Infectious Disease Research Institute

Site of IDRI's facility in the Eastlake neighborhood of Seattle

The Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) was a non-profit organization based in Seattle, in the United States, and which conducts global health research on infectious diseases. Its new name is Access to Advanced Health Institute (AAHI).

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Malaria vaccine
* 3 Visceral leishmaniasis vaccine
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History

IDRI was founded in 1993, by Steve Reed, PhD. [1]

## Malaria vaccine

IDRI is collaborating with the United States Agency for International Development to develop a malaria vaccine with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research using Walter Reed's CelTOS malaria antigen in conjunction with IDRI's GLA-SE adjuvant.[2]

## Visceral leishmaniasis vaccine

In February 2012, IDRI launched the world's first clinical trial of the visceral leishmaniasis vaccine. The vaccine is a recombinant form of two fused Leishmania parasite proteins with an adjuvant. Two phase 1 clinical trials with healthy volunteers are to be conducted. The first one takes place in Washington (state) and is followed by a trial in India . The trials are funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[3]

## References

1. ↑ "Home". http://www.idri.org/.
2. ↑ Erica Teichert (18 August 2011). "USAID, IDRI form malaria vax collaboration". fiercevaccines.com. http://www.fiercevaccines.com/story/usaid-idri-form-malaria-vax-collaboration/2011-08-18. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
3. ↑ Elvidge, Suzanne (February 23, 2012). "World's first kala azar vaccine enters the clinic". FierceVaccines.com. http://www.fiercevaccines.com/story/worlds-first-kala-azar-vaccine-enters-clinic/2012-02-23. Retrieved March 1, 2012.

## External links

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