Monoclonal Antibody Prevents Malaria in U.S. Adults, NIH Trial Shows

One injection of a candidate monoclonal antibody (mAb) known as L9LS was found to be safe and highly protective in U.S. adults exposed to the malaria parasite, according to results from a National Institutes of Health Phase 1 clinical trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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Dr. Kumar Receives Two NIH Grants to Study Bacterial and Viral Infections of the Eye

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The Wayne State University School of Medicine
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Dr. Kumar Receives Two NIH Grants to Study Bacterial and Viral Infections of the Eye
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Consortium Formed to Discover Antivirals for COVID-19 Receives NIH Funding to Develop Globally Accessible Treatments for Pandemics

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https://dndi.org/press-releases/2022/consortium-to-discover-antivirals-covid19-receives-nih-funding-develop-globally-accessible-treatments-pandemics/
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DNDi
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Consortium Formed to Discover Antivirals for COVID-19 Receives NIH Funding to Develop Globally Accessible Treatments for Pandemics
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Claudia Wair

UCSF Awarded $67.5 Million to Develop New Antiviral Therapies

Scripps Research Awarded $67 Million by NIH to Lead New Pandemic Preparedness Center

Unexpected Antibody Type Found in People with Malaria Infections

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University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Unexpected Antibody Type Found in People with Malaria Infections
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Claudia Wair
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Catey Laube Macdonald

Blocking How the Malaria Parasite Suppresses the Immune Response

Revolutionary Mosquito Researchers Receive $2.7 Million Grant

Mapping Dengue Hot Spots Pinpoints Risks for Zika and Chikungunya

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