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- [Judith] In medical school,

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I had the good fortune of being in a course in pasasitology,

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which was taught by a very good group of professors.

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I think it's the day when I had the opportunity

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to look through the microscope,

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and to see the malaria parasite,

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and then to hear about the cases internationally

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involving malaria,

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^that was the day when I think the bug really bite me,

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as far as wanting to work in infectious diseases,

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and work in international health.

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In our program at the Naval Medical Research Center,

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Malaria Department,

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we have an approach which has been referred

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to as bench to bedside,

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or bench to clinic,

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and that is that we have our laboratory investigators,

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and they are there actually working in a bench setting,

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developing new strategies for malaria vaccine,

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testing those strategies,

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if we are indeed able to develop a successful,

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effective safe malaria vaccine

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that can be used not only for military personnel,

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but also for the vulnerable populations worldwide.

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Malaria has had a major impact on our military

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throughout history.

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Malaria has had a greater impact on man power

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than enemy fire in all of the conflicts

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that have occurred in tropical regions in the 20th century,

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so having a vaccine that we could give

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to our military personnel,

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and to people who are diplomats,

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or doing humanitarian efforts,

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would be a real game changer,

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and I think being at the Navy,

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it gives you this chance to work with experts

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from all around the world.

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The Department of Defense has been working

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on malaria vaccines for many decades,

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and I think that they are looking to us,

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they are looking to people who have the ability

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to do this kind of science

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to try to come up with something to stem the tide

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of this morbidity and mortality.