Penn State

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States


Purpose

to develop a polymer reagent to be deposited at the bottom of a small paper cup used to collect a sputum sample, where it will detect proteins secreted by tuberculosis and turn indicate TB-positive samples by changing color.

Division

Global Health

Date

November 2009

Region Served

GLOBAL

Committed amount

$100,000

Grant topic

Discovery and Translational Sciences

Duration (months)

18

Grantee location

University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

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