Patents Assigned to The Govenment of the United States of America as represented by tge Secreatary of Health
  • CONJUGATES OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM SURFACE PROTEINS AS MALARIA VACCINES
    Publication number: 20100183678
    Abstract: Conjugates of ookinete surface protein Pfs25 are provided that are efficacious as vaccines against Plasmodium falciparum, the most severe form of malaria. Conjugates of ookinete surface protein Pvs25 for use as a vaccine against Plasmodium vivax are also provided. Methods for preparing the conjugates, which comprise the ookinete surface protein bound onto itself or onto another protein by a linking group, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: The Govenment of the United States of America as represented by tge Secreatary of Health
    Inventors: Rachel Schneerson, Joanna Kubler-Kielb, Yimin Wu, Louis Miller, Fathy D. Majadly, John B. Robbins