Welcome to the Cordy Lab at Wake Forest University!
![](http://cordyrj.sites.wfu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Regina-Cordy-headshot2018-300x297.jpg)
Our lab’s research focuses on the pathogenesis of the protozoan parasite Plasmodium, the etiological agent of malaria. The development of severe malaria is a multi-factorial process that is not well understood. In addition to host genetics and immunity, host physiology may explain some of the heterogeneity observed in malaria disease outcomes, but much less is known about its role.