UM School of Medicine's Institute of Human Virology Awarded Grants to Strengthen COVID-19 Response in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020
The study will be led by principal investigator, Kristen Stafford, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of epidemiology and public health and Ciheb Associate Director, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Key Points:
- The study will be led by principal investigator, Kristen Stafford, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of epidemiology and public health and Ciheb Associate Director, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine.
- In addition, technical assistance will be provided to enhance and strengthen disease surveillance and improve laboratory diagnostics.
- This initiative is led by Alash'le Abimiku, PhD, professor of medicine, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine and the executive director of the International Research Center of Excellence at the Institute of Human Virology-Nigeria.
- Ciheb was founded in 2016 by the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.