University of Connecticut

Grantee website Storrs, Connecticut, United States
Purpose
to develop non-hormonal contraceptives using a high-throughput, fly-based screening platform to identify compounds that specifically block follicle rupture, which is required to release eggs for fertilization also in mammals
Division
Gender Equality
Date
DECEMBER 2018
Region served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$742,367
Grant topic
Empower Women and Girls
Duration (months)
35
Grantee location
Storrs, Connecticut, United States

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