University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson

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Amount: $100000

Award Date: 2024

Duration: 18 months

Program Area: Bioscience

Translational Seed Grant: This project proposes to utilize the “saline gargle” COVID-19 PCR testing platform developed at University of Arizona to test for additional pathogens, allowing samples to be collected and tested by anyone, anywhere. To date, there is no all-in-one test for a larger number of respiratory pathogens affecting the public, like SARS-CoV-2, influenza, RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), strep throat, and common-cold rhinoviruses and coronaviruses.