Project Grant K23AI180337

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) awarded a $183,541 Project Grant under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855) to Yale University. The grant will fund a 5-year study to investigate within-household transmission of influenza in low- and middle-income countries. The project aims to quantify influenza spread and develop a model to evaluate interventions like vaccination and masking for mitigating intra-household transmission. The research will leverage respiratory samples, social contact data, and epidemiologic analysis from cohorts in Guatemala, Mozambique, and India. The award provides the principal investigator the opportunity to gain additional training in infectious disease modeling, quantification methods, and emerging disease epidemiology. At the end of the grant period, the investigator plans to apply for an NIH R01 grant focused on modeling infectious disease transmission in low-resource settings.