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Digital Mobile Technologies to study Tuberculosis: A Multi-disciplinary Program

Award Number: D43TW012481
ORGANIZATION: FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 03/27/2023
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2027

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Digital Mobile Technologies to study Tuberculosis: A Multi-disciplinary Program - Project Summary/Abstract: The overarching goal of this proposal is to reduce the burden of tuberculosis in the U.S and globally using lessons learned from sub-Saharan Africa, in particular Uganda. To reach this goal, we believe that we need new metrics for tuberculosis burden that lead to actionable steps to reduce transmission, prevent progression of infection to disease and improve treatment outcomes. The current proposal is built upon the premise that we can leverage digital mobile technologies that were not primarily developed with health purposes to provide useful information about tuberculosis transmission, infection, and disease. Over the past decade, we have developed a portfolio of research projects using cellular telephone metadata, GPS-enabled watches, and smartphone video apps to study central questions about tuberculosis persistence in Kampala and Uganda more broadly. These projects have generated large, complex and interconnected databases that require a high level of quantitative skill and sophistication to manage and analyze. The big data generated from digital technology tools requires unique expertise to design studies and analyze these types of data. We will tap into the small pool of researchers from diverse disciplines, such as epidemiology, geography, network science, computing, machine learning and artificial intelligence to build the capacity of the next generation multidisciplinary scientists. To realize this goal, we propose to build a critical mass of researchers with expertise across two or more disciplines who are dedicated to applying new methods to study the longstanding persistence of tuberculosis in the U.S and globally.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $235,259 )
2026	2026	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	310 E CAMPUS RD RM 409	ATHENS	GA	30602	CLARKE	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	4	2/5/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$161,577
2026	2026	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	310 E CAMPUS RD RM 409	ATHENS	GA	30602	CLARKE	USA	International Research and Research Training	001	4	2/11/2026	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$73,682
														Subtotal = $235,259

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $240,876 )
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	310 E CAMPUS RD RM 409	ATHENS	GA	30602	CLARKE	USA	International Research and Research Training	001	3	12/29/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$240,876
2025	2024	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	310 E CAMPUS RD RM 409	ATHENS	GA	30602	CLARKE	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	2	11/15/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $240,876

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $238,034 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	310 E CAMPUS RD RM 409	ATHENS	GA	30602	CLARKE	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	2	12/10/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$238,034
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	310 E CAMPUS RD RM 409	ATHENS	GA	30602	CLARKE	USA	International Research and Research Training	001	2	7/11/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $238,034

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $237,835 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	310 EAST CAMPUS RD TUCKER HALL ROOM 409	ATHENS	GA	30602	CLARKE	USA	International Research and Research Training	000	1	4/3/2023	NEW	$237,835
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	310 EAST CAMPUS RD TUCKER HALL ROOM 409	ATHENS	GA	30602	CLARKE	USA	International Research and Research Training	001	1	6/27/2023	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $237,835

Grand Total All Awards = $952,004

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Digital Mobile Technologies to study Tuberculosis: A Multi-disciplinary Program

Award Number: D43TW012481

ORGANIZATION: FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 03/27/2023

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2027

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