Last Updated: 19/06/2024
Tools to curb drug resistance in malaria parasites
Objectives
To identify antimalarial compounds to stem the spread of drug resistance.
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Rationale and Abstract
Drug resistance is a major challenge to controlling malaria. Resistant parasites emerge, spread geographically & eventually render our drugs useless. We have been on a treadmill of using, then losing, malaria drugs for decades. The study aims to identify antimalarial compounds to stem the spread of drug resistance by exploiting the fact that malaria must spread via mosquitoes. Drugs for which resistant parasites get trapped in the mosquito stopping them infecting new people & spreading resistance will be identified.
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Date
Oct 2022 — Dec 2027
Total Project Funding
$1.77M
Funding Details
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australia, Australia
Grant ID: GA271330
AUD 2.44M
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