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Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine
2300 Eye Street NW,
Ross Hall 736
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 994-3532
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Research Center for Neglected Diseases of Poverty
The GW Medical Center recently received a $15-million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the largest NIH grant in the University's history, to create a modern research complex and establish the Research Center for Neglected Diseases of Poverty. The center will conduct translational research for the development of new vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics for both neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), the devastating scourge of the "bottom billion" - the poorest people in the world who live on less than one dollar a day - and a unique group of neglected infections of poverty (NIoPs) in the U.S. which have been recognized as one of the greatest health disparities affecting the nation's African American and Hispanic American populations. " In the next months, extensive renovations will begin inside Ross Hall, covering 25,000 square feet over two floors to house the center and unite a multidisciplinary team of researchers currently scattered across GW's campus. The project will obtain LEED certification - an internationally recognized green building certification system.
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