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Christine Markwalter

Assistant Research Professor of Global Health
Duke Global Health Institute
310 Trent Drive, Box 90519, Durham, NC 27710
310 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Research Professor of Global Health · 2024 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Incidence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Neutralizing Antibodies in a Rural Community in Western Kenya during the First 24 Months of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.

Journal Article Am J Trop Med Hyg · November 5, 2025 Seroreactivity to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigens was commonly reported in African settings during the early stages of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 neutralizing ... Full text Link to item Cite

Relationship between malaria vector survival, infectivity, and insecticide-treated net use in western Kenya.

Journal Article Parasit Vectors · November 12, 2024 BACKGROUND: Significant effort and resources have been invested to control malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa, but it remains a major public health problem. For the parasite to be transmitted, the female Anopheles vector must survive 10-14 days fol ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Transdisciplinary Research in Infectious Diseases to Engage Third-year medical students (TRIDENT) R25

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030

Once Bitten: Acquisition of Malaria Adaptive Immunity (OBAMA - Immunity)

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2023 - 2028

Synthesizing immunoinformatics and genetic epidemiology to identify signatures of natural functional immunity to malaria parasites

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2023 - 2028

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Education, Training & Certifications


Vanderbilt University · 2018 Ph.D.