The CREID Network Pilot Research Program supports, trains, and mentors the next generation of emerging infectious disease researchers. This program helps develop capacity for emerging infectious disease research around the world through the performance of research projects. The Program is designed for researchers who are in the early stage of their careers and who establish a collaboration and mentoring relationship with an established investigator from at least one of the CREID Research Centers.

Research projects funded by this program have included studies on:

• Pathogen transmission, emergence, or maintenance in an ecosystem
• Pathogenesis
• Characterization of viral antigens
• Phylogenetics
• Viral diversity
• Sociological or behavioral influences on emerging or reemerging viral diseases
• Development of reagents and diagnostic assays to improve detection of emerging pathogens
• Studies aimed at detailing human immune responses to new or emerging infectious agents

The CREID Coordinating Center administers and oversees the Pilot Research Program. Four rounds of awards have been made to early career investigators from around the world and across all continents (see CREID Network Map). The CREID Coordinating Center is actively seeking financial support for future rounds of funding for the Pilot Research Program.

For questions: info@creid-network.org