Gillings Innovation Labs
Dr. Lydia Abebe (front left), co-recipient of a Gillings Innovation Lab award in 2016 with Dr. Mark Sobsey, meets with project participants in Cambodia. In August 2017, the project team conducted a field study in Cambodia to develop a universally-marketable chitosan coagulation product for ceramic pot filter users.
Gillings Innovation Labs (GILs) engage in cutting-edge research, translation of interventions to high-impact settings, and development of novel technologies or methodologies for the improvement of public health, both locally and globally. GILs are innovative, interdisciplinary, and strive to achieve fundamental breakthroughs in public health. Funding for the Gillings Innovation Labs was generously provided by Joan Gillings and Dennis Gillings in 2007.
Click here to read about the Round 6 recipients of the Gillings Innovation Labs!