Chester Joyner

Research

Dr. Chet Joyner is a trained immunologist and parasitologist. His research program focuses on understanding the biology of Plasmodium vivax, malaria immunology and pathogenesis, and the biology of B cells and plasma cells. Dr. Joyner’s research uses cutting-edge technologies to develop new treatments and control strategies for malaria while simultaneously improving our understanding of host immune systems for the improvement of vaccine design and the development of immunotherapeutics for infectious diseases.

Education

PhD, Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis, Emory University

BS, Biology, Georgia Southern University

Recent Publications

• Nguyen DC, Joyner CJ, Sanz I, Lee FE. Factors Affecting Early Antibody Secreting Cell Maturation Into Long-Lived Plasma Cells. 2019. Front. Immunol. 10:2138 https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2019.02138
• Joyner CJ, Brito CFA, Saney CL, Joice Cordy R, Smith ML, Lapp SA, Cabrera-Mora M, Kyu S, Lackman N, Nural MV, DeBarry JD; MaHPIC Consortium, Kissinger JC, Styczynski MP, Lee FE, Lamb TJ, Galinski MR. Humoral immunity prevents clinical malaria during Plasmodium relapses without eliminating gametocytes. 2019. PLoS Pathog. 15(9):e1007974. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007974
• Chua ACY, Ong JJY, Malleret B, Suwanarusk R, Kosaisavee V, Zeeman AM, Cooper CA, Tan KSW, Zhang R, Tan BH, Abas SN, Yip A, Elliot A, Joyner CJ, Cho JS, Breyer K, Baran S, Lange A, Maher SP, Nosten F, Bodenreider C, Yeung BKS, Mazier D, Galinski MR, Dereuddre-Bosquet N, Le Grand R, Kocken CHM, Rénia L, Kyle DE, Diagana TT, Snounou G, Russell B, Bifani P. Robust continuous in vitro culture of the Plasmodium cynomolgi erythrocytic stages. 2019. 10(1):3635. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11332-4
• Cordy RJ, Patrapuvich R, Lili LN, Cabrera-Mora M, Chien JT, Tharp GK, Khadka M, Meyer EV, Lapp SA, Joyner CJ, Garcia A, Banton S, Tran V, Luvira V, Rungin S, Saeseu T, Rachaphaew N, Pakala SB, DeBarry JD; MaHPIC Consortium, Kissinger JC, Ortlund EA, Bosinger SE, Barnwell JW, Jones DP, Uppal K, Li S, Sattabongkot J, Moreno A, Galinski MR. Distinct amino acid and lipid perturbations characterize acute versus chronic malaria. 2019. 4(9). pii: 125156. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.125156
• Peterson MS, Joyner CJ, Cordy RJ, Salinas JL, Machiah D, Lapp SA; MaHPIC Consortium, Meyer EVS, Gumber S, Galinski MR. Plasmodium vivax Parasite Load Is Associated With Histopathology in Saimiri boliviensis With Findings Comparable to P vivax Pathogenesis in Humans. 2019. 6(3):ofz021 https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz021

News

Chet Joyner receives Fred C. Davison Early Career Scholar Award

UGA researchers received prestigious grant to develop malaria drug

UGA researchers developing new models for malaria drug development and testing

All the pieces matter: UGA researchers collaborate to solve malaria puzzle

Chet Joyner receives $1.1 million grant to study malaria vaccine

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