Six out of every 10 infectious diseases are transmitted to humans via animals. We believe in a world prepared for any pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 isn’t the only novel variant of zoonotic disease to emerge this century and it won’t be the last pandemic threat of this century.
Pillar 1: Pandemics Control, Prediction and Preparedness
- Studying the multitude of human immune responses to SARS-CoV-2
- Providing new therapies and methods to protect vulnerable populations
- Building a robust virus evolution and escape prediction system
- Addressing SARS-CoV-2 escape and reinfection potential, as well as detecting new pandemic threats
Pillar 2: Post-Acute effects of Pandemics on Individuals and Societies
- Addressing multiorgan effects of viruses and aberrant immune responses at the individual level of vulnerable, particularly aging, hosts
- Addressing the intermediate and delayed impact of virus-related disruption of social, educational and economic activities
Pillar 3: Resilience of Built and Natural Environments in Pandemic Control
- Investigating how the virus and its human hosts change depending on different indoor and outdoor environments
- Investigating how environment plays into vulnerability and resiliency, and how we can alter the built environment to accommodate resilience against pandemics