About – FOM Research Thrust

RESEARCH THRUSTS

There are four research thrust areas in FOM:

Infectious Diseases & Immunity
Cancer & Drug Discovery
Public Health and Non-Communicable Diseases
Aging & Regenerative Medicines

The Four Thrust Areas

Infectious Diseases
& Immunity

Combating infectious diseases

Organisms
Viruses (HIV, arboviruses, enteroviruses, respiratory viruses)
Bacteria (melioidosis, gram-negative and gram-positive)
Fungi (opportunistic &dematiaceous)
Parasites (malaria, helminths, opportunistic parasites)
Aspect Studies
Epidemiology, molecular biology, pathogenesis, immunology, diagnostics, antibiotic resistance, insect vectors, health education

Public Health
& NCDs

Tackling cancer and developing new therapeutics

Public Health
Social and Environmental determinants
Upstream Determinants
Health equity
Disparities in health
Behaviour Modification
Social and community intervention
Health service and health systems research
Occupational Health Research
Major NCDs
Cardiovascular Diseases
Diabetes
Injury and Violence
NCD Risk Factor
Nutrition
Physical Activity, Obesity
Tobacco Control

Cancer & Drug Discovery

Understanding chronic diseases at the individual and population levels

Drug Discovery and Clinical Trials
Digital Healthcare
Risk and aetiologic research
Outcome and Survivorship Research
Psychosocial and Palliative Care
Cancer Biology
Cancer Health Literacy

Aging & Regenerative Medicine

Promoting healthy ageing

Falls
Dysautonomia
Polypharmacy
Cerebral autoregulation
Dementia
Biomarkers
Assessment tools
Care provision
Frailty
Biomarkers
Assessment
Prevention
Parkinson’s
Microbiota
Osteoarthritis
Systemic effects
Continence/Sex
Social Participation
Neuromuscular disorders
Tissue Engineering
Stem Cell Therapy

Research Thrust Leaders