Dave Hawkes
Melbourne
Research

Name the Virus

A$12,925
of $10,000 targetyrs ago
Successful on 9th Dec 2013 at 9:00AM.

A personal thank you on both our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/namevirus) and our twitter (@NametheVirus1) accounts and a chance to submit a name for a viral vector in the Comments section - most popular will be used! Check Twitter , Comments and Facebook for daily trending virus names! See our example of the suggested name of "Noodles"

21 chosen

Est. delivery is Oct 13

A postcard which will include an image(s) of our viral vectors in cells (see similar images on the Pozible site and our Twitter and Facebook account). On the reverse side will include how to follow the progress of the project. You are welcome to keep it (we suggest fridges are an ideal display area!) or to mail it through to someone who you think might be interested in the project

24 chosen

Est. delivery is Oct 13

For this $100 pledge we will design a viral vector exclusively for you. You can name it and even decide what gene you want expressed - and don't be confined by reality. Check out our Superman Virus which expresses the gene "Awesome". We will send an electronic version for you to use as you wish - again try and be creative. You will also get one of the Viral Vector Image postcards

12 chosen

Est. delivery is Dec 13

This reward will allow each person to visit The Florey Institute in Parkville and take a tour which will include the "Viral Facility" where the viral vectors are produced. After the tour there will a be a meal of the 5th Floor cooked by one of the researchers from the Jamie Oliver cookbook "Jamie's America"! See picture for one possibility

3 chosen / 9 available

Est. delivery is Jan 14

This reward will mean that you will get a personal thank you on the first scientific paper we publish which uses one of these new viral vectors. You will also receive a signed copy of that paper. We can't tell you exactly when this will happen because unfortunately cutting edge science doesn't follow a strict schedule

0 chosen / 10 available

Est. delivery is Oct 15

You get to "Name the Virus"! As each viral vector is created it will be named. The Name must be 10 letters or less and be socially acceptable. E.g. If the name "noodles" was chosen the viral vector would be called "pNoodles" and this name will appear in any publications or presentations in which it is used. Each rewardee will be sent a copy of the "map" of the viral vector they named

3 chosen

Est. delivery is Oct 13