Center for Influenza Disease & Emergence Research (CIDER)
Athens, GA | United States
Lead Organization: University of Georgia

About CIDER
CIDER is a NIH-funded consortium that integrates human cohort studies with state-of-the-art fundamental research. The Center is based at the University of Georgia, with national and international partner institutions, adding complementary expertise. Center activities emphasize a plurality of disciplinary approaches, encompassing virology, immunology, ecology, clinical research, molecular systematics, epidemiology, bioinformatics, and computational biology. CIDER has human cohorts on multiple continents, with national and international sites in both the northern and southern hemispheres. These sites enable longitudinal human influenza sampling of adults and children, including assessment of vaccination, high-risk populations, and individuals hospitalized with severe disease. The human cohorts and sampling within CIDER may potentially address fundamental questions surrounding influenza vaccination, infection, and disease severity. The research projects involve a team of investigators at three CIDER institutions, capitalizing on investigator expertise through collaboration within the CIDER network. Basic research studies will dissect what differentiates influenza A and B viruses and host responses to infection, driving distinct evolutionary paths and influencing influenza epidemiology.
Leadership


Institutions & Investigators
University of Georgia
Justin Bahl, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases
John Drake, PhD
Professor, Department of Infectious Disease Ecology
Andreas Handel, PhD
Associate Department Head, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Andrew Park, PhD
Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases
Pejman Rohani, PhD
UGA Athletic Association Professor, Department of Ecology
Associate Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases
Institutions & Investigators
University of Georgia
- Pejman Rohani, PhD, UGA Athletic Association Professor, Department of Ecology
- John Drake, PhD, Professor, Department of Infectious Disease Ecology
- Andreas Handel, PhD, Associate Department Head, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Andrew Park, PhD, Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases
- Justin Bahl, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases
- Stephen Mark Tompkins, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases
Boston Children's Hospital
Fundacion Salud Para el Tropico (Tropical Health Foundation)
Menzies School of Health Research
Monash University and Alfred Hospital
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
University of Melbourne
University of Rochester
Center Coordinators
- Jacquelyn Hughes, Center Coordinator, University of Georgia
Center Data Managers
- Mustafa Nural, Center Data Manager, University of Georgia
- Jessica Kissinger, PhD, Center Data Manager, University of Georgia