Integrated Research Training on Vector Borne Diseases in Pakistan: Vector Biology, Virology and Disease Epidemiology
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
Integrated Research Training on Vector Borne Diseases in Pakistan: Vector Biology, Virology and Disease Epidemiology
Principal Institution
Aga Khan University (Pakistan)
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Khan, Erum; Van Voorhis, Wesley C
Project Contact Information
Email:
erum.khan@aku.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2024–2028
Country
Pakistan
Collaborators
University of Washington
Project Description
This training grant will develop an integrated interdisciplinary vector borne diseases (VBD) research training program where researchers will work under close supervision of a transdisciplinary research advisory committee that will ensure learning by integration of multidisciplinary methods and concepts, and help researchers develop integrated research strategies.
This program will foster the use of metagenomic, bioinformatics, mathematical modelling, implementation science and advanced immunologic techniques to examine relationships between pathogens, vectors, hosts, and their environments. This program will also develop a transdisciplinary VBD professionals' learning network in Pakistan that will bring frontline researchers across disciplines to engage and exchange VBD linked information using a One Health framework.
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