Mission:
To alleviate suffering caused by tropical diseases through basic, applied and field research, education, and service.
Goals:
- Facilitate opportunities for research training, synergistic partnerships, and funding
- Promote the implementation of research discoveries that will impact the health of people in the tropics
- Enhance the scientific expertise and infrastructure of tropical infectious diseases research
- Enhance synergy between CTD investigators at UTMB and between CTD investigators and international partners
- Integrate with other UTMB Global Health education and service programs
- Encourage strategic expansion of research in chronic diseases relevant to the tropics