Irwin Sherman

professor emeritus. He taught at University of California, Riverside for 42 years and retired as executive vice chancellor. Sherman is known for his studies of malaria.^[3]

protozoology, Sherman enrolled at Northwestern University to earn his doctorate.^[7]

Scripps Research Institute and at present is a Visiting Professor in the School of Medicine at the University of California at San Diego.^[11]

genomic mapping of Plasmodium falciparum.^[13][14] Sherman's 2007 book Twelve Diseases that Changed Our World has been commented upon for its approachable style, having been written for novices and casual readers rather than academic audiences.^[15][16][17] Similarly, his 2009 The Elusive Malaria Vaccine has been reviewed as being engaging for the lay audience as it describes the history of malaria, particularly in the search for a vaccine.^[18][19][20] Described by one reviewer as "a story for all curious readers", Sherman's 2011 Magic Bullets to Conquer Malaria was criticized for a lack of either scientific or historical rigor although the book tells interesting stories of malariology.^[21]