South Africa-Pittsburgh Public Health Genomic Epidemiology 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
South Africa-Pittsburgh Public Health Genomic Epidemiology Research Training Program
Principal Institution
University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Harrison, Lee H; Von Gottberg, Anne
Project Contact Information
Email: lharriso@edc.pitt.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2019-2023
Country
South Africa
Collaborators
National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD)
NIH Partners
NIAID
Project Description
The public health genomic epidemiology research training program in South Africa aims to focus on areas of bacterial pneumonia, invasive bacterial diseases, and fungal infections. This will be accomplished by an expert, multidisciplinary team of research mentors at the University of Pittsburgh, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases in Johannesburg, South Africa. The ultimate goal of the program is to prevent and control these diseases, some of which are vaccine preventable and all which are major causes of morbidity and mortality in South Africa and globally.
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