ADi EA LS KL AK CD DL ST ABG KT M-CD DH MB ADo. Performed the experiments: CP AG ID AN MD SID EB JN MT OD DD DC VS EA KL AK ST ABG KT MB MS ADo. Analyzed the data: CP EB MT IS ADi VS EA ST MSS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SD JC AL VS EA DL M-CD DH. Wrote the paper: CP EB SD AO JC AL MT OD DD DC IS ADi VS EA LS KL CD DL ST M-CD DH MSS.