(SPECIAL
NOTICE): REVECTOR PROPOSERS DAY;
May 10, 2019
Agency
Department
of Defense
Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Description
The
Biological Technologies Office (BTO) of the Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency (DARPA) is hosting a Proposers Day for the potential proposer community
in support of a planned Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the ReVector
Program. ReVector, a new program from DARPA’s
Biological Technologies Office, intends to diminish that attraction — or even
actively repel mosquitoes — by engineering the skin microbiome to temporarily
alter chemical production. By modulating the interaction of skin-associated
microbes with metabolites from the body, ReVector
technologies might lower the incidence of mosquito feeding and thus reduce the
opportunity for the insects to transmit diseases such as malaria, dengue, and
chikungunya that reduce military readiness.
The
Proposers Day will be held on May 17, 2019 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET at the
Executive Conference Center (4075 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300, Arlington, VA
22203). Advance registration is required.
Announcement
Number
DARPA-SN-19-48
Closing
Date
May
10, 2019
Link
to Full Announcement
Contact
Information
Dr.
Christian Sund