February 2009 news about us
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SBRI teams with PATH to pick best candidates for malaria vaccine
February 26, 2009 – Seattle's tight-knit global health community is getting a little tighter today. The Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (SBRI) has secured a $2.3 million grant from the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative to help sift through a load of discoveries it has made in recent years that researchers say could be critical ingredients in a more effective new vaccine.
Xconomy.com
New collaboration aims at next-gen malaria vaccine
February 26, 2009 – PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative and the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute are poised to announce a new collaboration this morning aimed at developing a next-generation malaria vaccine. Researchers have already identified 25 to 30 early, liver-stage antigens. Now they'll narrow that group down to a set of three to five antigens that can be used in new vaccines.
FierceVaccines
Knocking out malaria
February 17, 2009 –
A vaccine with a 53 percent success rate doesn’t normally call for a celebration. But when that means protecting one in every two African children from a disease that kills a kid every 30 seconds, those odds start looking better.
Popular Science
A malaria vaccine
February 8, 2009 – The New England Journal of Medicine reported last month in two articles that a vaccine being developed for malaria is safe and can be given, along with other vaccines, to babies at birth.
Manila Times
Bill Gates unleashes swarm of mosquitos on crowd
February 5, 2009 – Microsoft founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates released a glass full of mosquitoes at an elite technology conference to make a point about the deadly disease malaria. "Malaria is spread by mosquitoes," Gates said while opening a jar onstage at the Technology, Entertainment, Design Conference — a gathering known to attract technology kings, politicians, and Hollywood stars.
Fox News
Bill Gates warns of tough economy
February 5, 2009 – LONG BEACH, California (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) founder Bill Gates foresees another three-to-four "very tough" years for the U.S. economy. Gates, making those comments at the annual Technology, Entertainment, Design conference in California on Wednesday, called on governments to keep investing in education and healthcare.
Reuters
