Data Management Core for Complex Malaria in India
Official title: Data Management Core
Funded at London Sch/hygiene & Tropical Medicine · NIH-11401734 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A centralized data management and biostatistics core will organize, clean, and share malaria-related data from multiple sites in India to support researchers and improve understanding of complex malaria.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
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| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | London Sch/hygiene & Tropical Medicine NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (London, United Kingdom) |
| Project start | August 20, 2024 |
| Project end | May 31, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $24,174 |
| NIH project number | 5U19AI181587-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11401734 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Not applicable to patients directly; the core supports researchers and data that may include patient-derived information.
✕Less likely to help
Direct patient participation is not part of this core’s activities.
What this research studies
This core provides data management, statistical support, and bioinformatics for the CSCMI in India. It uses a bespoke REDCap database and Google Cloud tools to collect data from field and hospital studies and vector surveys with standardized procedures. The team helps with data entry, analysis, manuscript prep, and data visualization, and ensures rapid data sharing with ClinEpiDB, GenBank, VEuPathDB, and other resources. De-identified datasets will be deposited in appropriate repositories to enable reuse by the broader scientific community. The work follows local guidelines and the Data Management and Sharing Plan to promote responsible data use.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, clinicians and researchers could access high-quality malaria data and tools to advance understanding and control of complex malaria.
How similar studies have gone: Similar data-management cores have enabled large-scale malaria studies and data sharing across sites, with demonstrated improvements in data quality and collaboration.
Where this research is happening
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London Sch/hygiene & Tropical Medicine
London, United Kingdom Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Wassmer, Sam — London Sch/hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Study coordinator: Wassmer, Sam
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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.
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