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San Antonio Scientist Awarded Millions To Fight Malaria

Texas Public Radio | By Wendy Rigby
Published January 25, 2017 at 10:25 AM CST
Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Timothy Anderson, Ph.D., is a Scientist in the Department of Genetics at Texas Biomedical Research Institute.

A San Antonio scientist has been awarded a huge federal grant to continue his work on fighting malaria.

Timothy Anderson, Ph.D., of Texas Biomedical Research Institute received a five-year, four-point-six million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health.

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Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Timothy Anderson, Ph.D., received a $4.6 million dollar grant from the National Institute of Health to continue his research on malaria.

  

Malaria is a mosquito-borne illness that affects more than 200 million people worldwide and kills more than 400-thousand people each year.

Anderson’s work focuses on drug resistance.
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Wendy Rigby
Wendy Rigby is a San Antonio native who has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. She spent two decades at KENS-TV covering health and medical news. Now, she brings her considerable background, experience and passion to Texas Public Radio.
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