Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute

The Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute was founded in 1987. Originally named the Tropical and Geographical Disease Institute, the institute initiated operations with a group of visionary scientists led by David Scholl, William Romoser, Malcolm Powell, and Edwin Rowland. These scientists wanted to pull their combined resources to improve the lives of the people in disease-endemic areas.

Our Mission

The Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute (ITDI) at Ohio University seeks to improve the health status of communities through sustainable and comprehensive research, service, and educational initiatives related to infectious diseases. We forge multi-disciplinary collaborations among researchers, health-care professionals, public health leaders and educators to minimize the impact of infectious diseases on populations.

Our Vision

Through multidisciplinary collaborations, ITDI accelerates change, locally and internationally, and improves human well-being by advancing science, education, and training related to the prevention, control, and treatment of infectious and tropical diseases.

Guiding Principles

The ITDI promotes multi-national and multi-disciplinary collaborations forged among researchers, health-care professionals, public health leaders, and educators in the pursuit of comprehensive strategies to eliminate or minimize the effects of infectious diseases on populations.

The institute is committed to the development of sustainable, locally-based programs with active participation of the people in the communities, that apply state of the art technology to prevent or minimize the effects of infectious diseases.