Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Purpose
To promote the discovery of new drugs for treating parasitic roundworm (filariae) infections by developing a method for the long-term maintenance of adult filariae in cell-free culture, which will improve drug screening capabilities.
Division
Global Health
Date
April 2013
Region Served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$100,000
Grant topic
Discovery and Translational Sciences
Duration (months)
19
Grantee location
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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