Hi gb009761,
Right! The project scientists have recently completed the validation study for CHARMM and now need to work on getting DDDT2 running as smoothly as possible. I am sure that they are looking forward to relaxing during the Thanksgiving holidays and Christmas season. The WCG staff will be on vacation. So sometime in 2011 the project scientists will decide that DDDT2 is running smoothly enough that all they have to do is replicate the system for Influenza. Of course, the validation steps will be labor-intensive.

But they will decide the schedule based on their perceived situation. For our part, we will try to accommodate them and not introduce delays.

Lawrence

Any chance there will be more phase one WU's?

I wouldn't be too quick to dismiss the possibility of extra Phase 1 WU's - as, after all, the scientists behind this (who are the same ones behind DDDT1/2), have all phase 2 to work through before it's finally done and dusted.

Also, if I remember correctly, originally, Phase 1 was going to be far bigger than it turned out to be - so, they may decide to have some other 'promissing leads' crunched...

Hello Blurf,
The last news was from Usha Viswanathan on 22 Aug 2011, shortly after she took over from rdmalmst. You can get all the news if you use search on watowich or rdmalmst or Usha Viswanathan. I expect that we will just have to wait. At least the title 'Influenza Antiviral Drug Search and Discovering Dengue Drugs - Together Scientist' that Usha Viswanathan uses is encouraging.


Lawrence