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A Zika virus researcher at the NIAID Vaccine Research Center loads samples into a microcentrifuge.
Despite many accomplishments in vaccine research over the years, much remains to be done. NIAID-supported investigators in the United States and other countries and in NIAID laboratories in Bethesda, Maryland, and Hamilton, Montana, are working to reduce the burden of illness by helping to develop vaccines against diseases old and new.
NIAID has three broad goals in vaccine research:
To achieve these goals, NIAID conducts and supports basic and applied research in fields such as immunology, microbiology, and disease pathology.
View NIAID’s Reports and Strategic Plans relevant to vaccine research and development.
NIAID plans to leverage existing infrastructure and network sites to implement a structured program evaluating up to 10 next generation COVID-19 vaccines in Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical trials.
NIAID has participated in mRNA vaccine research and development. This infographic shows the mRNA vaccine components, development timeline, and an overview of the numbers of doses administered, lives saved, hospitalizations prevented and costs averted.
Researchers at NIAID
Many NIAID labs are engaged in adjuvant research. Investigators from the Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, and Laboratory of Systems Biology are collaborating on a special program in vaccine adjuvants. The scientists are evaluating a diverse panel of candidate adjuvants and antigens in mouse and monkey models and in people. In addition, several labs are conducting and participating in adjuvant studies.
NIAID plays a leading role in the discovery, development, and characterization of new vaccine adjuvants that may be used to: improve the efficacy of current vaccines; design new or improved vaccines for existing and emerging infectious diseases; and develop vaccines to treat allergies, autoimmune diseases, and cancer.
Read about the Vaccine Adjuvant Research Programs
NIAID offers many resources to support your research. 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. Each resource outlines eligibility information.
NIAID is funding research on an abundance of vaccine-related research.
NIAID participates in or funds many different consortia, clinical trial programs, networks, and research collaborations that help to move science forward.
NIAID has a long-standing program of research devoted to better understanding, treating, and preventing neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). NIAID conducts its own basic and clinical studies and supports those of researchers based in the United States and in countries where NTDs are widespread.
Through the information offered here, researchers can learn about the science being conducted at NIAID and by NIAID-funded researchers. Researchers seeking funding can access opportunities to further their own research, while NIAID and NIH grantees can find out about available resources outside of specific funding opportunities. Recent publications, active networks, and ways to connect with other researchers are also available.
NIAID partners with leaders in the field of neglected tropical diseases research to better understand the diseases and move forward toward better prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
NIAID provides a wide range of resources for every stage of the development pathway to facilitate and advance infectious disease research. These include repositories, genomics and bioinformatics services and tools, preclinical studies, and clinical trials. 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.
For researchers developing products such as diagnostics, vaccines, or drug therapies, check out Support for Infectious Disease Product Developers.
Global research is an integral part of many research projects, programs, initiatives, and other activities implemented by the NIAID extramural and intramural divisions. The NIAID Office of Global Research (OGR) helps coordinate and facilitate these international activities.
Through the information offered here, researchers can learn about the science being conducted at NIAID and by NIAID-funded researchers. Researchers seeking funding can access opportunities to further their own research, while NIAID and NIH grantees can find out about available resources outside of specific funding opportunities. Recent publications, active networks, and ways to connect with other researchers are also available.
NIAID is always accepting researcher-initiated applications. Check the NIAID International Awards section of the Research Funding website for resources, funding links, and contact information.
NIAID offers resources such as technology for licensing or collaboration, computer applications, and other tools and services for the scientific community.
NIAID participates in and supports research programs and networks that help to move global research forward.
Search for scientists at NIAID who are global researchers in the scientist directory.
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