# Global Infectious Diseases Research Training Program

> **NIH NIH D43** · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · 2024 · $298,072

## Abstract

This is a renewal application for a D43 Global Infectious Diseases (GID) Research Training Program from the
University at Buffalo (UB)/State University of New York (SUNY), Upstate Medical University (Upstate/SUNY) and
The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus (Kingston, Jamaica), in collaboration with the Jamaica
Ministry of Health. The scientific focus for the D43 GID renewal will be major endemic or life threatening emerging
viral infectious diseases and chronic viral infections including an emphasis on arbovirus and vector research,
COVID-19, chronic viral infection and antiviral drug development. This is based on the continued need for
building the research workforce to address these areas while recognizing the ongoing impact of COVID-19. The
initial GID program was focused on establishing a new initiative at The UWI Mona Campus for pre-doctoral and
post-doctoral candidates with an interest in virology research. The GID program was highly successful as
measured by outcome metrics including recruitment, training goals achieved and scientific dissemination. The
GID recruited ten outstanding scientists of whom 70% are women. The prior GID program established a research
training metric (RTM) that was scored 1-10 and included criteria such as responsible conduct of research training,
external seminars, degree-required courses, research proposal/protocol, IRB/ethics compliance, a research
project plan, project budget, and scientific writing. An RTM score of 9-10 was achieved by 70% of the trainees.
The GID trainees contributed to 11 manuscripts. The renewal GID will train 10 new independent researchers (5
pre-doctoral, 5 post-doctoral) with expertise in one or more of the following areas: arbovirology, viral hepatitis,
chronic viral infection, antiviral drug development, bioinformatics, omics, and epidemiology. Our experienced
GID mentors will be complemented by new faculty mentors who will provide innovative laboratory research
opportunities in vector biology, primate research, omics, molecular diagnostics, flow cytometry and mass
spectrometry with a customized curriculum based on each trainee’s Individualized Development Plan (IDP) to
achieve a personalized Virology Research Skills Toolbox. Trainees will complete short-term, mentored training
in US-based laboratories directed by faculty mentors with extensive experience in virology, immunology, omics
and pharmacology research. The GID renewal will continue to address the important public health challenges
related to infectious diseases and build on the successes of the initial GID research training program in Jamaica.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10812431
- **Project number:** 5D43TW010919-07
- **Recipient organization:** STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO
- **Principal Investigator:** John Fitzgerald Lindo
- **Activity code:** D43 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $298,072
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-04-11 → 2027-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10812431

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10812431, Global Infectious Diseases Research Training Program (5D43TW010919-07). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10812431. Licensed CC0.

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