The Fogarty International Center, in association with other institutes, have identified ecological and evolutionary sciences as essential to understanding many infectious diseases.
This program is designed to support mutli-disciplinary teams from low or middle income countries discover the principles governing the transmission of infectious diseases between humans and their hosts. The goal is to better understand and predict transmission of diseases.
Proposed projects should include aspects from various disciplines such as data modeling, bioinformatics, genomics, sociology, and economics; in addition to the relevant scientific fields regarding pathogen, vector and host species.
The award funding is still subject to availability, but will be up to 2.5 million dollars overall for direct and indirect costs over 5 years. Components of the NIH will be able to award up to 350,000 dollars for direct costs per annum, lasting up to 5 years.
For more information, see the NIH announcement, or contact Paul, Glad or Tim and ORS.
TropMed Sponsored Research Funding Opportunities: this blog is designed to alert TropMed researchers to funding opportunities to support their research. The Research Administration Unit of the Office of Research Services (ORS) is here to help staff members with all application, grant management, and post-grant processes. Please contact Mr. Paul Adams or Mr. Oiko Tacusalme on ext. 1332 for more information, or to express interest in any of these grant opportunities.
