Sexually Transmitted Diseases Information for Researchers

NIAID is always accepting researcher-initiated applications. Connect with NIAID program officers about potential funding for STD/STI research.

Program Officers

For contact information, search the NIH Enterprise Directory.

• Dr. Eleanore Chuang, STI Clinical Research Program Officer
• Dr. Thomas Hiltke, STIs Section Chief, STI Vaccines and Therapeutics Program Officer
• Kimberly Murphy, Product Development Project Manager for STIs
• Dr. Leah Vincent, STIs Basic Research Program Officer
• Peter Wolff, Clinical Trials Specialist

Researchers at NIAID

Much of the STD research ongoing at NIAID takes place in these laboratories:

Laboratory of Immunoregulation

• Thomas C. Quinn, M.D., M.Sc., International HIV/STD Section
• Steven J. Reynolds, M.D., M.P.H., International HIV/STD Section

Laboratory of Infectious Diseases

• Jeffrey Cohen, M.D., Medical Virology Section

Laboratory of Viral Diseases

• Thomas M. Kristie, Ph.D., Molecular Genetics Section
• Alison McBride, Ph.D., DNA Tumor Virus Section

Laboratory of Bacteriology

• David (Ted) Hackstadt, Ph.D., Host-Parasite Interactions Section

Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology

• Harlan D. Caldwell, Ph.D., Chlamydial Diseases Section

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You may request services if you are an investigator in academia, a not-for-profit organization, industry, or government in the United States or worldwide. You need not be a grantee of NIAID or another National Institutes of Health Institute or Center. Look to each resource for further eligibility information.

Past Meetings

Current Challenges in Evaluating Antimicrobials for Urogenital Gonorrhea
Experts Collaborate to Design Thorough and Effective Future Trials
February 5-6, 2019