Public Health Preparedness for Infectious Diseases (PHPID) Program
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The PHPID program is a university-wide initiative that is truly multidisciplinary, involving teams of researchers investigating high-priority topics and opportunities that intersect multiple traditional technical discipline. The program provides the organizational framework that brings diverse disciplines, centers and programs together in ways that can uniquely contribute to the control of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. This multidisciplinary approach to infectious disease research serves to stimulate innovations, accelerate research progress and expedite transition of results into real applications.
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IMPACT. 1: The PHPID program focuses on four broad strategic priorities: Focusing innovative science and technology in thematic areas Enhancing education, knowledge transfer and informing public policy Improving public health and patient care by developing new products (therapeutics, diagnostics, vaccines) to address unmet needs by expanding and achieving new partnerships and enhancing commercial opportunities Increasing visibility and impact by expanding global role and position and aligning with internal OSU strategies and resources -- 2. A tremendous amount of effort and resources have been applied towards the priority of enhancing education, knowledge transfer and informing public policy in the areas of infectious disease research through the PHPID program over the course of the year. Key examples of these efforts are: Providing education services at the Farm Science Review Supporting undergraduate research by hosting Undergrad Research Meet & Greet -- 3. The PHPID has continued partnering with other internally-funded and externally-funded programs across campus of comparable mission to leverage PHPID resources providing new and expanded opportunities for research. The PHPID program provides financial support to faculty members through Strategic Area, Program and New Investigator Grants, Small Financial Assistance Program, Office of International Affairs Impact Grants, sponsorship and cosponsorship of prominent visiting scientist seminars.
OSU PARTNERS: College of Arts and Sciences; College of Dentistry; College of Education and Human Ecology; College of Engineering; College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; College of Medicine; College of Nursing; College of Pharmacy; College of Public Health; College of Veterinary Medicine
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Office of International Affairs; Mershon Center for International Security Studies; Discovery Themes Infectious Diseases
PRIMARY CONTACT: Kat Marriot (marriott.20@osu.edu)