Acharya Nagarjuna University View Institution's Website 1 article published in JoVE Immunology and Infection Separation of Plasmodium falciparum Late Stage-infected Erythrocytes by Magnetic Means Lorena Michelle Coronado1,2, Nicole Michelle Tayler1,2, Ricardo Correa1,2, Rita Marissa Giovani3, Carmenza Spadafora1 1Centro de Biología Celular y Molecular de Enfermedades, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT AIP), 2Acharya Nagarjuna University, 3Departamento de Medios y Creativo, Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología (INDICASAT AIP) The paramagnetic properties of hemozoin are used to isolate late stages of Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells growing in culture. The method is simple and fast and does not affect the subsequent invasive capabilities of the parasites.