Urgent Need for Research Related to the Novel Coronavirus

COVID-19 Pre-Arc SARS-CoV-2 has caused a global pandemic and lead to an unprecedented public health crisis within a few months. There is an urgent need to gain better insights into the underlying pathogenesis of localized SARS-CoV-2 infection in the lung and its distant organ disease complications Read Full Details

CTSI Support for COVID-19 Related Research

The BU CTSI is launching a COVID-19- specific Request for Applications (RFP) to provide funds for projects specifically focused on clinical and translational research related to COVID-19. The overarching goal of this RFP is to help investigators explore and solve major challenges in translational science, especially those that address the special health problems of our urban communities, by developing and deploying new tools, methods and processes to expedite clinical and translational research and discovery as it relates to COVID-19 specific challenges. To begin your application complete the NOI here . Read Full Details

Question on this Application

AHA Rapid Response Grant COVID-19 and Its Cardiovascular Impact Coronavirus infection (coronavirus disease, COVID-19) shows no signs of abating soon. There is an urgent need to better understand the pathobiology and the clinical implications of the viral infection that leads to the morbidity and mortality seen with COVID-19. Read More NSF Rapid Response Research (RAPID) Funding mechanism for non-medical, non-clinical-care research that can be used immediately to explore how to model and understand the spread of COVID-19, to inform and educate about the science of virus transmission and prevention, and to encourage the development of processes and actions to address this global challenge. Read More

More Funding Opportunities

Coronavirus Disease 2019

 In response to the recent outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the CLIC and CTSA Program have created several communication venues for members of the CTSA Program to share information and identify potential research collaborations focused on COVID-19.  Read Full Details

Building the Public Health System of the Future

Thursday, April 9, 2020 @ 4–5 p.m. Register to receive Zoom login information Our response to COVID-19 has been marked by a large number of challenges. This panel will explore the challenges public health faces in a time of crisis. Read Full Details

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