Emory-Georgia TB Research Training Program
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
Global Infectious Diseases (GID)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Emory-Georgia TB Research Training Program
Principal Institution
Emory University
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Blumberg, Henry M; Tukvadze, Nestani
Project Contact Information
Email: hblumbe@emory.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2004-2027
Country
Georgia
Collaborators
National Center for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases/National TB Program (Georgia),
National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (Georgia)
Georgian AIDS Center
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
NIH Partners
NIAID
Project Description
Tuberculosis (TB) became the leading cause of death due to a single infectious agent globally, exceeding HIV, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and remains a serious public health problem in the country of Georgia which has high rates of highly drug resistant TB. A shortage of well-trained TB investigators in Georgia and globally remains a barrier to achieving the End TB Strategy goals to eliminate TB by 2035.
The goals for this program include:
- transitioning the EGTB-RTP program leadership, management, and training to Georgian investigators over the next 5 years to ensure sustainability
- continuing to build human resource capacity and enhance the research infrastructure for robust TB-related research in Georgia
- enhance research capacity and ensure program sustainability by providing leadership, mentorship, and team science training
- focus on TB translational research and training with an emphasis on particular areas of strength and importance along the T1-T4 translational research spectrum (including M/XDR-TB, TB-NCDs, PK/PD training and a focus on implementation science and the ability to translate research findings into public policy).
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