The TDR Committee on Pathogenesis and Applied Genomics (PAG) [workplan] met in Bangkok, Thailand, to deliberate and recommend projects for funding by TDR. The projects listed below were selected from among a large number of applications received from investigators worldwide.

New South-South collaboration grants in pathogenesis and applied genomics

These multicenter grants will be funded for one year only

Project ID	Principal Investigator	Institution	Project Title	Funding in US$
A60265	Marcus Oliveira	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Hemozoin formation as a potential target for chemotherapy of schistosomiasis	Pending Finalization
A60251	Guilherme Correa de Oliveira	Centro de pesquisas Rene Rachou - FIOCRUZ, Brazil	Population genetics of schistosoma species in endemic areas of Brazil and Nigeria	55,000

Renewed grants in South-South collaboration in pathogenesis and applied genomics

These projects were funded in 2005 and are now being renewed for a further one year following the successful progress made towards meeting the objectives during the first year.