PREVENT (Preparedness through Respiratory Virus Epidemiology and Community Engagement) is a research initiative dedicated to understanding and mitigating respiratory virus transmission. Funded by the CDC, PREVENT is part of the Community and Household Acute Respiratory Illness Monitoring (CHARM) Network and serves as its Data and Analytics Hub.
Our work focuses on tracking respiratory infections in communities, studying immune responses, and analyzing how viruses spread within households. By combining community-based surveillance with cutting-edge data science, PREVENT provides critical insights to improve public health policies, vaccine strategies, and pandemic preparedness.
PREVENT is led by UC San Diego and Scripps Research, in collaboration with healthcare and community partners across San Diego County.
Team
PREVENT is driven by a multidisciplinary team of scientists, clinicians, public health experts, and community partners working together to advance respiratory virus research. Our team includes leading infectious disease researchers, epidemiologists, data scientists, and frontline healthcare professionals committed to improving pandemic preparedness.
Explore the bios below to meet the researchers and study coordinators behind PREVENT.
Professor
UCSD
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Role: Louise is leading PREVENT and serves as the overall PI on this program.
Professor
Scripps Research
Bio: Kristian Andersen, Ph.D. is a Professor at Scripps Research and Director of Infectious Disease Genomics. Over the past decade, he has spearheaded large international collaborations investigating the emergence, spread and evolution of viral pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, Zika virus, Ebola virus, West Nile virus, and Lassa virus.
Kristian earned his PhD in immunology from the University of Cambridge and performed postdoctoral work in virus genomics at Harvard University and the Broad Institute.
Role: Kristian is co-leading the Data and Analytics Hub for CHARM and PREVENT together with Dr. Laurent.
Professor
UCSD
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Role: Louise is leading PREVENT and serves as the overall PI on this program.
Professor
Scripps Research
Bio: Kristian Andersen, Ph.D. is a Professor at Scripps Research and Director of Infectious Disease Genomics. Over the past decade, he has spearheaded large international collaborations investigating the emergence, spread and evolution of viral pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, Zika virus, Ebola virus, West Nile virus, and Lassa virus.
Kristian earned his PhD in immunology from the University of Cambridge and performed postdoctoral work in virus genomics at Harvard University and the Broad Institute.
Role: Kristian is co-leading the Data and Analytics Hub for CHARM and PREVENT together with Dr. Laurent.
Professor
Scripps Research
Bio: Kristian Andersen, Ph.D. is a Professor at Scripps Research and Director of Infectious Disease Genomics. Over the past decade, he has spearheaded large international collaborations investigating the emergence, spread and evolution of viral pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, Zika virus, Ebola virus, West Nile virus, and Lassa virus.
Kristian earned his PhD in immunology from the University of Cambridge and performed postdoctoral work in virus genomics at Harvard University and the Broad Institute.
Role: Kristian is co-leading the Data and Analytics Hub for CHARM and PREVENT together with Dr. Laurent.
Professor
UCSD
Bio: Dr. Louise Laurent Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus.
Donec quam felis, ultricies nec, pellentesque eu, pretium quis, sem. Nulla consequat massa quis enim. Donec pede justo, fringilla vel, aliquet nec, vulputate eget, arcu. In enim justo, rhoncus ut, imperdiet a, venenatis vitae, justo. Nullam dictum felis eu pede mollis pretium. Integer tincidunt. Cras dapibus. Vivamus elementum
Role: Louise is leading PREVENT and serves as the overall PI on this program.
Professor
Scripps Research
Bio: Kristian Andersen, Ph.D. is a Professor at Scripps Research and Director of Infectious Disease Genomics. Over the past decade, he has spearheaded large international collaborations investigating the emergence, spread and evolution of viral pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, Zika virus, Ebola virus, West Nile virus, and Lassa virus.
Kristian earned his PhD in immunology from the University of Cambridge and performed postdoctoral work in virus genomics at Harvard University and the Broad Institute.
Role: Kristian is co-leading the Data and Analytics Hub for CHARM and PREVENT together with Dr. Laurent.
Professor
UCSD
Bio: Dr. Louise Laurent Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus.
Donec quam felis, ultricies nec, pellentesque eu, pretium quis, sem. Nulla consequat massa quis enim. Donec pede justo, fringilla vel, aliquet nec, vulputate eget, arcu. In enim justo, rhoncus ut, imperdiet a, venenatis vitae, justo. Nullam dictum felis eu pede mollis pretium. Integer tincidunt. Cras dapibus. Vivamus elementum
Role: Louise is leading PREVENT and serves as the overall PI on this program.
Institutions
Partners
For study inquiries, participant support, or general information, reach out to us:
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📧 Email:
- Study-related questions: study@preventcohorts.org
- General inquiries: info@preventcohorts.org
- Data-related questions: data@preventcohorts.org
- Media: press@preventcohorts.org
For institution-specific inquiries:
- UC San Diego: ucsd@preventcohorts.org
- Scripps Research: scripps@preventcohorts.org
🌐 Website: https://preventcohorts.org