How does the MR4 acquire reagents?
NIAID and ATCC are proactive in contacting investigators who participate in MR4 Reagent Surveys and who publish on reagents of interest. Valuable reagents are also identified and acquired through review of publications and meeting reports, and interactions with researchers in academia, industry, and health care. All scientists and health care workers are encouraged to suggest reagents that should be acquired by MR4, or to offer materials that they believe will be of value to the scientific community. Members of the MR4 Advisory Group act as liaisons to the malaria community and will solicit deposits of interesting reagents from peers and colleagues. NIAID grantees will also be encouraged to make their reagents available through the MR4.
