Malaria: In Search of a Cure

Steve Scher
02/03/2009 at 9:00 a.m.

Malaria is preventable and treatable, yet every year the disease kills nearly 1 million people and sickens 2 million others. Join us this hour to discuss the evolution of the malaria, and what local organizations are doing to stop it in its tracks.

Guest(s)

Dr. Rip Ballou is the deputy director for Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Development at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He has been involved in malaria vaccine development for more than two decades.

Dr. Kent Campbell is the director of the Malaria Control Program at PATH, which is focused on developing evidence–based national malaria control programs in the Africa region. He is a leading authority on the control and therapy of malaria.

Dr. Stefan Kappe is an associate researcher at the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute. His work centers on the biology of malaria mosquitoes and understanding how the disease infects mammals.