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Biomedical research & Biostatistician | Biomedical and medical writer with >12 years experience in research & publishing

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Johannes Doehl is a biomedical researcher & biostatistician with a focus on molecular biology of vectors of diseases (e.g., ticks and sand flies) and vector-borne pathogens (e.g., Borrelia spp. and Leishmania spp.). He is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in the Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research (LMVR) in the Vector Molecular Biology Section under the supervision of Jesus Valenzuela, Rockville, MD, USA. Before joining the NIAID, he was a post-doctoral research associate at the University of York, UK, under the supervision of Paul Kaye. He has ample training and experience in teaching in higher education, both in classroom and remotely, as much as scientific writing with an aptitude of translating subject literature into plain language for the wider public. He also has a strong interest in biomedical statistics and promotes the emphasis of the appropriate use and interpretation of biomedical statistics in research.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Parasitology
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Basic Immunology
• ☆ Adjuvant & Antigen Research
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Medical Statistics
• ☆ Pathogenesis
• ☆ Dance
• ☆ R
• ☆ Allergy & Clinical Immunology
• ☆ Clinical Immunology
• ☆ Medical Genetics
• ☆ Immunogenetics
• ☆ Human Biology
• ☆ Infectious Disease
• ☆ Viral Diseases
• ☆ Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
• ☆ Ebola
• ☆ COVID-19
• ☆ Chikungunya
• ☆ Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus
• ☆ Bacterial Diseases
• ☆ Lyme Disease
• ☆ Antibiotic Resistance Research
• ☆ Tropical Medicine
• ☆ Malaria
• ☆ Dengue
• ☆ Clinical Laboratory Science
• ☆ Molecular Pathology
• ☆ Clinical Biochemistry
• ☆ Biopsy
• ☆ Histopathology
• ☆ Tissue Microarray
• ☆ Zoonoses
• ☆ Medical Sciences
• ☆ Inflammation
• ☆ Medical Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Meta-Research, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Image Analysis, Data Visualization

Work Experience

Instructor and Course Developer

Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences

June 2024 - Present

Visiting Fellow

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

April 2019 - Present

Post-doctoral research associate

University of York

October 2013 - March 2019

Education

PhD in Molecular Parasitology and Vector Biology (Department of Biology - Centre for Immunology and Infection)

University of York

October 2009 - September 2013

BSc Honours in Biochemistry (School of Medical Sciences)

University of Aberdeen

September 2007 - July 2009

Transferred (Biology)

Universidade Estacio de Sá - Campus Barra III - Vargem Pequena

February 2006 - June 2007

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Johannes S. P. Doehl, Tiago D. Serafim, Serena Doh, Charles S. Grugan, Eva Iniguez, Luana Rogerio, Ronja Frigard, Ranadhir Dey, Pedro Cecilio, Xinglong Gu, et al. (2026). Discovery of an Adaptive Neuroimmune Response Driving Itch and Fast Tick Removal with Implications for Preventing Pathogen Transmission . Advanced Science.

Eva Iniguez, Johannes Doehl, Pedro Cecilio, Tiago Donatelli Serafim, Caroline Percopo, Yvonne Rangel-Gonzalez, Somaditya Dey, Elvia J. Osorio, Patrick Huffcutt, Sofia Roitman, et al. (2025). Malnutrition exacerbates pathogenesis of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand fly-transmitted Leishmania donovani . Communications Biology.

Iniguez, E., Doehl, J., Cecilio, P., Serafim, T.D., Percopo, C., Rangel-Gonzalez, Y., Dey, S., Osorio, E.J., Huffcutt, P., Roitman, S., et al.(2025). Malnutrition exacerbates pathogenesis of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand fly-transmitted Leishmania donovani . Communications Biology. 8. (1).

Iniguez, Eva, Doehl, Johannes, Cecilio, Pedro, Serafim, Tiago Donatelli, Percopo, Caroline, Rangel-Gonzalez, Yvonne, Dey, Somaditya, Osorio, Elvia J., Huffcutt, Patrick, Roitman, Sofia, et al. (2025). Malnutrition exacerbates pathogenesis of <i>Lutzomyia longipalpis</i> sand fly-transmitted <i>Leishmania donovani</i> . Communications Biology.

Lacsina, J.R., Kissinger, R., Doehl, J.S.P., Disotuar, M.M., Petrellis, G., Short, M., Lowe, E., Oristian, J., Sonenshine, D., DeSouza-Vieira, T.(2024). Host skin immunity to arthropod vector bites: from mice to humans . Frontiers in Tropical Diseases. 5.

