Acquisition of Immunity to Malaria in Cameroon

Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.) was recently awarded a multi-project grant along with the University of Yaounde (Yaounde, Cameroon).

• Project 1 The Effect of Malaria on Fetal Development
• Project 2 Acquisition of Immunity to Malaria in Neonates
• Project 3 Acquisition of Immunity to Malaria in Children and Adults
• Core A Coordination/Administration - USA
• Core B Coordination/Administration - Yaounde
• Core C Visiting Scientist Exchange Program
• Core D HLA Typing

Beautiful Cameroon countryside overlooking Yaounde.

Dr. Diane Taylor with research team at the Biotechnology Centre, Yaounde, Cameroon.

From left to right: Dr. Annie Walker-Abbey, Dr. Diane Taylor, Dr. Rose Leke, Dr. Armead Johnson and Dr. Isabella Quakyi being interviewed for Cameroonian television.

U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon, Mr. Twining, is signing an agreement with Chief Polycarp to build a medical clinic in Simbok, Cameroon. Simbok is a small village near where malariologists at Georgetown are conducting research on malaria.