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Up one levelOpen Forum 3 — Key Issues in TB Drug Development
This two-day Open Forum was the third in a series of meetings aimed to raise and address key issues in TB drug development, with a special focus on regulatory affairs. Speaker presentations are now available for download.
Immunodiagnosis of tuberculosis: new questions, new tools
Come and discuss the most recent developments in biomarkers discovery, diagnostic clinical trials, latest assay technologies, and how discoveries in these fields can be translated into innovative tools for TB immunodiagnostics!
Tuberculosis 2007 | A Medical Textbook
Tuberculosis 2007 is a medical textbook that provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of research, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (687 pages).
WHO TB REPORT 2008
WORLDWIDE EFFORTS TO CONFRONT TUBERCULOSIS ARE MAKING PROGRESS, BUT TOO SLOW. This report is WHO's twelfth annual report on global tuberculosis control in a series that started in 1997.
WHO TB Drug Resistance Global Report -No.4
26 FEBRUARY 2008 | WASHINGTON DC /GENEVA -- Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has been recorded at the highest rates ever, according to a new report published today. The report presents findings from the largest survey to date on the scale of drug resistance in tuberculosis.
Grand Challenges Explorations - First application acceptance period
Innovative Ideas Accepted Beginning March 31, 2008.
Handbook of Tuberculosis
The Handbook of Tuberculosis, 3 Volume Set, which explores the causes and available treatments of the widespread infection as well as current research into vaccination, is divided into three separate volumes covering different areas of study.
MSF Symposium on TB field Diagnostics
Abstracts from MSF Symposium on TB field Diagnostics "TB: DYING for a TEST!" held at Cape Town on Nov 7, 2007 prior to 38th World Conference on Lung Health of IUATLD.
Lasker Foundation Appoints Global Health Leader as New President
December 10, New York City The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation announced that Dr. Maria Freire will become President of the Lasker Foundation on March 1, 2008.
Intercell Launches Phase I Clinical Trials of TB Vaccine
Austrian vaccine developer Intercell on Tuesday announced that it has launched Phase I clinical trials of a new preventive tuberculosis vaccine, APA Economics News Service reports.
TAG publishes 2007 report
Tuberculosis Research & Development: A Critical Analysis of Funding Trends, 2005-2006
Genome of deadly TB strain decoded
Work of South Africa-US research team gives first look at genome of XDR TB; Initial analysis highlights small number of DNA differences among drug-resistant and -sensitive microbes
Integrated TB Database
Integrated TB Database Project (PI - Gary Schoolnik from Stanford University in collaboration with Broad Institute) funded last year by BMGF has opened their web site.
New Funding Expands GCGH Initiative
Gates Foundation Launches $100 Million Initiative to Spur Innovation in Global Health Research. Fast-track grants initiative to support hundreds of research projects involving scientists around the world