LaMontagne Center 40 for Forty Campaign
Contribute to Infectious Disease Research Today!
On May 7 and 8, 2025, the LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease is taking part in the annual University of Texas 40 for Forty campaign in order to raise funds for our essential research. Your gifts to the LCID ensure that our work can continue to revolutionize health practices regarding many deadly diseases for years to come.
Who We Are
LCID Members bring expertise and research in over 30 different diseases including Coronaviruses, RSV, Ebola, HIV/AIDS, Breast Cancer, Leukemia, Arthritis, and Cystic Fibrosis. Faculty are currently investigating several aspects of infectious disease, including viral and bacterial mutations, antibiotic resistance, biotechnology, biofilms, nanomedicine, and vaccines.
The goal of the John Ring LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease is to bridge the gap between basic and translational research into bacterial and viral pathogens. Global and emerging infections, including the COVID-19 pandemic, avian influenza, and multi-drug resistant bacteria, pose enormous health risks. Research is needed to better understand the biology of these organisms, the host immune response to the infections, and new therapies to prevent or treat the infections.
What We’re Fundraising For
We will provide seed grants for LCID investigators to initiate ground-breaking research projects on new and emerging diseases, vaccines, and immunotherapies. Your donation will play a role in the development of new treatments, infectious disease prevention and future infection predictions. In addition, your donations will provide supplements to attract and retain the best and brightest graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to UT. They are at the heart of our research programs and are the next generation of infectious disease researchers.
Richard J. Meyer Endowed Lectureship
Your contributions can also support the Richard J. Meyer Endowed Lectureship. Richard was a member of the Department of Microbiology and the merged Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Department and the Molecular Biosciences Department. This endowment was established in Richard’s memory to recognize his contributions to science and his training of Microbiology graduate students. The lectureship will allow LCID faculty, students, and postdoctoral fellows to learn cutting edge information that will inspire their research.
Your Impact
Research by LCID members is having a profound impact on the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. Their work has led to COVID-19, RSV and other vaccines, treatments for anthrax and other infections, development of gene therapy vectors, and novel peptide antibiotics, among other discoveries. Please join us and support the LaMontagne Center for Infectious Disease in its mission today.