Funding and collaborations
The CCM has long-established relationships with , and the . In addition CCM provides secondment opportunities, including a collaboration with Professor John Lindo's team within the , where scientists are annually invited to the Royal Free to carry out a three to six week research and development secondment.Ìý
With a focus on delivering high quality research relevant to the location, our collaborations are underpinned by a commitment to capacity development, both in people and infrastructure. A number of our researchers are supported by the .
Research in the Centre reflects the challenges presented by a diagnostic service in central London, thus our main research themes are:
- Molecular diagnosis
- Tuberculosis
- Mycology
- Respiratory infections
- Evolution of antibiotic resistance
- Hospital Acquired Infection.
Support for our work comes from substantial funding from the EU, EDCTP, MRC, Wellcome Trust, NIHR, and the Gates Foundation, amongst others.
The Centre is a partner institution of the PANDORA-ID-NET project.Ìý