http://www.biomarkers-for-tb.net daily 1 2007-07-17T11:20:56Z http://www.biomarkers-for-tb.net/news-folder/grand-challenges-explorations-round-2-now-accepting-proposals The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for Round 2 of Grand Challenges Explorations, a US$100 million initiative to encourage unconventional global health solutions. No publisher admin 2008-09-12T10:11:55Z News Item http://www.biomarkers-for-tb.net/news-folder/open-forum-3-2014-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. No publisher admin 2008-06-05T09:27:13Z News Item http://www.biomarkers-for-tb.net/events-folder/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! No publisher admin 2008-05-23T09:04:48Z Event http://www.biomarkers-for-tb.net/news-folder/immunity-to-tuberculosis An efis-EJI Symposium | 12-13 June 2008 No publisher admin 2008-05-19T09:58:06Z News Item http://www.biomarkers-for-tb.net/news-folder/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). No publisher admin 2008-05-19T09:14:44Z News Item http://www.biomarkers-for-tb.net/news-folder/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. No publisher admin 2008-03-31T12:22:04Z News Item http://www.biomarkers-for-tb.net/news-folder/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. No publisher admin 2008-03-31T12:18:43Z News Item http://www.biomarkers-for-tb.net/news-folder/gcgh-explorations-first-period Innovative Ideas Accepted Beginning March 31, 2008. No publisher meesenburg 2008-03-05T09:49:34Z News Item http://www.biomarkers-for-tb.net/news-folder/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. No publisher admin 2008-01-30T12:17:15Z News Item http://www.biomarkers-for-tb.net/news-folder/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. No publisher admin 2007-12-21T12:53:48Z News Item http://www.biomarkers-for-tb.net/news-folder/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. No publisher admin 2007-12-11T12:29:43Z News Item http://www.biomarkers-for-tb.net/news-folder/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. No publisher admin 2007-12-11T10:27:31Z News Item http://www.biomarkers-for-tb.net/news-folder/tag-publishes-2007-report Tuberculosis Research & Development: A Critical Analysis of Funding Trends, 2005-2006 No publisher admin 2007-12-11T10:09:14Z News Item http://www.biomarkers-for-tb.net/news-folder/initial-release-of-three-xdr-tb-strains-from-kwazu-natal-in-south-africa 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 No publisher admin 2007-11-23T10:15:09Z News Item http://www.biomarkers-for-tb.net/news-folder/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. No publisher admin 2008-05-21T10:52:19Z News Item