Planning Grant: Developing an in vivo infectious disease training program at the University of Cape Town
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
Developing an in vivo infectious disease training program at the University of Cape Town
Principal Institution
University of Cape Town
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Horsnell, William
Project Contact Information
Email:
william.horsnell@uct.ac.za
Year(s) Awarded
2023–2025
Country
Regional - Sub-Saharan Africa; South Africa
Collaborators
University of California Davis
Project Description
The burden of bacterial infectious disease in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is considerable and increasing at an alarming rate due to factors that are both different from and/or amplifications of those found in high income countries.
A research training program leveraging and transferring the University of California Davis' unrivaled strengths in animal modeling of bacterial infection to generate a center of excellence in preclinical bacterial infection biology at the University of Cape Town, is urgently needed to establish preclinical research capacity to complement existing clinical research and, ultimately, tackle the key research needs required for regional control of devastating bacterial infections.
This research training program will train the next generation of researchers to acquire the advanced understanding and associated laboratory skills needed to develop animal models of bacterial infections of enormous local impact.
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