CAFE: A Coordinating Center to Unite and Grow Health and Extreme Weather Research
Official title: CAFE: a Research Coordinating Center to Convene, Accelerate, Foster, and Expand the Health and Extreme Weather Research Community
Funded at Boston University Medical Campus · NIH-11523681 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A nationwide team is building a shared hub to connect researchers, manage data, and provide training so health and extreme weather research can move faster and reach more people.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Boston University Medical Campus NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Boston, United States) |
| Project start | May 10, 2023 |
| Project end | April 30, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $2,197,118 |
| NIH project number | 3U24ES035309-01S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11523681 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Researchers, including early-career investigators, who study health impacts of extreme weather and want access to shared data, computing resources, and mentoring.
✕Less likely to help
Patients will not directly participate in a clinical trial or receive a treatment from this grant.
What this research studies
This grant creates a central coordinating center that brings together scientists studying health and extreme weather. It will organize the community, improve access to data and secure computing resources, and offer education, mentoring, and pilot funding to jumpstart new projects. The effort aims to break down silos, link diverse data resources, and support early-career researchers to collaborate across institutions. By providing a centralized platform, the project intends to accelerate discovery and translate findings into policy and practice. The work is led by a senior team from Boston University and Harvard that already collaborates across public health disciplines.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients and communities could see faster generation of knowledge to protect health during extreme weather and better guidance for adapting to climate-related health risks.
How similar studies have gone: Previous efforts show that community coordination and shared data platforms can accelerate research and collaboration in public health fields.
Where this research is happening
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Boston University Medical Campus
Boston, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Wellenius, Gregory a — Boston University Medical Campus
- Study coordinator: Wellenius, Gregory a
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.