We are thrilled to share that CHRF has been awarded a Wellcome Discovery Award to study severe RSV pneumonia in children. Building on an ongoing collaboration between scientists in Bangladesh and Boston, this project will explore why RSV becomes life threatening in some children, using single cell genomics, mucosal immunology, and respiratory biology. The study is led by Dr. Senjuti Saha (CHRF), with co investigators Dr. Yogesh Hooda (CHRF), Dr. Jose Ordovas Montanes, and Dr. Bruce Horwitz (Boston Children’s Hospital, USA). As the first Wellcome Discovery Award led from South Asia, this is more than a grant for CHRF and for Bangladesh. It reflects years of work building the science, the teams, and the trust needed to lead cutting edge research from the places most affected by disease. We are grateful to our investigators, trainees, laboratory teams, field staff, collaborators, and the families who make this work possible. Read more in our press release: chrfbd.org/blogs/2c839d30-99…