Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases (MCID)

Research

The MCID is comprised of seven specialist, interconnected clusters that bring together subject area excellence, fostering innovative, multi- and interdisciplinary investigations. At the heart of the MCID and in service to the specialist clusters, lie the Center’s three founding Core Activities.

As a result of funding calls launched in June 2021 and March 2022, the MCID funds 23 research projects and supports 11 early career researchers.

ECONOMICS

Producing real-time indicators for the economic consequences of infectious diseases and evidence-based recommendations to prepare for future pandemics

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Focusing on infections and infectious diseases at the population level

IMMUNITY

Investigating functional immune responses in mammals to micro-organism challenge

MICROBIOLOGY

Pursuing diverse aspects of research on microbial pathogens that cause infectious disease, including those with pandemic potential

NEGLECTED DISEASES

Applying advanced modeling and cutting-edge imaging approaches to understand co-infections and co-morbidity with other diseases

PATIENT-FOCUSED RESEARCH

Pursuing evidence-based patient-oriented research in vulnerable populations

SOCIETY AND LAW

Meeting the challenge of unknown infectious diseases at a broader, societal level, while maintaining democratic decision making and ethically acceptable practices

MCID CORE ACTIVITIES

BEready Cohort

BioPreparedness BioBank

Ethics and Policy Lab