Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Purpose
to develop a safe and effective polio strain for use in an inactivated vaccine by modifying codon usage patterns in polio strains to control viral mutation rates, lower infectivity, and raise genetic stability.
Division
Global Health
Date
October 2008
Region Served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$100,000
Grant topic
Discovery and Translational Sciences
Duration (months)
18
Grantee location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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