FAQs
Yes, we received our non-profit status from the IRS in October of 2023. EIN number is available upon request.
We use the Every.org donation platform to facilitate our donations. The way it works is that you click on the donate button on our website or you can follow the link here. Every.org takes a variety of different payment methods to make your donation as easy as possible.
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The DRI focuses on collaborative, interdisciplinary research that crosses the boundaries between the social sciences/ humanities and the physical/biological sciences. One of our goals is to conduct research on historical infectious diseases such as cholera and smallpox to learn more about how they mutate and migrate through time and space. We are excited to continue to work with the McMaster Ancient DNA Centre on a smallpox vaccination project that will sample biological material and historical artifacts of 18th through early 20th-century vaccination practices to identify the DNA of historical Orthopoxviruses. We are also excited to welcome Surgeon’s Hall, Edinburgh to the project as well. The goal is to create an open-source, linked data network mapping the migration and mutation of vaccines worldwide and to illuminate the culture of vaccination protocols.
The DRI collaborates with universities, museums, and other research institutes to conduct the research and then publish the results in peer-reviewed journals. Once published, the DRI will then create videos, social media posts, and other media content to not only publicize the research but to explain the work in a way that is accessible to a wide demographic.
The DRI aims to be as transparent as possible in serving our mission. That includes financial transparency. We plan to put out an annual report on our website starting at the end of 2024 where we will report our financial information.
You can contact us in a few ways. You can email us at info@dhodyresearchinstitue.org, or message us on social media on our Facebook or Instagram app. We also have a survey up on our website here and we would love to hear your thoughts.
Yes, we have both! You can view our policy and statement. These are living documents and we expect them to evolve and change as we move forward.