Prizes and Parasites: Incentive Models for Addressing Chagas Disease |
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| Authors: | Sara E Crager Matt Price |
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| Institution: | MD/PhD candidate ('12) at Yale University working on a Ph.D. in microbiology, and is a member of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines.;Analyst for New Initiatives on the Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative Drug Access Team and serves on the board of directors of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines. |
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| Abstract: | Recent advances in immunology have provided a foundation of knowledge to understand many of the intricacies involved in manipulating the human response to fight parasitic infections, and a great deal has been learned from malaria vaccine efforts regarding strategies for developing parasite vaccines. There has been some encouraging progress in the development of a Chagas vaccine in animal models. A prize fund for Chagas could be instrumental in ensuring that these efforts are translated into products that benefit patients. |
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