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Research in molecular entomology |
New
awards
July 2004 |
The TDR Committee on Molecular
Entomology (BCV) [workplan] met
in Accra, Ghana, in May 2004, to deliberate and recommend projects for funding by TDR. The projects listed below were selected from among a large number of applications received from investigators worldwide.
New
grants in molecular entomology
These grants will be funded for one
year in the first instance, and for additional year, if sufficient
progress is made in the first year towards reaching the scientific
objectives, and if sufficient funds are available.
Project
ID |
Principal Investigator |
Institution |
|
Project Title |
Funding in US$ |
| A40295 |
Serap
Aksoy |
Yale University School of Medicine,
Dpmt of Epidemiology & Public Health, New Haven Connecticut, USA |
|
Functional studies with
Glossina palpalis palpalis |
14,377 |
| A40264 |
Barry Beaty |
Colorado State University, USA |
|
The Biology of Disease Vectors Course 2005 |
50,000 |
| A40351 |
Peter F.
Billingsley |
University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK |
|
Molecular markers for age in
Anopheles gambiae |
16,242 |
| A40354 |
Gregory Lanzaro |
University of California, Davis, California, USA |
|
Role of division 6 of the X chromosome in genetic differentiation between chromosomal forms of
Anopheles gambiae |
18,940 |
| A40190 |
Hilary
Ranson |
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK |
|
A functional genomics approach to improving insecticide resistance detection in
Anopheles gambiae |
23,700 |
| A40218 |
Philippe Solano |
Représentation IRD Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
|
cDNA library construction and expressed sequence tags analysis from
Glossina palpalis |
10,000 |
| A40198 |
Catherine
Walton |
University of Manchester, Manchester, UK |
|
Genetic population structure and gene flow in
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Southeast Asia |
33,870 |
Renewed
grants in molecular entomology
These projects were funded in 2003 and are being renewed for six months in order to avoid a gap in funding due to the shift of the Steering Committee meeting dates from September to May but funds will be released only on a condition of satisfactory progress on the project.
Project
ID |
Principal Investigator |
Institution |
|
Project Title |
Funding in US$ |
| A30345 |
Luna
Kamau |
Kenya Medical Research Institute, Centre for Biotechnology, Research and Development, Nairobi, Kenya |
|
Population genetic structure and development of insecticide resistance in
An. gambiae s.1. and An. funestus in Kenya |
13,400 |
| A20330 |
Lizette Koekemoer |
National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa |
|
The role of mono-oxygenases in insecticide resistant
Anopheles funestus Giles |
17,950 |
| A30328
|
Elena A.
Levashina |
Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of CNRS, Strasbourg Cedex, France |
|
Recognition and signalling during
Plasmodium infection in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae |
15,000 |
| A30346 |
Thanasis Loukeris |
Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB), Crete, Greece |
|
A study of
Anopheles and Plasmodium proteases focusing on ookinete/midgut interactions |
23,750 |
TDR expresses sincere gratitude to Members of the Steering Committee
and external reviewers for their critical assessment and contributions
to the selection process.
TDR would like to thank, those investigators who were not funded. A
large number of projects were reviewed but only a few were selected due
to the high competitive selection process. TDR wishes to encourage these
investigators to continue their good work and to re-compete next year
(see deadline for submission
of new applications).
Detailed information on funding and how to apply for support from the
Committee on Molecular Entomology (BCV) can be obtained from the
following web site http://www.who.int/tdr/grants.
TDR contact: Dr Y Toure |
