NLFunding: Strep A/Rheumatic Heart Disease Vaccine Development
Coefficient GivingRemoteGlobal health and wellbeingGlobal health and infectious diseaseFinance
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Why this is on the board
Note: this is not a job but a call for researchers to submit proposals to Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy), which funds only around 1 to 2% of unsolicited proposals. The leverage is that there is still no vaccine against Strep A, the bacterium behind rheumatic heart disease in low- and middle-income countries. A single missing piece, such as a better preclinical model or a new antigen, can therefore move the whole development chain forward.
About the role
A funding initiative supporting vaccine development projects targeting Strep A and rheumatic heart disease prevention in low- and middle-income countries. - Submit expressions of interest for projects across the vaccine pipeline: Phase 1/CHIM trials, preclinical models, next-generation candidates, or regulatory preparation. - Priority areas include epidemiology and immunology research informing clinical trial design and vaccine timing. - Develop or improve preclinical models, in vitro assays,…
Requirements
| Language | English is enough |
|---|---|
| Work authorisation | Unclear |
| Screening | Not mentioned |
| Where you work | Remote · Remote |
| Level | Senior |
| Salary | Not stated |
| Posted | 15 October 2026 |
| Closes | No closing date given |
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