Primary Recipient

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$385,117.00

Award Date

5/19/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Anopheline mosquitoes are the primary vectors of malaria, which is one of the deadliest and most costly infectious diseases in human history. The long term objective of this study is to develop an efficient and safe gene drive mechanism that will enable g