vaccines

Whole Genome Based Diagnostics and Investigations of Infectious Diseases

The advancement of genome technologies holds great promise for improving the quality and speed of public health laboratory investigations, and for decreasing their cost. The latest genome DNA…
Tanzania
research
epidemiology
health
infections
vaccines
Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark
National Food Institute (DTU)
Kilimanjaro Christian Research Institute (KCRI - KCMUC)
University of Copenhagen, Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology
Total grant
8,759,400
http://orbit.dtu.dk/en/projects/whole-genome-based-diagnostics-a…

Assessment of the efficacy of a VAR2CSA based vaccine to prevent malaria in pregnant women

Malaria is the cause of severe maternal anaemia and is responsible for about one third of preventable low birth weight babies. It contributes to the deaths of an estimated 10,000 pregnant women and up…
Tanzania
disease prevention
efficacy
malaria
pregnant women
vaccines
University of Copenhagen (KU)/Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Centre for Medical Parasitology (KU) (CMP)
Tanga Medical Research Centre
Total grant
2,131,835

Development of PfEMP1 based malaria vaccines

PfEMP1 are a class of parasite proteins expressed on the surface of Plamosium falciparum-infected erythrocytes, where they function as adhesion receptors interacting with a range of host tissue…
Tanzania
antigens
malaria
vaccine development
vaccines
University of Copenhagen (KU), Denmark
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (KU)
Centre for Medical Parasitology (KU)
National Institute for Medical Research,Tanzania
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College,Tanzania
Total grant
6,300,530
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