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Grant: University of Texas Medical Branch — Nucleic Acid Antiviral Testing (Coefficient Giving → University of Texas Medical Branch)
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1 check · 4/9/2026Deterministic match: grantee, amount, date matched in source snapshot (2714 rows)
Our claim
entire record- Name
- University of Texas Medical Branch — Nucleic Acid Antiviral Testing
- Amount
- $200,000
- Currency
- USD
- Date
- June 2023
- Notes
[Human Health and Wellbeing] Open Philanthropy recommended a gift of $200,000 to Professor Kent Tseng of the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) to support a test of the utility of a locked nucleic acid (LNA) as an antiviral drug for influenza A virus. Dr. Tseng has access … expand
[Human Health and Wellbeing] Open Philanthropy recommended a gift of $200,000 to Professor Kent Tseng of the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) to support a test of the utility of a locked nucleic acid (LNA) as an antiviral drug for influenza A virus. Dr. Tseng has access to BSL3-enhanced and BSL4 laboratories, and will test the drug against the highly pathogenic pandemic H5N1 virus in several animal species. R&D done by Jeffrey Glenn's group predicts that the LNA will inhibit the growth of all influenza A viruses, including H5N1 strains. This gift was funded via a request for proposals through the Pandemic Antiviral Discovery Initiative. It falls within our focus area of scientific research, specifically within our interest in advancing human health and wellbeing.
Source evidence
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- Name
- University of Texas Medical Branch — Nucleic Acid Antiviral Testing
- Grantee
- University of Texas Medical Branch
- Focus Area
- Human Health and Wellbeing
- Amount
- $200,000.00
- Date
- Jun
NoteDeterministic match: grantee, amount, date matched in source snapshot (2714 rows)
Case № 7WGu6FxbQEFiled 4/9/2026Confidence 95%