Virginia Tech (VPI&SU)
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Purpose
to boost the effect of vaccines against rotavirus infection, which causes diarrhea, by developing a pig model to mimic the gut conditions of children in developing countries who do not respond to vaccines, which can be used to test interventions.
Division
Global Health
Date
April 2014
Region Served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$99,771
Grant topic
Discovery and Translational Sciences
Duration (months)
18
Grantee location
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
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