Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Reducing the Burden of Infectious Disease
The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division (VIDD) is a recognized leader in translational and “bench-to-bedside” science. VIDD integrates the expertise and creativity of scientists in basic, translational and clinical research to prevent, treat and cure infectious diseases, including known and emerging infections of major global health importance such as COVID-19, HIV and cancer-related infectious diseases.
Applying an innovative multidisciplinary approach, our division houses three formal research programs that systematically pursue explicit goals aimed at eliminating the burden of death and disease from infection. These programs include Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Epidemiology; Immunology and Vaccine Development; and Infectious Disease Sciences.
VIDD also houses major collaborative research networks including the COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN), HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) and the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN), which engage researchers globally in the development of preventive vaccines for COVID-19 and HIV.
Within these programs and networks, VIDD’s scientists relentlessly work to develop innovative approaches to preventing and treating HIV, coronavirus and other infectious diseases, improve treatment of serious infections among immunocompromised patients and create novel techniques to reduce the impact of infectious diseases worldwide.
Creating Better Outcomes
Our multidisciplinary faculty perform laboratory and clinical research as well as employ advanced computational methods to gain insight into how to better predict, prevent and treat infectious diseases.
A Global Approach
Division researchers study multiple infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, HIV, malaria and influenza. Our goal is to develop vaccines and therapies that reduce their impact.
Our Global Reach
VIDD’s collaborative research initiatives span the globe and include laboratory, clinical and field sites in North and South America, Africa, Asia and Europe.