Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa, United States
Purpose
to improve treatment of parasitic worm (helminth) infections such as schistosomiasis by using mouse infection models to test the feasibility of blocking parasite microRNAs that may be required for infectivity as a novel therapeutic.
Division
Global Health
Date
October 2013
Region Served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$100,000
Grant topic
Discovery and Translational Sciences
Duration (months)
19
Grantee location
Ames, Iowa, United States
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