Minutes of the January 18, 2001 FMVCC Meeting
VENUE: WRAIR/NMRC
Participants:
Carter Diggs
Gray Heppner
Allan Saul
Rick Kenney
Tonu Wali
Apologies:
Carole Long
Alan Magill
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Call for Position papers
Carter suggested we should increase the scientific program within FMVCC. An ideal would be to prepare and present position paper. Suggestion it that these be presented as a debato to a public meeting Grey suggested that these should be suitable for publication in a peer reviewed journal. Parasitology Today would be an ideal journal.
For example:
Challenge models for blood stage vaccines.
Efficacy end points and ethics of Phase IIb studies.
FMVCC’s niche will be in the development and testing of vaccines and are likely to be practically orientated.
Next meeting: come to a decision to topics and plan method of presentation.
Reports of the Agencies
Allan Saul (MVDU, NIH). MVDU moved into new laboratory and office space in Twinbrook I. Two monkey trials testing MSP formulations are nearing completion.
Gray Heppner (WRAIR) Third dose of a MSP vaccine has been given in a human Phase I trial. AMA1 GMP production is scheduled for first quarter of 2001.
Tom DMID Current focus in in getting contract sites in endemic countries to the point where they can do contract trials.
Carter Diggs MustDo 5.1 vaccine trial is ongoing. Highest dose group will be challenged soon. The new director of the Naval Malaria Vaccine program is Commander Dan Carucci. USAID will receive a budget of $50,000,000 for 2001. Most of this will be used for intervention programs. Some will be used to enhance the malaria vaccine program.
Next Meeting 15 Feb 2001 at MVDU Twinbrook I conference room. Tour of new facilites at 2.30pm.
