NIAID is conducting and supporting research to find new and improved ways to diagnose, treat, and prevent Ebola and Marburg infections. Through the information offered here, the Ebola and Marburg scientific community can learn about NIAID funding opportunities, programs, and networks to further research and encourage collaboration. This section also provides information on resources provided by NIAID to advance product development.
Funding
NIAID is always accepting researcher-initiated applications. Connect with NIAID program officers about potential or related funding for Ebola virus and Marburg virus research.
Program Officers
For contact information, search the NIH Enterprise Directory.
- Dr. Mark Challberg, Chief, Virology Branch
- Dr. Walla Dempsey, Program Officer, Clinical Research, Virology Branch
- Dr. Les Dupuy, Program Officer, Alphaviruses, Arenaviruses, and Filoviruses
- Dr. Sara Woodson, Team Lead, Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases (CREID) Network
- Dr. Michael Schaefer, Chief, Translational Centers of Excellence and Research Coordination Section, Office of Biodefense Research Resources and Translational Research
Resources for Researchers
NIAID offers resources to advance science from basic research through advanced clinical evaluation, with the goal of developing new and improved products such as diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics. Resources to support basic research include the BEI Resources Repository, which provides organisms and reagents to the scientific community, while clinical research resources include the Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units, which conduct Phase I, II, and IV clinical trials across the United States.
Available preclinical services programs include:
- In Vitro Assessment for Antimicrobial Activity
- Preclinical Models of Infectious Diseases
- Therapeutic Development Services (including biopharmaceutical and interventional agent development)
- Vaccine Development Services (including testing and manufacturing)
Programs & Networks
- The NIAID-funded Centers of Excellence for Translational Research program is funding innovative research to develop novel therapeutics and vaccines against Ebola and Marburg viruses. Filovirus research is also supported through the National Biocontainment Research Facilities.
- NIAID funds the Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases (CREID), a global network of multidisciplinary investigations into how and where viruses and other pathogens can emerge from wildlife and spillover to cause disease in people. Research is led by 10 Centers and one Coordinating Center and involves collaborations with peer institutions in the United States and 28 other countries.
Connect With Other Researchers
Researchers at NIAID
Much of the Ebola and Marburg research ongoing at NIAID takes place in these Principal Investigator's laboratories:
- Catharine (Katy) Bosio, Ph.D., Immunity to Pulmonary Pathogens Section
- Lesia Dropulic, M.D., Clinical Trials Program
- Heinz Feldmann, M.D., Ph.D., Disease Modeling and Transmission Section
- John Misasi, M.D., Yeast Engineering Technology and Immunobiology Core
- Vincent J. Munster, Ph.D., Virus Ecology Section
- Integrated Research Facility