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Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit at Saint Louis University

NIH Pandemic-Era Grants · Pandemic Era Grants / 2021

Daniel F. Hoft · SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $502,177 — Saint Louis University (SLU) seeks to expand its service to the Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) network providing resources and expertise to help the network achieve its objectives of evaluating vaccines, preventive biologics, therapeutics and diagnostics for infectious diseases. Dr. Da…

Biodefense Training Program

NIH Pandemic-Era Grants · Pandemic Era Grants / 2021

ASHOK K CHOPRA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · 2021 · $159,634 — This is a third competitive renewal of our very successful Biodefense Training Program (BTP) for predoctoral students; first funded in 2004, prior to the building of the Galveston National Laboratory (GNL) in 2008. Since then, there has been an explosive growth of research at UTMB on biodefense-rela…

Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit at Saint Louis University

NIH Pandemic-Era Grants · Pandemic Era Grants / 2021

Daniel F. Hoft · SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $305,489 — Saint Louis University (SLU) seeks to expand its service to the Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) network providing resources and expertise to help the network achieve its objectives of evaluating vaccines, preventive biologics, therapeutics and diagnostics for infectious diseases. Dr. Da…

Building Libraries with Chemical Diversity for Screening

NIH Pandemic-Era Grants · Pandemic Era Grants / 2021

John Beutler · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · 2021 · $589,144 — We established MTAs with three of the four NIGMS-funded Chemical Methodologies & Library Developments (CMLD) (Boston University, University of Kansas, and University of Pittsburgh). These three centers alone have provided over 15,000 samples of known structure. Each CMLD has a distinct approach to l…

Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit at Saint Louis University

NIH Pandemic-Era Grants · Pandemic Era Grants / 2020

Daniel F. Hoft · SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $1,627,722 — Saint Louis University (SLU) seeks to expand its service to the Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) network providing resources and expertise to help the network achieve its objectives of evaluating vaccines, preventive biologics, therapeutics and diagnostics for infectious diseases. Dr. Da…

Optimized phage therapy for Brucella infection

NIH Pandemic-Era Grants · Pandemic Era Grants / 2020

Mark A Jutila · MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY - BOZEMAN · 2020 · $180,000 — Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection caused by Brucella species. Two species, B. abortus and B. melitensis, are select agents and considered potential bioweapons, and there are no approved vaccines for use in humans. Approved vaccines do exist for livestock; however, they are only 60-70% effective, a…

Biodefense Training Program

NIH Pandemic-Era Grants · Pandemic Era Grants / 2020

ASHOK K CHOPRA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · 2020 · $157,902 — This is a third competitive renewal of our very successful Biodefense Training Program (BTP) for predoctoral students; first funded in 2004, prior to the building of the Galveston National Laboratory (GNL) in 2008. Since then, there has been an explosive growth of research at UTMB on biodefense-rela…

Building Libraries with Chemical Diversity for Screening

NIH Pandemic-Era Grants · Pandemic Era Grants / 2020

John Beutler · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · 2020 · $687,723 — We established MTAs with three of the four NIGMS-funded Chemical Methodologies & Library Developments (CMLD) (Boston University, University of Kansas, and University of Pittsburgh). These three centers alone have provided over 15,000 samples of known structure. Each CMLD has a distinct approach to l…

Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit at Saint Louis University

NIH Pandemic-Era Grants · Pandemic Era Grants / 2020

Daniel F. Hoft · SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $606,000 — Saint Louis University (SLU) seeks to expand its service to the Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) network providing resources and expertise to help the network achieve its objectives of evaluating vaccines, preventive biologics, therapeutics and diagnostics for infectious diseases. Dr. Da…

COVID-19 Supplement #3 Moderna Trial

NIH Pandemic-Era Grants · Pandemic Era Grants / 2020

Daniel F. Hoft · SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $11,154,495 — Saint Louis University (SLU) seeks to expand its service to the Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) network providing resources and expertise to help the network achieve its objectives of evaluating vaccines, preventive biologics, therapeutics and diagnostics for infectious diseases. Dr. Da…

