Purpose
To identify antimalarial compounds that specifically target membrane biogenesis in the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which transmits the disease, as potential inhibitors of both infection and transmission by employing optogenetics technology.
Grantee
Division
Global Health
Date
APRIL 2013
Region served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$99,997
Grant topic
Discovery and Translational Sciences
Duration (months)
24
Grantee location
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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