Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Purpose
To block the transmission of soil-transmitted helminth infections (intestinal worms), which occurs via parasite eggs in human feces, by engineering consumable probiotic bacteria to release toxins that kill the eggs.
Division
Global Health
Date
April 2013
Region Served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$100,000
Grant topic
Discovery and Translational Sciences
Duration (months)
19
Grantee location
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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