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Christian Nixon, MD, Pathology, Providence, RI

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Pathology Providence, RI

Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine, Transplantation Immunology, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

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Summary

  • I am a board certified transfusion medicine and coagulation physician. I am also an RO1 funded investigator studied immunity to gametocytes, the sexual form of the malaria parasite that is transmitted from humans to the mosquito vector by the bite of a female Anopheline mosquito. This work aims to identify novel malaria anti-gametocyte transmission blocking vaccine candidate antigens to aid in the elimination and/or eradication of malaria. In addition, I am director of the Molecular Pathology Core at Brown, which is the service the provides histology, electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry services to all of the Brown Community.

Education & Training

  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2012 - 2014
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, 2011 - 2012
  • Eijkman Institute of Molecular Biology
    Eijkman Institute of Molecular BiologyPost-Doctorate Fellowship, Malaria Epidemiology, 2010 - 2011
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2008 - 2011
  • The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
    The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 2008

Certifications & Licensure

  • RI State Medical License
    RI State Medical License 2014 - 2024
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2011 - 2012
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2008 - 2010
  • American Board of Pathology Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical
  • American Board of Pathology Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Maternally Derived Antibodies to Schizont Egress Antigen-1 and Protection of Infants from Severe Malaria  
    Christian P Nixon, Jennifer F Friedman, Ambrish Jha, Jonathan D Kurtis, Ian C Michelow, Ross J Taliano, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Antibodies to PfsEGXP, an Early Gametocyte Enriched Phosphoprotein, Predict Decreased Plasmodium Falciparum Gametocyte Density in Humans  
    Ian C Michelow, Christian P Nixon, Jonathan D Kurtis, The Journal of Infectious Diseases