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Optimizing a nanopore-based assay for malaria resistance markers (NOMADS)
Objectives
This project aims at:
- Production of an optimized malaria drug resistance assay using nanopore sequencing;
- Build local sequencing capacity;
- Deploy sequencing for national molecular malaria surveillance; and
- Utilizing whole genome sequencing to enhance and augment our understanding of COVD-19 transmission in Zambia.
Principal Institution
Principal Investigators / Focal Persons
Partner Investigators
Project Outputs
· Code: Multiplex PCR design, in silico - [Github]· Data: Raw sequence reads - [Github, 2023]· Lab Protocol: Cost-effective targeted nanopore sequencing of P. falciparum malaria V.2 - [Protocol.io, 2023]· Article: Flexible and cost-effective genomic surveillance of P. falciparum malaria with targeted nanopore sequencing - [Nat Commun, 2024]
External reference
Date
May 2020 — Feb 2022
Total Project Funding
$832,337
Funding Details
Gates Foundation (GF), United States
Grant ID: INV-003660
Project Site
Deep Dives
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