# Spatial Sciences Core

> **NIH NIH U19** · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $53,238

## Abstract

SPATIAL SCIENCE CORE
Abstract
The Spatial Sciences Core (SSC) is designed to characterize the social and physical environment in regions of
Southern and Central Africa where studies of the epidemiology of malaria, vector biology and parasite genomics
will be conducted. The Core will provide an environmental context to better understand the drivers of malaria
transmission in regions with different stages of malaria control. To extend and compliment this objective, the
Spatial Science Core includes a dedicated component in the research and application of spatial statistical
methods. We hypothesize that having a strong translational research component in spatial statistics will allow
projects to move beyond the mapping of environment and malaria metrics to statistically linking dynamic changes
in the environment to corresponding variation in malaria transmission, thus providing a sound scientific approach
to identifying environmental interactions and extrapolating beyond the study areas to similar malaria transmission
settings.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10371042
- **Project number:** 5U19AI089680-13
- **Recipient organization:** JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Frank Curriero
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $53,238
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2010-07-01 → 2024-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10371042

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10371042, Spatial Sciences Core (5U19AI089680-13). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10371042. Licensed CC0.

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