Tiago D. Serafim, Eva Iniguez, Ana Beatriz F. Barletta, Pedro Cecilio, Johannes S. P. Doehl, Mara Short, Justin Lack, Vinod Nair, Maria Disotuar, Timothy Wilson, et al. (2023). Leishmania genetic exchange is mediated by IgM natural antibodies . Nature.

Changsheng Deng, Wanting Wu, Yueming Yuan, Guoming Li, Hongying Zhang, Shaoqin Zheng, Mingqiang Li, Ruixiang Tan, Yuxin Wang, Julie Nadia, et al. (2023). Malaria Control by Mass Drug Administration With Artemisinin Plus Piperaquine on Grande Comore Island, Union of Comoros . Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

Daniel M. Parker, Catalina Medina, Jennifer Bohl, Chanthap Lon, Sophana Chea, Sreyngim Lay, Dara Kong, Sreynik Nhek, Somnang Man, Johannes S.P. Doehl, et al. (2023). Determinants of exposure to Aedes mosquitoes: A comprehensive geospatial analysis in peri-urban Cambodia . Acta Tropica.

Daniel M. Parker, Catalina Medina, Jennifer Bohl, Chanthap Lon, Sophana Chea, Sreyngim Lay, Dara Kong, Sreynik Nhek, Somnang Man, Johannes S.P. Doehl, et al. (2023). Determinants of exposure to Aedes mosquitoes: A comprehensive geospatial analysis in peri-urban Cambodia . Acta Tropica.

Seong-Kyun Lee, Leanne M. Low, John F. Andersen, Lee M. Yeoh, Paola Carolina Valenzuela Leon, Damien R. Drew, Johannes S. P. Doehl, Eric Calvo, Louis H. Miller, James G. Beeson, et al. (2023). The direct binding of <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> AMA1 to erythrocytes defines a RON2-independent invasion pathway . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Parker, Daniel M., Medina, Catalina, Bohl, Jennifer, Lon, Chanthap, Chea, Sophana, Lay, Sreyngim, Kong, Dara, Nhek, Sreynik, Man, Somnang, Doehl, Johannes S. P., et al. (2023). Determinants of exposure to Aedes mosquitoes: A comprehensive geospatial analysis in peri-urban Cambodia . Acta Tropica.

Parker, D.M., Medina, C., Bohl, J., Lon, C., Chea, S., Lay, S., Kong, D., Nhek, S., Man, S., Doehl, J.S.P., et al.(2023). Determinants of exposure to Aedes mosquitoes: A comprehensive geospatial analysis in peri-urban Cambodia . Acta Tropica. 239.

Serafim, T.D., Iniguez, E., Barletta, A.B.F., Cecilio, P., Doehl, J.S.P., Short, M., Lack, J., Nair, V., Disotuar, M., Wilson, T., et al.(2023). Leishmania genetic exchange is mediated by IgM natural antibodies . Nature. 623. (7985). p. 149-156.

Serafim, Tiago D., Iniguez, Eva, Barletta, Ana Beatriz F., Cecilio, Pedro, Doehl, Johannes S. P., Short, Mara, Lack, Justin, Nair, Vinod, Disotuar, Maria, Wilson, Timothy, et al. (2023). <i>Leishmania</i> genetic exchange is mediated by IgM natural antibodies . Nature Reviews Bioengineering.

Lee, S.-K., Low, L.M., Andersen, J.F., Yeoh, L.M., Leon, P.C.V., Drew, D.R., Doehl, J.S.P., Calvo, E., Miller, L.H., Beeson, J.G., et al.(2023). The direct binding of Plasmodium vivax AMA1 to erythrocytes defines a RON2-independent invasion pathway . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 120. (1).

Lee, Seong-Kyun, Low, Leanne M., Andersen, John F., Yeoh, Lee M., Leon, Paola Carolina Valenzuela, Drew, Damien R., Doehl, Johannes S. P., Calvo, Eric, Miller, Louis H., Beeson, James G., et al. (2023). The direct binding of <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> AMA1 to erythrocytes defines a RON2-independent invasion pathway . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Deng, C., Wu, W., Yuan, Y., Li, G., Zhang, H., Zheng, S., Li, M., Tan, R., Wang, Y., Nadia, J., et al.(2023). Malaria Control by Mass Drug Administration with Artemisinin plus Piperaquine on Grande Comore Island, Union of Comoros . Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10. (3).

