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Engineering genetic control technologies in the malaria mosquito complex

Objectives

To develop novel genetic regulators for engineering mosquitoes to prevent malaria transmission.

Principal Institution

Keele University, United Kingdom

Principal Investigators / Focal Persons

Roberto Galizi

External reference

Gates Foundation project details

Themes

Genetics and Genomics
Product Development

Date

Oct 2023 — Oct 2025

Funding Details
Gates Foundation (GF), United States

Grant ID: INV-064298
Country / Project Site(s)

United Kingdom

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