Abstract

ICIDR projects have heavy administrative responsibilities because of the involvement of multiple institutions(with subcontracts), extensive international travel requirements, and special needs for communication,shipping, etc). We have developed a good administration plan based on long experience in this kind ofproject. The Administration Core will be centered at Washington University in St. Louis and at Ain ShamsUniversity in Cairo with small components at Smith College and Erasmus MC. The Core will haveresponsibility for overall administration of the ICIDR. This includes administrative oversight to assurecompliance with federal requirements and standards and scientific oversight by the ICIDR PI and MFC toassess progress toward project goals. The Core will manage subcontract issues (preparing/reviewingexpense reports and arranging for payments). The Core will also support the research effort with purchasing,shipping, communications, travel, and personnel management.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type
Research Program--Cooperative Agreements (U19)
Project #
5U19AI065715-04
Application #
7626434
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZAI1)
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2008-05-01
Budget End
2009-04-30
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2008
Total Cost
$95,916
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Washington University
Department
Type
DUNS #
068552207
City
Saint Louis
State
MO
Country
United States
Zip Code
63130

  Publications

Rao, Ramakrishna U; Nagodavithana, Kumara C; Samarasekera, Sandhya D et al. (2014) A comprehensive assessment of lymphatic filariasis inSri Lanka six years after cessation of mass drug administration. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 8:e3281
Abd Elaziz, Khaled M; El-Setouhy, Maged; Bradley, Mark H et al. (2013) Knowledge and practice related to compliance with mass drug administration during the Egyptian national filariasis elimination program. Am J Trop Med Hyg 89:260-4
Weil, Gary J; Curtis, Kurt C; Fischer, Peter U et al. (2011) A multicenter evaluation of a new antibody test kit for lymphatic filariasis employing recombinant Brugia malayi antigen Bm-14. Acta Trop 120 Suppl 1:S19-22
Laney, Sandra J; Ramzy, Reda M R; Helmy, Hanan H et al. (2010) Detection of Wuchereria bancrofti L3 larvae in mosquitoes: a reverse transcriptase PCR assay evaluating infection and infectivity. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 4:e602
Rao, Ramakrishna U; Huang, Yuefang; Bockarie, Moses J et al. (2009) A qPCR-based multiplex assay for the detection of Wuchereria bancrofti, Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax DNA. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 103:365-70
Weil, Gary J; Kastens, Will; Susapu, Melinda et al. (2008) The impact of repeated rounds of mass drug administration with diethylcarbamazine plus albendazole on bancroftian filariasis in Papua New Guinea. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2:e344
Laney, Sandra J; Buttaro, Caitlin J; Visconti, Sabato et al. (2008) A reverse transcriptase-PCR assay for detecting filarial infective larvae in mosquitoes. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2:e251
Weil, Gary J; Ramzy, Reda M R (2007) Diagnostic tools for filariasis elimination programs. Trends Parasitol 23:78-82
Fischer, Peter; Erickson, Sara M; Fischer, Kerstin et al. (2007) Persistence of Brugia malayi DNA in vector and non-vector mosquitoes: implications for xenomonitoring and transmission monitoring of lymphatic filariasis. Am J Trop Med Hyg 76:502-7
Farid, Hoda A; Morsy, Zakariya S; Helmy, Hanan et al. (2007) A critical appraisal of molecular xenomonitoring as a tool for assessing progress toward elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis. Am J Trop Med Hyg 77:593-600

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