International Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Consortium (ISARIC) (360G-Wellcome-098091_Z_12_Z)

£125,000

It has become increasingly recognized from a series of recent outbreaks of emerging pathogens of global public health importance that mounting clinical research in response toa rapidly emerging infectious disease is extremely challenging, often delayed and of increasing importance. The Consortium will establish a new paradigm for collaborative clinical research in rapidly emerging public health threats with a focus on severe acute respiratory infections. We will do this with the open access development and implementation of inter-pandemic research studies, pre-approval of protocols for future epidemics, and with a new approach to bioethics in emergent events, communication and data and sample sharing. This will be matched by ensuring there is equitable sharing in the benefits of the research. If successful, we hope that this would become an indispensible component of the global research landscape and be a framework for research in rapidly emerging public health threats. The Consortium will be overseen by a Governing Board with an Executive Committee of investigators who will be responsible for the leadership and development of the mission, goals, and objectives of the Consortium. A Secretariat, based in the Nuffield Department of Medicine Oxford University and linking with regional hubs currently proposed for Mexico, Canada, Bangladesh, and Singapore, although others will be added in future, will implement the objectives of the Consortium. We would welcome your advice on membership of the Governing Board, which we propose should be led by an internationally recognized chair and vice-chair from the scientific and/or public health communities and which will bring together global partners interested in changing our research approach to rapidly emerging public health threats.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 125000
Applicant Surname Farrar
Approval Committee ERG5 Pathogen Biology and Disease Transmission
Award Date 2011-11-30T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2011/12
Grant Programme: Title Discretionary Award – Science
Internal ID 098091/Z/12/Z
Lead Applicant Dr Jeremy Farrar
Partnership Value 125000
Planned Dates: End Date 2013-09-30T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region South East