Grants signed in 2011
Role of functionally distinct monocyte subpopulations in protection against clinical Plasmodium falciparum malaria in people living in endemic area of Mali
Project Coordinator: Bourema Kouriba (Mali)
Target disease: Malaria
Partners: Malaria Research & Training Center (Mali)
Budget: € 199,529
Duration of project: March 2011-May 2013
The main objective of this project is to assess the role of monocytes activation by infected red blood cell in the protection against clinical falciparum malaria in endemic area and determine the frequency of monocytes subpopulations according to the clinical outcome (asymptomatic, mild and severe) of malaria infection.
