Cornell University
Ithaca, New York, United States
Purpose
to test the hypothesis that providing children high levels of flavanols, compounds found in green tea, chocolate, and shea nuts, deprives malaria parasites of lipids, keeping parasite infection at levels low enough to builds lifelong immunity
Division
Global Health
Date
November 2009
Region Served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$100,000
Grant topic
Discovery and Translational Sciences
Duration (months)
18
Grantee location
Ithaca, New York, United States
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