Funder: NIH National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a recently emerged human disease caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). There is a paucity of data on the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the sensory and communicative functions within the scientific mission areas of NIDCD. NIDCD invites applications for research on COVID-19 in relation to NIDCD’s scientific programs of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech and language (HBTSVSL). Given the early stage of COVID-19 research, it is critical that there is a strong premise for research proposals submitted in response to this NOSI. When appropriate, NIDCD encourages multi-disciplinary approaches to move the research beyond in vitro and animal models.

Topics: Clinical Presentation of Infection, Long-term Impact of Infection, Sensory, Clinical Trial, Co-Morbidities, COVID-19, Neurological Disorders, Community Engagement, Epidemiology, Clinical History, Clinical Outcome, Incidence, Risk Factors, Transmission, Aerosol, Health Disparities, Healthcare Implementation, Research Models, Mouse Models, Organoid Models, Target Population, Deaf Persons, Elderly, Pregnant Women