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Research in pathogenesis and applied genomics |
New
awards
July 2004 |
The TDR Committee on Pathogenesis and Applied Genomics (PAG) [workplan] met in Accra, Ghana, 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 pathogenesis and applied genomics
These grants will be funded for 12 months in the first instance, and for an additional 1 year if sufficient progress is made in the first 12 months toward reaching the scientific objectives, and if sufficient funds are available.
Project
ID |
Principal Investigator |
Institution |
|
Project Title |
Funding in US$ |
| A40098 |
Maria Isabel
Nogueira Cano |
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Sp, Brazil |
|
Functional & biochemical characterization of the putative Leishmania telomeric proteins LaRpa-1
and LaRbp38 |
30,000 |
| A40101 |
Ricardo
Tostes Gazzinelli |
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais,
Depto de Bioquimica e Imunologia
Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
|
Roll of Tll-like receptors in malaria pathogenesis |
35,000 |
| A40089 |
Emmanuela
Handman |
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria,
Australia |
|
A new model to study the role of innate immunity in the pathophysiology of
Leishmania major
infection |
35,000 |
| A40204 |
Zahra
Hasan |
Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan |
|
Chemokines as immunopathological markers in tuberculosis infections - pulmonary and extra-
pulmonary |
35,000 |
| A40297 |
Maria
de Fatima Horta |
Universidade
Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas, Belo
Horizonte, Minas
Gerais, Brazil |
|
Molecular characterization of leishporin, a pore-forming protein of
Leishmania amazonensis |
34,260 |
| A40278 |
Maria Susana
Leguizamon |
Universidad Nacional de General San Martin, San Martin, Ba,
Argentina |
|
Differential expression of virulence factors and human infection by the main parasite lineages of
Trypanosoma cruzi |
20,000 |
| A40234 |
Mohamed Hechmi
Louzir |
Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis,
Tunisia |
|
Host -parasite relationships: induction of regulatory immune mechanisms as expression of wild
Leishmania major virulence |
35,000 |
| A40263 |
Carlos Andre O.
Ricart |
Universidade de Brasilia, Departmento de Biologia Celular,
Brazil |
|
Trypanosoma cruzi proteomics initiative |
31,750 |
| A40062 |
Worachart
Sirawaraporn |
Mahidol University, Department of Biochemistry,
Thailand |
|
Exploring the non-active site region of
Plasmodium falciparum DHFR-TS as a molecular target for
inhibitor design |
35,000 |
| A40270 |
Martha Carolina
Vergel Monsalve |
Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas (CIDEIM), Cali, Valle,
Colombia |
|
Identification of the fbp ABC gene regulador of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a novel drug target |
10,000 |
Renewed
grants in pathogenesis and applied genomics
These projects have been funded for one
year and
are now being renewed for a further year following the successful
progress made towards meeting the objectives during the first year.
Project
ID |
Principal Investigator |
Institution |
|
Project Title |
Funding in US$ |
| A10311 |
Hannah
Opokua Akuffo |
Karolinska Institute, Microbiology and Tumorbiology, Stockholm,
Sweden |
|
Innate immunity to human leishmaniasis and its influence on vaccine outcome |
35,000 |
| A10349 |
Hanna Opokua Akuffo |
Karolinska Institute, Microbiology and Tumorbiology, Stockholm,
Sweden |
|
The role of apoptosis in the pathogenesis of human leishmaniasis |
35,000 |
TDR expresses sincere gratitude to
members of the Steering Committees and to external reviewers for their
critical assessment and contributions to the selection process.
TDR would also like to thank those
investigators who were not funded. A large number of projects were
reviewed but only a few selected due to the highly 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 Pathogenesis and Applied
Genomics (PAG and the South-South Initiative can be obtained from the
following web site http://www.who.int/tdr/grants, http://ssi-tdr.net and from Dr Ayoade M. J. Oduola, Manager
Pathogenesis and Applied Genomics Committee
TDR contact: Dr A Oduola
Reference *
For more information about
South-South collaboration see: www.ssi-tdr.net |
