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RAPID: Developing a universal modular platform to engineer coronavirus vaccine candidates — NSF Award to University of Illinois at

With this award, the Chemistry of Life Processes program in the Chemistry Division supports the studies by Dr. Angad Mehta at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to make live attenuated forms of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that require an unnatural compound to reproduce.

Award titleRAPID: Developing a universal modular platform to engineer coronavirus vaccine candidates
Award ID2037695
AwardeeUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
CityURBANA
StateIL
Amount obligated$200,000
Principal investigatorAngad Mehta
ProgramChemistry of Life Processes
Start date07/15/2020
AbstractWith this award, the Chemistry of Life Processes program in the Chemistry Division supports the studies by Dr. Angad Mehta at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to make live attenuated forms of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that require an unnatural compound to reproduce. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Live-attenuated viruses have reduced abilities to cause disease, but remain capable of providing immunity i
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