Collaborative Clinical Research Branch (CCRB)

About CCRB

• Vision – To reduce the impact of infectious diseases globally through timely clinical research.
• Mission – To advance clinical research in infectious diseases through government partnerships and collaborations to inform public health practices.
• Values – Integrity; Cultural Sensitivity; Scientific Excellence; Mutual Trust and Respect; Perseverance

Special Projects

NIAID Special Projects are clinical research partnerships in strategic locations that address specific research needs and support pandemic preparedness or other NIAID priorities which are not readily accomplished through other mechanisms. The Special Projects:

• Address scientifically critical questions of mutual interest to NIAID and the host-country or partner
• Are often, but not exclusively, with another country, and are managed through government-to-government agreements with shared governance frameworks and resources 
• Allow NIAID to maintain a global network of partners with scientific and operations capabilities, enabling a rapid collaborative research response to unpredictable or emergent infectious disease threats
• Preserve clinical research infrastructure and capacity between infectious disease threats.

Goals

1. Develop and implement collaborative clinical research to generate new knowledge and establish strong scientific foundations
2. Optimize and maintain clinical research infrastructure to ensure readiness
3. Support NIAID and Special Project priorities by cultivating strong relationships

Division of Clinical Research (DCR Special Projects)

• Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program (IDCRP)
• Indonesia Research Partnership on Infectious Disease (INA-RESPOND)
• Mali-University Clinical Research Center (UCRC)
• Mexican Emerging Infectious Disease Clinical Research Network (LaRed)
• Partnership of Clinical Research in Guinea (PREGUI)
• Pamoja Tulinde Maisha (PALM) (“Together Save Lives” in the Kiswahili language)
• Partnership for Research on Vaccines and Infectious Diseases in Liberia (PREVAIL)
• Children's National – NIAID Partnership

DCR Global Research Partnerships

NIAID global clinical research partners are with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Indonesia, Liberia, Mali, Mexico and the United States of America.

Credit: NIAID