Center for International Health Research
Rhode Island Hospital

Ongoing Research at the Center for International Health Research

The Center for International Health Research (CIHR) has worked under funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and major foundations.

For more information about our work, email Laura Gantt at lgantt@lifespan.org.

Dr. Jonathan Kurtis talks with a group of children in a rural village.
The center's research approach is rooted in the belief that the discoveries of tomorrow will come at the intersection of field and lab science.

Ongoing Research:  Faculty at CIHR work across the globe including multiple sites in Sub-Saharan Africa, The Philippines, Brazil and Peru.

Current studies focus on:

  • Rational identification of drug and vaccine targets for malaria, based on a field to bench to field model.
  • Identifying and mapping malaria parasite resistance to current drug regimens.
  • Understanding mechanisms of morbidity in the context of the parasitic worm, schistosomiasis, with a focus on pregnant women and children, and identifying optimal ways to address these.
  • Optimizing diagnostic tests and treatments for children with sickle cell disease in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Advancing care for adolescents with Tuberculosis (TB) globally: understanding disease in this age group and optimizing therapy.
  • Rational identification of drug and vaccine targets for schistosomiasis based on field to bench to field model.