Malaria Asexual Culture Service

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) is a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which mission it is to catalyze the generation of innovative methods and technologies that will enhance the development, testing and implementation of diagnostics and therapeutics across a wide range of human diseases and conditions. Malaria affects an estimated 250 million people worldwide, particularly in the tropical regions of Sub-Saharan Africa and approximately 650,000 patients die each year. Even while on current therapies, patients remain infectious for a period of time, allowing further mosquito-borne transmission to others. Control of parasite transmission is critical for elimination and eradication of malaria. Torin2 was identified in NCATS as a lead molecule in a new class of antimalarial drugs. As part of a lead optimization program, researchers are using a malaria asexual parasites viability assay to optimize the Torin2 series and advance a drug candidate through pre-clinical development and early clinical development. NCATS requires Malaria Asexual Culture Services.