Jichi Medical University

Japan
Purpose
to design a mosquito that can produce and secrete a malaria vaccine protein into a host’s skin. The hope is that such mosquitoes could deliver protective vaccines against other infectious diseases as well.
Grantee
Division
Global Health
Date
OCTOBER 2008
Region served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$100,000
Grant topic
Discovery and Translational Sciences
Duration (months)
12
Grantee location
Japan
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