WHITAKER INTERNATIONAL FELLOW, 2009

Bill Diplas

Grantee Type:
Fellow
Home Institution:
The Johns Hopkins University
Host Country, Institution:
Switzerland, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Year:
2009
Project Title:
Development of a polymeric microbicide for protection against the transmission of HIV
Project Abstract:
My proposed project for the Whitaker International Fellows Program is to work on developing a polymer-based microbicide for the specific application of prevention of HIV transmission. The microbicide would be biospecific to the vaginal mucosa as well as the viral envelope of HIV, without the use of costly antiviral drugs. In this way, it would act as an effective method of protection and meet the demands for use in the developing world.