To help combat the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, has set aside roughly $5 million for 24 research projects seeking alternatives to traditional antibiotic treatments.
"New strategies are desperately needed to treat patients with antibiotic-resistant infections that often are deadly," said NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, MD. "These new NIAID grants will provide funding to researchers developing unique, non-traditional therapies that could complement or even replace currently available antibiotics that are losing effectiveness."
The monetary awards will be distributed among 24 projects across 18 academic institutions and three industrial organizations. Funding will help cover two years of research, with the possibility of a third year of funding for the projects that prove most successful.
For a complete list of NIAID funding recipients, click here.
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