Research Training Center for Botanicals and Chronic Diseases in Tajikistan and Indonesia
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
Chronic, Noncommunicable Diseases and Disorders Research Training
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Research Training Center for Botanicals and Chronic Diseases in Tajikistan and Indonesia
Principal Institution
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Raskin, Ilya
Project Contact Information
Email: raskin@rutgers.edu
Collaborators
Universitas Pancasila
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Republic of Tajikistan
Sadriddin Ayni Tajik State Pedagogical University
Pamir Biological Institute
Universitas Nasional
Avicenna Tajik State Medical University
Tajik Center for Research in Innovative Technologies
Project Website
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Rutgers Center for Botanicals and Metabolic Syndrome (CBMS)
Year(s) Awarded
2014–2025
Country
Tajikistan; Indonesia
NIH Partners
NCCIH; OD/NIH
Project Description
This project will enable Tajikistan and Indonesia to provide the in-country research training on botanicals for prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, and digestive and neurological disorders. Extensive online and face-to-face training curriculum will be coordinated by the Center for Botanicals and Chronic Diseases (CBCD). CBCD will train 10 scientists in Tajikistan and 24 scientists in Indonesia, thus contributing to improved public health and medical research in both countries.
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