Deng, Changsheng, Wu, Wanting, Yuan, Yueming, Li, Guoming, Zhang, Hongying, Zheng, Shaoqin, Li, Mingqiang, Tan, Ruixiang, Wang, Yuxin, Nadia, Julie, et al. (2023). Malaria Control by Mass Drug Administration With Artemisinin Plus Piperaquine on Grande Comore Island, Union of Comoros . Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

Serafim, T. D., Iniguez, E., F. Barletta, A. B., Doehl, J. S. P., Short, M., Lack, J., Cecilio, P., Nair, V., Disotuar, M., Wilson, T., et al. (2022). Genetic exchange in <italic>Leishmania </italic>is facilitated by IgM natural antibodies . BioRxiv.

Johannes S. P. Doehl, Helen Ashwin, Najmeeyah Brown, Audrey Romano, Samuel Carmichael, Jon W. Pitchford, Paul M. Kaye(2021). Spatial Point Pattern Analysis Identifies Mechanisms Shaping the Skin Parasite Landscape in Leishmania donovani Infection . Frontiers in Immunology. 12. Frontiers Media {SA}

Audrey Romano, Najmeeyah Brown, Helen Ashwin, Johannes S. P. Doehl, Jonathan Hamp, Mohamed Osman, Nidhi Dey, Gulab Fatima Rani, Tiago Rodrigues Ferreira, Paul M. Kaye(2021). Interferon-γ-Producing CD4+ T Cells Drive Monocyte Activation in the Bone Marrow During Experimental Leishmania donovani Infection . Frontiers in Immunology. 12. Frontiers Media {SA}

Romano, A., Brown, N., Ashwin, H., Doehl, J.S.P., Hamp, J., Osman, M., Dey, N., Rani, G.F., Ferreira, T.R., Kaye, P.M.(2021). Interferon-γ-Producing CD4+ T Cells Drive Monocyte Activation in the Bone Marrow During Experimental Leishmania donovani Infection . Frontiers in Immunology. 12.

Romano, Audrey, Brown, Najmeeyah, Ashwin, Helen, Doehl, Johannes S. P., Hamp, Jonathan, Osman, Mohamed, Dey, Nidhi, Rani, Gulab Fatima, Ferreira, Tiago Rodrigues, Kaye, Paul M. (2021). Interferon-?-Producing CD4<SUP>+</SUP> T Cells Drive Monocyte Activation in the Bone Marrow During Experimental <i>Leishmania donovani</i> Infection . Frontiers in Immunology.

Doehl, J.S.P., Ashwin, H., Brown, N., Romano, A., Carmichael, S., Pitchford, J.W., Kaye, P.M.(2021). Spatial Point Pattern Analysis Identifies Mechanisms Shaping the Skin Parasite Landscape in Leishmania donovani Infection . Frontiers in Immunology. 12.

Doehl, J.S.P., Ashwin, H., Brown, N., Romano, A., Carmichael, S., Pitchford, J.W., Kaye, P.M.(2021). Spatial Point Pattern Analysis Identifies Mechanisms Shaping the Skin Parasite Landscape in Leishmania donovani Infection . Frontiers in Immunology. 12.

Doehl, Johannes S. P., Ashwin, Helen, Brown, Najmeeyah, Romano, Audrey, Carmichael, Samuel, Pitchford, Jon W., Kaye, Paul M. (2021). Spatial Point Pattern Analysis Identifies Mechanisms Shaping the Skin Parasite Landscape in Leishmania donovani Infection . Frontiers in Immunology.

Lacsina, Joshua R., DeSouza-Vieira, Thiago S., Oristian, James P., Serafim, Tiago D., Doehl, Johannes P., Meneses, Claudio, Herbert, Samantha, Disotuar, Maria M., Manning, Jessica E., Giurgea, Luca T., et al. (2021). TRANSCRIPTOMIC ANALYSIS REVEALS ACTIVATION OF CONSERVED IMMUNE PATHWAYS IN THE HUMAN SKIN RESPONSE TO THE BITES OF DIVERGENT VECTOR SPECIES OF GLOBAL HEALTH IMPORTANCE . The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Daniel Paape, Catriona T. Prendergast, Helen P. Price, Johannes S. P. Doehl, Deborah F. Smith(2020). Genetic validation of Leishmania genes essential for amastigote survival in vivo using N-myristoyltransferase as a model . Parasites &amp; Vectors. 13. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Paape, D., Prendergast, C.T., Price, H.P., Doehl, J.S.P., Smith, D.F.(2020). Genetic validation of Leishmania genes essential for amastigote survival in vivo using N-myristoyltransferase as a model . Parasites and Vectors. 13. (1).

