The U.S. National Science Foundation supports research on emerging infectious diseases through cross-disciplinary efforts spanning biological, physical and social sciences and engineering. This research aims to predict, detect and mitigate disease — be it in plants, non-human animals, or humans — by developing new therapeutics, detection methods and preventative measures, safeguarding public health and economic stability.
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What we support
Fundamental research
NSF-supported research on emerging infectious diseases cuts across areas of science and engineering, including understanding the science of transmission, modeling disease spread, and evaluating and mitigating the impact on society.
Education and workforce development
NSF supports the creation of a highly skilled workforce ready to design, implement and manage innovative solutions to understand, track, and mitigate emerging infectious diseases.
Partnerships and collaboration
NSF partners with other federal agencies, industry and nonprofits to advance research on emerging infectious diseases and spurs collaborations among NSF-funded researchers to achieve the interdisciplinarity critical to this area of research.
