The George Washington University (GW)

Researchers at GWU's Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine (MITM) conduct innovative, fundamental, basic, and translational research for a host of NTDs. Research conducted by GW faculty includes drug discovery for tuberculosis, development of a hookworm vaccine, identification of biomarkers for Schistosoma-related cancers, and identification of drug targets in African trypanosomes.