Modeling of Infectious Disease Agent Study Centers of Excellence (U54)

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This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits applications for Centers of Excellence in Modeling of Infectious Diseases. This FOA is a reissuance of a prior FOA (RFA-GM-09-003). The Centers will comprise a component of the Modeling of Infectious Disease Agents Study (MIDAS) network, consisting of Centers of Excellence, a centralized Information Technology Resource (announced separately), and research projects (announced separately). The overall objective of MIDAS is the coordination of a cadre of multidisciplinary scientists conducting computational and mathematical research to provide the U.S. scientific and public health communities better resources, knowledge, and tools to prepare for, identify and prevent the spread of infectious diseases caused by naturally occurring or intentionally released pathogens, including those relevant to biodefense. The Centers will address four major thematic areas infectious disease research; computational, statistical, and mathematical research; education and outreach; and public health policy.

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