Charitable Giving

While many of the investigators in the Division of Infectious Diseases receive grant funding for their research, there are other critical activities that rely primarily on private donations.  Individual support is essential to innovative research, training the next generation, and promoting the highest standards of clinical care.

Our enormous success in research, education and patient care produce an environment where small investments can yield high returns. We hope, with your help, to achieve these goals with our capital:

• Ensure the division can invest in the education of our talented young trainees
• Honor individuals who have devoted their lives to certain areas of research and patient care
• Provide funds that will strengthen and expand our clinical care efforts
• Ensure resources are effectively managed
• Implement data driven strategies which produce the desired results

With these goals in mind, we have highlighted several of our efforts below.  As always, we are extremely grateful to those who have contributed.

The Division of Infectious Diseases Fund

The Division of Infectious Diseases Fund supports the research, education, and patient care missions of the Division of Infectious Diseases.

The fund director is David L. Thomas, MD, MPH

John Bartlett Specialty Practice Fund

John Bartlett Specialty Practice Fund supports clinical activities for the entire ID practice, including patient and staff activities.

The fund director is Yukari Manabe, MD

Pamela Cresson Tucker Fund

Pamela Tucker’s determination, energy and commitment to excellence as a physician and teacher enriched the Johns Hopkins community until her untimely death in November 2000.  In her memory, The Pamela Cresson Tucker Fund promotes the scholarship of women students, fellows, residents, and early career faculty engaged in research on the infectious complications of the immunocompromised host, particularly transplant medicine and oncology.

The fund director is Cynthia Sears, MD

Generation Tomorrow:  Summer Health Disparity Scholars

Generation Tomorrow:  Summer Health Disparity Scholars is as a 10-week summer program for undergraduate students interested in HIV and/or HCV health disparities and their intersection with substance use (addiction and overdose), violence, mental health, and the social determinants of health.  The program offers mentorship and training in HIV/HCV education, testing, and counseling; health disparities, cultural competence, and harm reduction. The participants also engage in community outreach.  The program has a special focus on undergraduate students that are underrepresented in nursing, public health, and medicine with an emphasis on first generation college students and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Fund Director:  Risha Irvin, MD, MPH

The Fisher Center Research Fund

The Fisher Center Research Fund is dedicated to the clinical research of infectious diseases associated with the environmental through air, water, soil, built environments, or vector-borne transmission.

The fund director is Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, MBA

Geographic Medicine Fund

The Geographic Medicine Fund supports implementation science related to the prevention and treatment of travel-related diseases in tropical and semi-tropical areas of the world.

The fund director is Noreen Hynes, MD, MPH

Building Bridges for a Healthier India

Building Bridges for a Healthier India fosters growth of India leaders in global health; expands Indo-JHU partnerships in clinical care, health education, and research; supports Indian scientists to generate and lead innovative and transformative research projects to optimize health improvements; develops novel e-learning and mobile Health training programs; and diversifies  support and reduce dependence on research grant-based funding.

The fund’s Infectious Diseases contact is Robert Bollinger, MD, MPH

Center for Clinical Global Health Education

The Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education, established in 2005, supports research and training focused on improving the clinical care of patients in resource-limited communities around the world.

The fund’s Infectious Diseases contact is Robert Bollinger, MD, MPH

The Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health

The Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health, established in 2006, is a University-wide Center focused on global health activities.  Mission: To facilitate and focus the extensive expertise and resources of the Johns Hopkins institutions together with global collaborators to effectively address and ameliorate the world’s most pressing health issues.

The fund’s Infectious Diseases contact is Thomas Quinn, MD

Chuck Spoler Fund

The Chuck Spoler Fund provides direct support for patients undergoing treatment for Hepatitis C.

The fund director is David L. Thomas, MD, MPH

Hepatitis Patient Care Fund

The Hepatitis Patient Care Fund is used to help remove barriers to the treatment of viral hepatitis such as co-payments, access to care, and transportation for our patients.  Our goal is to provide the best care for every patient of the Johns Hopkins Viral Hepatitis Center, regardless of the ability to pay.  Every day our staff members witness the great healing effects that seemingly small expenditures from this fund produce in the lives of those it serves.

The fund director is Andrea Cox, MD, PhD

Michael Del Bianco Fund

The Michael Del Bianco Fund provides direct funding for HIV patient care needs not supported by other means, such as medications, housing, or other expenses.

The fund director is Yukari Manabe, MD

Dr. John Bartlett HIV/AIDS Fund

Dr. John Bartlett HIV/AIDS Fund supports young trainees and junior faculty in the division, helping them transition to their independent careers.

The fund director is David L. Thomas, MD, MPH

The Zero TB in Tibetan Kids Fund works to reduce the rates of TB in Tibetan refugees residing in India through the implementation of a model system of TB care.  Project activities include community awareness building, active TB case finding, TB case management, and a preventive therapy program.

The fund director is Richard Chaisson, MD