Target Malaria’s resources on gene drive

Target Malaria is a not-for-profit research consortium that aims to develop and share new, cost-effective and sustainable genetic technologies to modify mosquitoes and reduce malaria transmission. Target Malaria started as a university-based research programme and has grown to include scientists, stakeholder engagement teams, regulatory affairs experts, project management teams, risk assessment specialists and communications professionals from Africa, North America and Europe.

Factsheets

Technology development

1. Non gene drive genetically modified male bias mosquitoes
2. The Science: What is gene drive?
3. Resistance to gene drive
4. Malaria: Where do gene drive technologies fit in?
5. Doublesex Construct

Development pathway

1. Results of the small-scale release of non gene drive genetically modified sterile male mosquitoes in Burkina Faso
2. Evaluating our gene drive technology
3. Funding our research
4. Target Malaria’s step-by-step development pathway
5. Intellectual property

Risk assessment

1. Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA)
2. Safety measures for work on genetically modified mosquitoes in containment
3. Potential human & environmental impacts of gene drive mosquito releases on other mosquito species
4. Transboundary movement

Stakeholder engagement

1. Community agreement model for the release of non gene drive genetically modified fertile mosquitoes
2. Stakeholder engagement rationale and approach
3. Target Malaria’s approach to linguistics

Regulatory Affairs

1. International policy framework for genetically modified mosquitoes

Brochures

1. Target Malaria Brochure
2. Ghana Press Kit
3. Target Malaria: Ghana
4. Target Malaria: Burkina Faso
5. Target Malaria: Uganda

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