DNA Sequencing Using Malaria Slides

Institution: 

Indiana University

Researcher(s): 

Terry Vik, MD

Grant Type: 

Epidemiology Grants

Year Awarded: 

2015

Type of Childhood Cancer: 

Leukemia

Dr. Vik and his team will start the next phase of their project to genetically screen for the presence of leukemia in Kenyan children. The one year grant from ALSF will provide a year of funding to develop DNA sequencing technology that will allow them to use blood samples from malaria testing slides, as a source of DNA.