Infectious Disease
Clinical Research Program
In 2005, the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) formed a major new intiative to focus on clinical infectious diseases of military importance. This NIH-DoD program is in collaboration with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF).
The IDCRP central staff was formed at the USU in 2006 and has begun building a clinical research consortium at DoD health care and research facilities throughout the world. The IDCRP has also incorporated the clinical HIV program, the Tri-Service AIDS Clinical Consortium (TACC) as the initial framework for a full range of infectious diseases research protocols.
IDCRP Vision:
Reduce the impact of infectious diseases on the military population
IDCRP Mission:
The IDCRP will design, conduct and publish collaborative clinical Infectious Disease research of importance to the DoD and NIAID through an effective research network that rapidly responds to evolving Infectious Disease threats
This collaborative program will encourage the exchange of scientific ideas and foster progress in fighting new health challenges.