About Us
The Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute (ITDI), seeks to improve the health status of communities through sustainable and comprehensive research, service, and educational initiatives related to infectious and tropical diseases.
The ITDI promotes multinational and multi-disciplinary collaborations through different initiatives: The Tropical disease Initiative, the Bacterial Pathogenesis Initiative, and the Reproductive and Sexual Health Initiative. These initiatives comprise health-care professionals, public health leaders, and educators providing training and research guidance to minimize the impact of infectious and tropical diseases on populations.
Our Mission
ITDI at Ohio University seeks to improve the health status of communities through sustainable and comprehensive research, service and educational initiatives related to infectious diseases. We forge multi-disciplinary collaborations among researchers, health-care professionals, public health leaders and educators to minimize the impact of infectious diseases on populations.
Our Initiatives
ITDI's initiatives provide mentoring, training, and coaching services to students from different educational institutions and backgrounds promoting multi-national and multi-disciplinary collaborations. Learn more about our efforts.
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Microbial Pathogenesis InitiativeAs ITDI evolves, we are committed to fostering inclusive and dynamic research initiatives. To reflect our growth and attract diverse talent, we are redefining the Bacterial Pathogenesis Initiative as Microbial Pathogenesis—encompassing Bacteriology, Virology, and Drug Discovery.
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Infectious Diseases in Appalachian OhioDeveloping a network for infectious disease research and prevention in Appalachian Ohio.
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Reproductive and Sexual Health InitiativeThe Reproductive and Sexual Health Initiative looks forward to advancing the field by fostering interdisciplinary research, community outreach, education, and scholarly activities in collaboration with institutions and community-based organizations.
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Tropical Disease ResearchITDI has a long history of supporting research on tropical diseases. The cornerstone of our current work is Chagas disease, including studies on life cycles, antennal phenotype, geometric morphometrics, and molecular analysis of triatomine species genetic diversity.
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The Healthy Living InitiativeThe Healthy Living Initiative is a long-term initiative that aims to support socioeconomic development of rural communities as the main tool for the control of Chagas disease in the province of Loja in southern Ecuador. With a holistic approach, this public health strategy looks to prevent the transmission of Chagas and other diseases “associated with poverty” by facilitating participatory processes of human development that are sustainable and sustained by the people involved.
