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Multi-million dollar grant awarded to identify genetic signatures of pathogens

Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, September 1st, 2005

The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Northern Arizona University (NAU) announced the award of a multi-million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that encompasses several projects, the first of which aims to improve the understanding and management of sepsis and community acquired pneumonia (CAP).

This multi-year project is expected to further progress toward more rapid and accurate tools for treating patients afflicted by these pathogens.

Sepsis and CAP are among the top 10 leading causes of death for most age groups worldwide, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Every minute of...

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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2005-09-01)

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