Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Purpose
to engineer strains of bacteria found in the human gut to produce the vitamin A precursor beta-carotene, and test the hypothesis that vitamin A-deficiency could be controlled and promote healthy growth of children
Division
Global Health
Date
October 2011
Region Served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$100,000
Grant topic
Discovery and Translational Sciences
Duration (months)
19
Grantee location
Newark, New Jersey, United States
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