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As global temperatures rise, it has become more urgent to understand the interactions between climate, mosquitoes, and the pathogens mosquitoes transmit to humans. NIAID Now spoke to Luis Chaves, Ph.D., a 2023 Scholar with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Climate Change and Health Initiative, about his work about the impacts of environmental change on the ecology of insect vectors and the diseases they transmit.

Published: August 18, 2023

Sample application from Emily Troemel, Ph.D., for NIH standard independent research project grant (R01).

Last Reviewed: October 11, 2024

Scientists have identified an autoinflammatory disease caused by mutations in the LYN gene, an important regulator of immune responses in health and disease.

Published: March 28, 2023

A drug approved to treat certain autoimmune diseases and cancers successfully alleviated symptoms of a rare genetic syndrome called autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS-1). Researchers identified the treatment based on their discovery that the syndrome is linked to elevated levels of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), a protein involved in immune system responses, providing new insights into

Published: May 30, 2024

Sample application from Samantha Lynne Schwartz, Ph.D., for National Research Service Award (NRSA) individual fellowship (F31) grants.

Last Reviewed: March 16, 2023

Sample application from David Al-Adra MD, Ph.D., for NIH standard independent research project grant (K08).

Last Reviewed: September 13, 2024

Last Reviewed: August 6, 2024

Last Reviewed: November 24, 2023

Sample application from Tom Muir, Ph.D., for NIH standard independent research project grant (R01).

Last Reviewed: March 30, 2023

Information about Father of the NIH, Dr. Kinyoun, and his role in fighting the plague in San Francisco.

Last Reviewed: August 28, 2012

Office of Research on Women’s Health and NIH Support for Research on Women’s Health Report of the Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health: Fiscal Years 2019–2020 508-compliant PDF

Last Reviewed: March 8, 2022

Sample application from Nicole Putnam, Ph.D., for National Research Service Award (NRSA) individual fellowship (F31) grants.

Last Reviewed: January 25, 2023

National Institutes of Health // Food and Drug Administration // Immunology Interest Group

Last Reviewed: February 9, 2024

Sample application from Mohammad Ayoub Mir

Last Reviewed: August 4, 2017

Vector-Borne Diseases Systems Ecology in the Context of Climate Change: Understanding Transmission of Arthropod-Borne Pathogens Across Biological & Ecological Scales

Last Reviewed: September 1, 2023

This document provides a progress report about the Biodefense Research Agenda for CDC Category A Agents in 2006.

Last Reviewed: August 6, 2019

Sample application from Kenneth Coleman, Ph.D., for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) fast track grant.

Last Reviewed: November 25, 2022

Targeting the Parasite within the Vector: Exploring Novel Approaches to Prevent Transmission of Vector-Borne Diseases

Last Reviewed: March 31, 2022

Stephen Perfetto, M.S., MT(ASCP), is the Chief of the Flow Cytometry Core. The Vaccine Research Center (VRC) Flow Cytometry Core Facility (FCC) works closely with all of the immunology laboratories at the VRC, managing a range of instruments from advanced analyzers to the most sophisticated cell sorters. The FCC serves the research community as well as the clinical trials supported by the VRC.

Last Reviewed: January 21, 2022

This report outlines the ethical considerations for zika virus human challenge trials and provides recommendations.

Last Reviewed: November 26, 2019

National Institutes of Health // Food and Drug Administration // Immunology Interest Group

Last Reviewed: October 6, 2022

Jordan Report: Accelerated Development of Vaccines (2007) from NIAID includes updates on vaccine research for specific infectious diseases.

Last Reviewed: August 6, 2019

Dr. Barry received his Ph.D. in organic and bio-organic chemistry in 1989 from Cornell University. He joined NIAID following postdoctoral research at Johns Hopkins University. In 1998, he was tenured as chief of the TBRS. Dr. Barry is a member of several editorial boards, has authored more than 300 research publications in tuberculosis, and is the most cited researcher in the field, according to ScienceWatch.com.

Last Reviewed: January 12, 2024

Jordan Report: Accelerated Development of Vaccines (2002) from NIAID includes updates on vaccine research for specific infectious diseases.

Last Reviewed: December 31, 2002