News from NIAID-Supported Institutions

Here’s your periodic update on News from NIAID-Supported Institutions. The following links will take you to the institution’s press release:

UF Helping Develop Insecticide to Target Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes 
May 23, 2013—University of Florida

Soligenix Announces Issuance of US Patent for its ThermoVax™ Technology 
May 22, 2013—Soligenix, Inc.

Vaccine Blackjack: IL-21 Critical to Fight Against Viral Infections 
May 22, 2013—Emory Vaccine Center

Penn Study Shows How Immune System Peacefully Co-exists with "Good" Bacteria 
May 22, 2013—Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Mosquito Behavior May Be Immune Response, Not Parasite Manipulation 
May 22, 2013—Penn State

Keeping Stem Cells Strong 
May 21, 2013—California Institute of Technology

Inflamax Research Selected by the Immune Tolerance Network and the National Institutes of Health to Conduct a Landmark Clinical Study on the Underlying Mechanisms of Allergic Inflammation 
May 21, 2013—Inflamax Research

High Fiber Diets May Increase Susceptibility to E. coli Infection 
May 21, 2013—Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

Double Trouble: Resistance to Antibiotic Makes Bacteria Resistant to Immune System  
May 21, 2013—Emory University School of Medicine

Study Finds Vitamin C Can Kill Drug-Resistant TB 
May 21, 2013—Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Sedia Biosciences Announces Global Launch of New Research Assay to Detect Recent HIV-1 Infections 
May 20, 2013—Sedia Biosciences Corporation

Part 2 of NIAID-Funded US Clinical Trial of Anti-Staphylococcal Nasal Gel XF-73 Begins Enrollment 
May 20, 2013—Destiny Pharma

New Discovery in Fight Against Meningococcal 
May 18, 2013—Griffith University

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. Announces its Approach to Developing Human Antibody Therapeutics Against MRSA Receives Continued Support from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 
May 17, 2013—Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.

Peer-Referral Programs Can Increase HIV-Testing in Emergency Departments 
May 17, 2013—University of Cincinnati

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