Consortia for Graduate Traineeships in Oceans and Human Health

Contact:

Brian Jackson at bjackson@ucar.edu or 303-497-8663.

 
Funding Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Funding Amount & Duration: $35,000 – 100,000 funding amount and up to a 3 year duration. Eligibility: Participation is sought from institutions (or consortia of institutions) of higher education, research laboratories, state or local public health or natural resource agencies, or other organizations that are conducting or applying research in oceans and human health, to collaborate with a NOAA Oceans and Human Health Center of Excellence* or other OHH-related programs within NOAA, and individuals in institutions of higher education or other non-federal institutions conducting or interested in OHH-related research. Additional information on the three NOAA Oceans and Human Health Centers of Excellence.

NOAA’s Oceans and Human Health Initiative (OHHI) was established by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to the Oceans and Human Health Act of 2004 and by the recognition by the Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans (NOAA Administrator) that a national investment in research on oceans and human health would improve understanding of marine ecosystems, allow prediction and prevention of marine public health problems, and assist in realizing the potential of the oceans to contribute to the development of effective new treatments for human diseases and a greater understanding of human biology.

The proposed research plan to be undertaken by the Consortium and the Trainees must address at least one of the following areas: The scientific scope of the OHHI whose primary foci include: the development of an Early Warning System for near-term and long-term human health risks related to seafood consumption, recreational exposures and beach closures, and coastal change; and optimizing health benefits from the Sea, including seafood, natural products, and pharmaceuticals from the sea; Scientific scope outlined in the Oceans and Human Health Act; Related areas of active research in oceans and human health at NOAA; Topics may also include technology and method development, connections between marine animal health and human health, communication and outreach, social science, and architecture for integrated data management (including physical, biological data, and animal and human health surveillance data) and observing systems.