La Trobe University
Bundoora, Australia
Purpose
To enable the systematic assessment of candidate drugs for treating the parasitic nematode Onchocerca volvulus, which causes river blindness, by establishing a rat model of infection.
Division
Global Health
Date
April 2013
Region Served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$100,000
Grant topic
Discovery and Translational Sciences
Duration (months)
19
Grantee location
Bundoora, Australia
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