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Global health R&D delivers forLouisiana

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US government investment in global health R&D has delivered

$86.8 million
to Louisiana research institutions
1,200+ new jobs
for Louisiana
Louisiana

Neglected diseases in Louisiana

Chikungunya cases
Chikungunya cases
24
Dengue cases
Dengue cases
32
HIV diagnoses
HIV diagnoses
10216
Malaria cases
Malaria cases
73
Tuberculosis cases
Tuberculosis cases
1442
West Nile cases
West Nile cases
685
Zika cases
Zika cases
39
Louisiana's top USG-funded global health R&D institutions

Louisiana's top USG-funded global health R&D institutions

Tulane University of Louisiana
$61.6 million
Louisiana State University and A&M College (including Health Sciences Center New Orleans)
$20.1 million
National Hansen's Disease Program
$4.9 million
Loyola University New Orleans
$215 thousand
Southern University at Shreveport
$9 thousand
Louisiana industry in global health R&D

Louisiana industry in global health R&D

Autoimmune Technologies:
Location(s): New Orleans
BASF Corporation
Location(s): Geismar
Bioceptive
Location(s): New Orleans
Novate Medical Technologies
Location(s): New Orleans

Louisiana's top areas of global health R&D by USG funding

28%
HIV/AIDS
13.7%
Malaria
28.7%
Tuberculosis
3.7%
Diarrheal diseases
5.3%
Ebola/viral hemorrhagic fevers
13.7%
Neglected tropical diseases
Dengue
Kinetoplastids
Leprosy
5.7%
Other
Non-allocable
Salmonella infections
Global health R&D at work in Louisiana
Global health R&D at work in Louisiana

Researchers from Tulane University and Louisiana State University have helped discover a possible explanation for the rapid spread of Ebola. The team found that a compound known as the “delta peptide” is produced in large amounts in Ebola patients. The investigators theorize that it may be a specific type of viral protein that damages host cells by making their membranes become permeable; in the case of Ebola, this contributes to severe vomiting, internal bleeding, and extreme gastrointestinal distress in patients—in turn contributing to the virus’ spread. The discovery could lead to new treatments for this deadly and highly contagious disease.

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Footnotes
  • Methodology
  • USG global health R&D investment to state research institutions/Top USG-funded global health R&D institutions: Authors' analysis of USG investment data from the G-FINDER survey, including funding for R&D for neglected diseases from 2007–2015 and for Ebola and select viral hemorrhagic fevers from 2014–2015. Reflects USG funding received by entities in state including academic and research institutions, product development partnerships, other nonprofits, select corporations, and government research institutions, as well as self-funding or other federal agency transfers received by federal agencies located in state; but excludes pharmaceutical industry data which is aggregated and anonymized in the survey for confidentiality purposes. See methodology for additional details.
  • Jobs created: Based on previous analysis of the economic impact of National Institutes of Health R&D funding and author's analysis described above. See methodology for additional details.
  • Case study photo: Army Medicine
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