On December 11, Professor Menard Didier of The University of Strasbourg/Institut Pasteur in France gave a lecture entitled "The DARC side of vivax malaria in Africa: Unveiling invasion pathways into Duffy-negative erythroblasts ". The report was chaired by Professor Lu Feng and attended by faculty and students of the Medical college.

Professor Menard Didier's research focuses on plasmodium genetic diversity and drug resistance mechanisms, and in recent years has made considerable contributions to the molecular mechanisms of plasmodium infection of host red blood cells. In this presentation, Professor Menard Didier details the mechanism by which P. vivax invades red blood cells dependent on the Duffy antigen receptor (DARC), and systematically analyzes the molecular basis of P. vivax infection with Duffy negative red blood cells. Menard Didier's research provides a theoretical basis for the invasion mechanisms of P. vivax and highlights the complexity and diversity that must be considered in global malaria control strategies.

After the presentation, Professor Menard Didier had an active discussion and exchange with the participating teachers and students, and gave serious and detailed answers to the questions of teachers and students.