Paape, Daniel, Prendergast, Catriona T., Price, Helen P., Doehl, Johannes S. P., Smith, Deborah F. (2020). Genetic validation of <i>Leishmania</i> genes essential for amastigote survival <i>in vivo</i> using <i>N</i>-myristoyltransferase as a model . Parasites & Vectors.

Ana Isabel Pinto, Najmeeyah Brown, Olivier Preham, Johannes S. P. Doehl, Helen Ashwin, Paul M. Kaye(2017). TNF signalling drives expansion of bone marrow CD4+ T cells responsible for HSC exhaustion in experimental visceral leishmaniasis . PLOS Pathogens. 13. (7). p. e1006465. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})

Ana Isabel Pinto, Dario S. Zamboni, Najmeeyah Brown, Olivier Preham, Johannes S. P. Doehl, Helen Ashwin, Paul M. Kaye(2017). TNF signalling drives expansion of bone marrow CD4+ T cells responsible for HSC exhaustion in experimental visceral leishmaniasis . PLOS Pathogens. 13. (7). p. e1006465. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})

Doehl JSP, Bright Z, Dey S, Davies H, Magson J, Brown N, Romano A, Dalton JE, Pinto AI, Pitchford JW, Kaye PM, Nature communications, 2017, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 57, 2017 .

Doehl JS, Sádlová J, Aslan H, Pružinová K, Metangmo S, Votýpka J, Kamhawi S, Volf P, Smith DF, PLoS pathogens, 2017, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. e1006130, 2017 .

Doehl, J.S.P., Bright, Z., Dey, S., Davies, H., Magson, J., Brown, N., Romano, A., Dalton, J.E., Pinto, A.I., Pitchford, J.W., et al.(2017). Skin parasite landscape determines host infectiousness in visceral leishmaniasis . Nature Communications. 8. (1).

Doehl, J.S.P., S&#225;dlov&#225;, J., Aslan, H., Pružinov&#225;, K., Metangmo, S., Vot&#253;pka, J., Kamhawi, S., Volf, P., Smith, D.F.(2017). Leishmania HASP and SHERP Genes Are Required for In Vivo Differentiation, Parasite Transmission and Virulence Attenuation in the Host . Plos Pathogens. 13. (1).

Pinto, A.I., Brown, N., Preham, O., Doehl, J.S.P., Ashwin, H., Kaye, P.M.(2017). TNF signalling drives expansion of bone marrow CD4+T cells responsible for HSC exhaustion in experimental visceral leishmaniasis . Plos Pathogens. 13. (7).

Price HP, Paape D, Hodgkinson MR, Farrant K, Doehl J, Stark M, Smith DF, Molecular microbiology, 2013, vol. 90, no. 3, pp. 597-611, 2013 .

Price, H.P., Paape, D., Hodgkinson, M.R., Farrant, K., Doehl, J., Stark, M., Smith, D.F.(2013). The Leishmania majorBBSome subunit BBS1 is essential for parasite virulence in the mammalian host . Molecular Microbiology. 90. (3). p. 597-611.

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Parker, D.M., Medina, C., Bohl, J., Lon, C., Chea, S., Lay, S., Kong, D., Nhek, S., Man, S., Doehl, J.S.P., et al.(2022). Determinants of exposure to Aedes mosquitoes: a comprehensive geospatial analysis in peri-urban Cambodia . Medrxiv.

Serafim, T.D., Iniguez, E., Barletta, A.B.F., Doehl, J.S.P., Short, M., Lack, J., Cecilio, P., Nair, V., Disotuar, M., Wilson, T., et al.(2022). Genetic exchange in Leishmania is facilitated by IgM natural antibodies . Biorxiv.

Serafim, T.D., Iniguez, E., Barletta, A.B.F., Doehl, J.S.P., Short, M., Lack, J., Cecilio, P., Nair, V., Disotuar, M., Wilson, T., et al.(2022). Genetic exchange in Leishmania is facilitated by IgM natural antibodies . Biorxiv.

Doehl, J.S.P., Ashwin, H., Brown, N., Romano, A., Carmichael, S., Pitchford, J.W., Kaye, P.M.(2021). Spatial point pattern analysis identifies mechanisms shaping the skin parasite landscape in Leishmania donovani infection . Biorxiv.