Texas Biomedical Research Institute

San Antonio, Texas, United States


Purpose

to identify the regions of the Schistosoma mansoni genome that underlie resistance to the drug praziquantel and thereby provide a starting point for identifying and validating genetic markers for monitoring drug resistance in schistosomiasi

Division

Global Health

Date

August 2017

Region Served

AFRICA

Committed amount

$356,656

Grant topic

Neglected Tropical Diseases

Duration (months)

59

Grantee location

San Antonio, Texas, United States

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