Mongolian Center for Environmental & Occupational Health - LMIC Award
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 Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Mongolian Center for Environmental & Occupational Health - Mongolia
Principal Institution
Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Dambadarjaa, Davaalkham; Gray, Gregory Charles; Zhang, Junfeng
Project Contact Information
Email:
soph@mnums.edu.mn
Year(s) Awarded
2022–2027
Country
Mongolia
Collaborators
Duke University
Duke Kunshan University
NIH Partners
NIEHS
Project Description
This project uses a multidisciplinary approach, integrating epidemiologic observational studies and laboratory cell-model toxicology experiments, to investigate whether and how particulate matter air pollution affect respiratory viral infections. Ancillary pilot study projects will explore the impact of particulate pollution on pulmonary tuberculosis and osteoporosis. Mongolia has high prevalence and incidence of these diseases and high particulate matter levels in the world.
Partner award: Mongolian Center for Environmental & Occupational Health - US Award
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