Advancing research, diagnostics, therapeutics, and awareness for parasitic diseases and neglected tropical diseases.

The Parasitic Disease Research Foundation is an emerging nonprofit organization focused on addressing critical gaps in parasitic disease and neglected tropical disease research, diagnostic infrastructure, therapeutic development, treatment resistance, and global awareness.

PDRF exists to help strengthen the research, diagnostic, therapeutic, and public health landscape surrounding disease areas that remain under-recognized, insufficiently resourced, and difficult to diagnose or treat effectively.

PDRF is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Areas of Focus

Our work focuses on supporting collaboration between researchers, clinicians, advocates, public health professionals, and strategic partners working to improve outcomes in parasitic disease, neglected tropical disease, and other under-recognized disease areas.

PDRF currently supports and seeks to expand work across several core areas:

Research collaboration
Diagnostic innovation
Therapeutic development
Treatment resistance awareness
Neglected tropical disease visibility
Public health education
Cross-sector partnership building

Early Development

PDRF is currently in early-stage organizational development as we build advisory relationships, refine priorities, and establish long-term partnerships.