Purpose
to lower rates of maternal deaths by creating a diagnostic urine test using the synthetic dye “Congo Red” to stain misfolded proteins that have been recently found to be excreted in the urine of women suffering from or at risk for preeclampsia
Grantee
Division
Global Health
Date
NOVEMBER 2010
Region served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$100,000
Grant topic
Discovery and Translational Sciences
Duration (months)
18
Grantee location
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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