Research Grants Approved
| 2010 – 2012 | 2008 – 2010 | 2005 – 2007 | 2003 – 2005 | 2001 – 2003 |
Presentation of the Successful Projects for the Period 2001 - 2003
Nine proposals were selected for participation in the NeTropica project 2001-2003. Priority was given to scientists who have previously participated as students or tutors in the various Graduate Programs in Biomedical Sciences in Central America. Research teams were selected on the basis of scientific and academic achievement, demonstrated leadership, and existing infrastructure.
Abstracts of the nine selected research projects:
PROJECT 1
Effects of tissue damage toxins from the venom of the
snake Bothrops asper on infection of muscle tissue by Staphylococcus aureus
PROJECT 2
Antimicrobial activity of cationic peptides derived
from tropical snake venom
PROJECT 3
Rotavirus gastrointestinal infection in Nicaraguan,
Panamanian and Honduras children
PROJECT 4
Clinical Epidemiological and Seroepidemiological
aspects of Shigellosis
PROJECT 5
Molecular typing of mycobacterium tuberculosis in
Honduras and Guatemala
PROJECT 6
Cytomegalovirus genotypes circulating in Honduras and
Costa Rica in different patient populations.
PROJECT 7
Morphometric and genetic characterization for sylvatic
and domestic Triatoma dimidiata populations in Guatemala, Honduras
and Nicaragua to understand the migration and reinfestation pattern of the
species.
PROJECT 8
Preparation and characterization of monoclonal
antibodies against a Trypanosoma rangeli Sialidase
PROJECT 9
Trypanosoma Cruzi minicircle DNA detection among cardiac
patients from Guatemala endemic area hospitals.
Research contracts were written for the
Responsible Investigator and the Principal Investigator(s) for each of the
nine research projects. Signed copies of the contracts in Spanish and
English are kept on file at the office of NeTropica ; copies were
also sent to the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
