The Institute's Mission 

To generate key scientific evidence and novel solutions to the pathogenic pathways leading to emerging or persisting infectious diseases.

The Institute's Objectives

• Research infectious diseases of pandemic or epidemic potential and mitigate emerging threats
• Establish an international reputation in translational medicine, global health, and infectious disease
• Promote transdisciplinary research through collaborative multidisciplinary investigations
• Translate scientific outcomes into direct bench-to-bedside applications
• Provide professional development for institute faculty to become a highly trained, well-rounded study team
• Foster relationships with legislative partners to create sustainable infectious disease related policy
• Participate in community outreach opportunities and efforts

Year-by-Year Research Goals and Outcomes

The Institute for Infectious Disease Translational Research has outlined the following yearly research goals for the first four years of the institute’s trajectory.

Expand allYear 1

• Focus on project startup and faculty training.
• Begin South Carolina congenital cohort recruitment.

Year 2

• Continue South Carolina congenital cohort recruitment.
• Begin Brazil febrile cohort recruitment and field mosquito collections.
• Begin El Salvador congenital cohort recruitment.
• Begin diagnostics, sequencing, & immunological analysis of samples.

Year 3

• As our research continues, we will end recruitment, finish collecting samples, and perform data analysis.

Year 4

• With the completion of our grant activities, we will share our findings and continue our work by applying for additional funding sources.