2 Grand Challenges Explorations grants for global health

The innovative research of three Northwestern University professors who are making a big difference in the highly promising area of synthetic biology has been recognized with two early-stage discovery awards from Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The global health projects will focus on creating new compounds to combat malaria and on producing biosensors for low-cost, in-home diagnoses. Read more