Vanderbilt-wide LSO: CDC Public Health Research and Implementation Science to Control and Eliminate Infectious Diseases

Application instructions for both VU and VUMC investigators are found below.

Overview:

VU and VUMC may each submit one application to the CDC's Strengthening Public Health Research and Implementation Science (Operations Research) to Control and Eliminate Infectious Diseases Globally.  The award provides up to $2,000,000/year direct and indirect costs for a period of 5 years.

The purpose of this NOFO is to:

1.     Conduct and monitor epidemiologic and laboratory-based science, surveillance, and research related to COVID-19 and other global public health threats in Africa, Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), including, but not limited to, assessments of the extent of pathogen exposures or transmission based on serologic testing, improved understanding of immune responses to infectious pathogens, and assessments of various approaches to collecting and analyzing the results of serologic testing; and,

2.     Incorporate the results of these public health activities into operational disease detection, prevention, and response or control programs in regions noted above, strengthen public health capacity as outlined in the Global Health Security Agenda, and disseminate findings across the region, with partners, and globally.

This NOFO supports activities that will fulfill four broad goals:

1.     Conduct high quality sero-epidemiologic studies that inform an understanding of approaches to the collection of seroprevalence data and the extent of pathogen transmission in general populations and populations of specific interest, contributing to both national and global knowledge and databases, and building local capacity to collect, analyze, and routinely report on sero-epidemiologic data.

2.     Develop host country public health capacity, prioritizing surveillance, laboratory and public health response capacities,

3.     Strengthen host country institutional capacity to conduct research, plan, implement, and evaluate public health programs, including the capacity to detect and respond to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases; and

4.     Incorporate, translate and promote the results of research into operational disease prevention and control programs and policy

See the full solicitation for more information.

Internal Application Process:

VU and VUMC Investigators: Submit the following (in a single PDF) to LSO@vanderbilt.edu by 5 p.m. on December 10:

1.     Brief (2-page maximum) research plan including summary budget;

2.     Statement of support from department chair/center director;

3.     NIH Biosketch or 5-page CV

Any questions about this opportunity or the LSO process may be directed to LSO@vanderbilt.edu.