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===Discovering Dengue Drugs β Together=== {{Main|Discovering Dengue Drugs β Together}} Discovering Dengue Drugs β Together was sponsored by scientists at the [[University of Texas]] and the [[University of Chicago]] and will run in two phases.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread?thread=14561#109721 |title=Re: Project about dengue ever |author=Didactylos |publisher=World Community Grid |date=2007-06-21 |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2022-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905052735/https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread?thread=14561#109721 |url-status=live }}</ref> Phase 1, launched August 21, 2007,<ref name="Active Research" /> used AutoDock 2007 (the same software used for [[FightAIDS@Home]]) to test potential antiviral drugs (through NS3 [[protease]] inhibition) against viruses from the family [[flaviviridae]] and completed on August 11, 2009.<ref name="DDDTcomplete" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/projects_showcase/dddt/viewDddtAbout.do |title=Discovering Dengue Drugs β Together: About the Project |publisher=World Community Grid |access-date=2007-08-24 |archive-date=2007-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005035229/http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/projects_showcase/dddt/viewDddtAbout.do |url-status=live }}</ref> Phase 2 "[uses] a more computationally intensive program to screen the candidates that make it through Phase 1."<ref name="lawrencehardin">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread?thread=15192#114871 |title=Re: Results... |author=lawrencehardin |publisher=World Community Grid |date=2007-07-10 |access-date=2007-08-07 |archive-date=2022-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905052735/https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread?thread=15192#114871 |url-status=live }}</ref> The drug candidates that make it through Phase 2 will then be lab-tested.<ref name="lawrencehardin" />
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