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.
Support for Research
Funding
NIAID is always accepting researcher-initiated applications. Connect with one of the NIAID program officers working in your area of research listed below about potential or related funding for Ebola virus and Marburg virus research.
Virology Branch
- Dr. Jean Patterson, Acting Chief
- Dr. Kaitlyn Morabito, Section Chief, Basic Research
- Dr. Les Dupuy, Program Officer, Alphaviruses and Filoviruses
- Dr. Mindy Davis, Acting Section Chief, Translational Research
- Dr. Sara Woodson, Team Lead, Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases (CREID) Network
Office of Biodefense, Research Resources and Translational Research
- Dr. Paula Bryant, Director
- Dr. Judy Hewitt, Deputy Director
- Dr. Ann Eakin, Senior Scientific Officer, Concept Acceleration Program (Therapeutics)
- Dr. Paul Eder, Senior Scientific Officer, Concept Acceleration Program (Diagnostics)
- Dr. Kim Taylor, Senior Scientific Officer, Concept Acceleration Program (Vaccines)
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.
Resources for Researchers
NIAID offers resources such as technologies available for licensing or collaboration, computer applications, and other tools and services to the general scientific community to advance basic, preclinical, and clinical research. See all resources for Ebola and Marburg researchers.
For researchers developing products such as diagnostics, vaccines, or drug therapies, check out NIAID's support for infectious disease product developers.
Connect With Other Researchers
Search for scientists at NIAID who research ebola and marburg in the scientist directory. The Integrated Research Facility also does research on Ebola and Marburg.
Search for scientists funded by NIAID who research malaria on RePORTER.