Wellcome Discovery Award of £5m to fund pioneering research to combat deadly diarrhoea

Published on January 17, 2025

The Ineos Oxford Institute has been awarded a £5 million Wellcome Discovery Award to develop vaccines against pathogens that cause diarrhoea - the third most common cause of death for children under five years of age. The work will be led by Professor Sam Sheppard, Principal Investigator of IOI’s digital microbiology programme.
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