Optimized phage therapy for Brucella infection

NIH Pandemic-Era Grants · Pandemic Era Grants / 2019

Mark A Jutila · MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY - BOZEMAN · 2019 · $180,000 — Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection caused by Brucella species. Two species, B. abortus and B. melitensis, are select agents and considered potential bioweapons, and there are no approved vaccines for use in humans. Approved vaccines do exist for livestock; however, they are only 60-70% effective, a…

Biodefense Training Program

NIH Pandemic-Era Grants · Pandemic Era Grants / 2019

ASHOK K CHOPRA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · 2019 · $161,477 — This is a third competitive renewal of our very successful Biodefense Training Program (BTP) for predoctoral students; first funded in 2004, prior to the building of the Galveston National Laboratory (GNL) in 2008. Since then, there has been an explosive growth of research at UTMB on biodefense-rela…

Development of a Multivalent Biodefense Vaccine

NIH Pandemic-Era Grants · Pandemic Era Grants / 2019

Karl E Klose · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO · 2019 · $223,250 — Francisella tularensis (Ft), Yersinia pestis (Yp), and Bacillus anthracis (Ba) are considered Category A bioweapons due to ease of transmission, low infectious dose and high mortality associated with pneumonic forms of disease, and the fact that all have been intensively studied and developed in bio…

Building Libraries with Chemical Diversity for Screening

NIH Pandemic-Era Grants · Pandemic Era Grants / 2019

John Beutler · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · 2019 · $630,232 — We established MTAs with three of the four NIGMS-funded Chemical Methodologies & Library Developments (CMLD) (Boston University, University of Kansas, and University of Pittsburgh). These three centers alone have provided over 15,000 samples of known structure. Each CMLD has a distinct approach to l…

Development of a broad spectrum therapeutic against New World hemorrhagic fevers

NIH Pandemic-Era Grants · Pandemic Era Grants / 2019

Jose Alfonso Rodriguez · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · 2019 · $234,000 — PROJECT SUMMARY New World Hemorrhagic Fever (NWHF) mammarenaviruses are category A pathogens that pose a grave threat to humans due their high infectivity, mortality between 15-30% when untreated, and our lack of therapeutic options. A subgroup of NWHF mammarenaviruses include the clade B pathogens …

Exploration of D-Glucose and D-Mannose Metabolism to Target arenaviruses

NIH Pandemic-Era Grants · Pandemic Era Grants / 2024

Slobodan Paessler · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · 2024 · $626,423 — PROJECT ABSTRACT/SUMMARY The viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae contain several causative agents of hemorrhagic fever in humans. For instance, Lassa virus causes Lassa fever, which is a major public health threat in endemic regions of West Africa. Junin virus, Machupo virus, Guanarito viru…

Animal Models of Emerging Viral Infection

NIH Pandemic-Era Grants · Pandemic Era Grants / 2024

Daniel S Chertow · CLINICAL CENTER · 2024 — Project 1: We previously developed a NHP ICU model in healthy (uninfected) NHPs. We have extended this model to included supportive care of animals infected with E.coli or K. pneumoniae. Among K. pneumoniae infected animals, we have completed a bacterial dose-response study. The manuscript is has b…

Core B: Biosafety Level 4 Core

NIH Pandemic-Era Grants · Pandemic Era Grants / 2024

Alexander Bukreyev · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · 2024 · $215,675

Core D: Animal models and vaccine evaluation

NIH Pandemic-Era Grants · Pandemic Era Grants / 2024

Thomas William Geisbert · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · 2024 · $5,867,641 — PROJECT SUMMARY – CORE D: ANIMAL MODELS AND VACCINE EVALUATION Among viruses that cause disease in humans viral zoonoses within the family Paramyxoviridae and order Bunyavirales contain pathogens that cause significant lethality. Importantly, within the Paramyxovirdae the zoonotic henipavirus Hendra…

Core E: Animal Model Development and Preclinical Evaluation

NIH Pandemic-Era Grants · Pandemic Era Grants / 2024

Thomas William Geisbert · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · 2024 · $4,640,498 — PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT – Core E (Animal Model Development and Preclinical Evaluation) Among viruses that cause disease in humans, viral zoonoses within the family Paramyxoviridae and order Bunyavirales contain pathogens that cause significant lethality. Importantly, the Arenaviridae and Nairovirid…