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===Influenza Antiviral Drug Search===
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Influenza Antiviral Drug Search project is sponsored by Dr. Stan Watowich and his research team at [[The University of Texas]] Medical Branch ([[Galveston]], [[Texas]], USA).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/projects_showcase/flu1/viewFlu1Part.do |title=Influenza Antiviral Drug Search research page on WCG |publisher=Worldcommunitygrid.org |access-date=2010-06-07 |archive-date=2009-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530141929/http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/projects_showcase/flu1/viewFlu1Part.do |url-status=live }}</ref> The project was launched on May 5, 2009, and completed on October 22, 2009.<ref name="flu1complete" /> The mission of the Influenza [[Antiviral drug|Antiviral Drug]] Search project is to find new drugs that can stop the spread of an [[influenza]] infection in the body. The research will specifically address the influenza strains that have become drug resistant as well as new strains that are appearing. Identifying the chemical compounds that are the best candidates will accelerate the efforts to develop treatments that would be useful in managing seasonal influenza outbreaks, and future influenza epidemics and even pandemics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/projects_showcase/flu1/viewFlu1Main.do |title=Influenza Antiviral Drug Search research page on WCG |publisher=Worldcommunitygrid.org |access-date=2010-06-07 |archive-date=2009-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509074644/http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/projects_showcase/flu1/viewFlu1Main.do |url-status=live }}</ref> Phase 1 of The Influenza Antiviral Drug Search project has already finished on October 22, 2009. Now the researchers are performing post-processing on the results from Phase 1 and are preparing for Phase 2.<ref name="flu1complete" />

In November 2012, the project's scientists stated that, given the fact that there is no immediate danger of an influenza outbreak, all of the project's results would be posted online and their resources would be refocused on the Dengue Project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread_thread,34244|title=Discovering Dengue Drugs – Together project update|publisher=World Community Grid forums|date=2012-11-14|access-date=2014-04-28|archive-date=2015-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119154556/http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread_thread,34244|url-status=live}}</ref>