Albert Einstein College of Medicine — Fluorescent Auxotrophic TB Test

Organization:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Award Date:
05/2025
Amount:
$750,000
Purpose:
To support work to facilitate the assessment of future tuberculosis vaccine candidates.

Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $750,000 over three years to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine to support the creation and testing of fluorescent derivatives of auxotrophic strains of tuberculosis bacteria that can be used to assess the efficacy of future vaccine candidates. Dr. William Jacobs will lead the creation of these fluorescent strains and test them for safety and utility in mice.

This falls within Open Philanthropy’s focus area of scientific research.

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