Center for Influenza Disease and Emergence Research (CIDER)


Athens, GA | United States

Lead Organization: University of Georgia

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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

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Stephen Mark Tompkins, PhD

Principal InvestigatorView Contact Info
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Pejman Rohani, PhD

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Institutions & Investigators

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
Stephen Mark Tompkins, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases

José Ordovas-Montane, Ph.D.
Principal Faculty, Division of Gastroenterology
Adrienne Randolph, MD, MSc
Senior Associate, Departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine

Aitor Nogales, Ph.D.
Investigator, Animal Health Research Center

Juan Carlos Dib, MD, PhD
Profesor (Professor), Tropical Medicine at Magdalena University

Jane Davies, PhD
Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases & Indigenous Health

Tom Kotsimbos, M.B.B.S., FRACP, M.D.
Associate Professor, AIRMed Department

Stacey Schultz-Cherry, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty, Department of Host-Microbe Interactions
Paul Thomas, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty, Departments of Immunology and Host-Microbe Interactions

Katherine Kedzierska, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Sophie Valkenburg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Andrea Sant, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Center Coordinators

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