Steven Maranz of Weill Medical College in the U.S. will test the hypothesis that providing children high levels of flavanols, compounds found in chocolate, green tea, cola and shea nuts, deprives malaria parasites of lipids needed to survive, keeping parasite infection at levels low enough to elicit a strong immune response that builds lifelong immunity.
Grant ID
OPP1007699
Show on Hub
On
Show on Spoke
On
Follow-on Funding
Off
Lead Funding Organization
Initiatives
Principal Investigator
Award Manager
Individual Funder Information
Funding Organization
Funding Amount (in original currency)
100000.00
Funding Currency
USD
Funding Amount (in USD)
100000.00
Project Type
Project Primary Sector
Project Subsector
Funding Date Range
-
Funding Total (In US dollars)
100000.00
Co-Funded
False