AKU among seven global institutes collaborating on new pandemic study

A new grant to spur vital global research into infectious diseases and pandemics has been awarded to the University of Washington (UW) and its partners, including the the Aga Khan University (AKU) in Pakistan. The grant, spread over five years, will help support UW and collaborators to develop the United World for Antiviral Research Network. Such large-scale global collaborations are becoming necessary to combat diseases. "Pandemics are becoming an increasingly frequent threat to public health in the developing world. We need to deepen our understanding of emerging infectious diseases in order to prevent the emergence of new viruses from becoming pandemics that threaten our way of life," said Professor Asad Ali, Associate Dean for Research at AKU.