Predicting and preventing pandemics is goal of new NSF awards

The potential for future pandemics is an ever-present and growing threat, whether they are due to known diseases like monkeypox or Ebola, or an as-yet-unknown infection. Nearly $26 million in new awards from NSF will support interdisciplinary investigations and collaborations that aim to predict and prevent the next infectious disease outbreak, significantly contributing to national security, public health and economic stability. NSF’s investments will support nearly 500 researchers located at nearly 50 institutions in 22 states and DC, including the following EPSCoR jurisdictions:

• PIPP Phase I: Advancing Environmental Surveillance for Pandemic Prediction in Remote and Resource Poor Settings (PI: Scott Berry, University of KENTUCKY Research Foundation), Award Amount:$1,000,000
  
• PIPP Phase I: Center for Emerging Pathogen Prediction and Integration (PI: Joseph Cook, University of NEW MEXICO), Award Amount: $999,610
  
• PIPP Phase I: Next Generation Surveillance Incorporating Public Health, One Health, and Data Science to Detect Emerging Pathogens of Pandemic Potential (PI: David Ebert, University of OKLAHOMA Norman Campus), Award Amount: $999,977
  
• PIPP Phase 1: International Center for Avian Influenza Pandemic Prediction and Prevention (PI: Xiangming Xiao, University of OKLAHOMA Norman Campus), Award Amount: $999,999
  
• PIPP Phase I: Mobility Analysis for Pandemic Prevention Strategies (MAPPS) (PI: Mark Lurie, Brown University, RHODE ISLAND), Award Amount: $999,211