International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research

International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMR)

The ICEMRS are a global network of independent research centers in malaria-endemic settings, established by NIAID to provide the knowledge, tools, and evidence-based strategies crucial to understanding, controlling, and, ultimately, preventing malaria.

Study specimens at the MESA ICEMR lab.
Study specimens at the MESA ICEMR lab.
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MESA ICEMR

ICEMR Research Activities and Accomplishments

Information on ongoing ICEMR research activities and accomplishments from the ICEMRs were published in a special Supplement in October 2022.

International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMR): Achievements in the Last Decade, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene,  DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0209 (2022).

Main Areas of Focus 

Each Center aims to:

  • Design and conduct multidisciplinary research on the epidemiology, transmission, and pathogenesis of malaria in its specific region
  • Design and conduct special projects to capitalize on new opportunities and emerging public health needs
  • Build clinical research capacity and improve malaria control and prevention

Oversight

  • Parasitology and International Programs Branch, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
 

Background

Recognizing the urgent need for a multidisciplinary approach to address these complex interactions at the molecular, cellular, and field levels in malaria-endemic regions, NIAID established the International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMRs) in 2010.

Read more about ICEMR’s background

Program Overview

ICEMR established a global network of independent research centers in malaria-endemic settings to provide knowledge, tools, and evidence-based strategies to support researchers working in a variety of settings, especially within governments and healthcare institutions.

ICEMR program overview

Locations

Research activities are being conducted by the ICEMRS in the following regions, comprising more than 17 countries and over 50 field sites: Southeast Asia, South Asia, East Africa, West Africa, Southern and Central Africa, Amazonia, Latin America (outside of Amazonia), and the SW Pacific.

Regional centers
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