Malaria Nexus Weekly Update

Malaria Nexus weekly update
From:	Malaria Nexus
Date:	Mon, Nov 12, 2012 4:48 am

Paul-André Genest, PhD Managing Editor, Malaria Nexus   Latest News   Posted on 09 November 2012 Rather disappointing new phase 3 trial results for the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine New phase 3 trial results show only approximately 30% efficacy against malaria in children 6 to 12 weeks of age.   Posted on 09 November 2012 More than $100 million from Australia to combat malaria Australia recently announced it will spend more than $100 million over the next four years to help reduce deaths and illness from malaria in the Asia-Pacific region.   Posted on 09 November 2012 Recipients of the Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges Explorations grants announced! 94 researchers were recently awarded new Grand Challenges Explorations grants from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.   Feature Articles   Posted on 08 November 2012 T cell exhaustion in protozoan disease Trends in Parasitology, Volume 28, Issue 9, September 2012, Pages 377-384 Jason P Gigley, Rajarshi Bhadra, Magali M Moretto, Imtiaz A Khan   Posted on 08 November 2012 Measuring the blockade of malaria transmission – An analysis of the Standard Membrane Feeding Assay International Journal for Parasitology, Volume 42, Issue 11, October 2012, Pages 1037-1044 Thomas S Churcher, Andrew M Blagborough, Michael Delves, Chandra Ramakrishnan, Melissa C Kapulu, Andrew R Williams, Sumi Biswas, Dari F Da, Anna Cohuet, Robert E Sinden   Posted on 08 November 2012 A high-throughput assay for the identification of malarial transmission-blocking drugs and vaccines International Journal for Parasitology, Volume 42, Issue 11, October 2012, Pages 999-1006 Michael J Delves, Chandra Ramakrishnan, Andrew M Blagborough, Didier Leroy, Timothy NC Wells, Robert E Sinden   Posted on 08 November 2012 Linear and cyclic dipeptides with antimalarial activity Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Volume 22, Issue 23, 1 December 2012, Pages 7048-7051 Lemuel Pérez-Picaso, Horacio F Olivo, Rocío Argotte-Ramos, María Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, María Yolanda Rios

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