The Coordination Center for the Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study (MIDAS) program will advance infectious disease modeling science by serving as a hub for collaboration and dissemination of research products from the MIDAS investigator network. The Coordination Center will also function as the primary repository for MIDAS-related datasets, models and software. It will maintain, promote and maximize the utility and use of shared MIDAS resources.
In addition, the Coordination Center will proactively develop collaborative activities and educational opportunities with the goals of enhancing the utility of MIDAS resources, advancing disease modeling science, and improving training opportunities for MIDAS network members, including graduate students and postdoctoral researchers.
Limited funding will also be provided to allow the Coordination Center to conduct rigorous research on the evaluation and meta-analysis of existing modeling resources and approaches for the study of infectious disease spread and intervention.
Only one application per institution is allowed. Interested applicants from within Duke should contact fundopps@duke.edu as early as possible.
Application Due Date: June 15, 2023
PAR-23-129 Expiration Date June 16, 2023
Each PD/PI is required to dedicate at least 2 person-months to this effort and the contact PD/PI is required to dedicate at least 3 person-months to this effort.
Application may request up to $900,000 per year in direct costs including up to $250,000 for an independent research program on the evaluation and meta-analysis of exisiting modeling resources and approaches (consortium F&A costs are not included in the direct cost limit). Inflationary adjustments are not allowed. The requested budget should be consistent with the number of PDs/PIs and the complexity and needs of the proposed program.
Applications must request five years of support.