Patrick Emmet Duffy

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Patrick E. Duffy
Born Virginia, USA
Institutions SBRI
Alma mater United States Military Academy
Duke University School of Medicine
Known for malaria
Website
SBRI

Dr. Patrick Duffy is a malaria researcher who, with Michal Fried, is responsible for breakthrough research on pregnancy malaria.

Research

Duffy and his colleagues are developing vaccines against malaria. He directs the Malaria Program at SBRI, leads an International Malaria Research Training Program for young African scientists, and coordinates two international consortia to develop vaccines for pregnant women and young children. In 2005, Duffy received one of 43 prestigious Grand Challenges in Global Health grants from the Gates Foundation, targeted at identifying the immune responses that prevent severe disease and death due to Plasmodium falciparum malaria.


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