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Transformation at Fogarty


June 2026 will be remembered as a month of leadership transition at the Fogarty International Center. Following the resignation of Dr. Peter Kilmarx—deputy director since 2015 and acting director since 2025—Dr. Steven Schiff has become Fogarty’s newest director. Global Health Matters bids Dr. Kilmarx the fondest of farewells as it welcomes Dr. Schiff.

Issue: May/June 2026

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Global Health Research Impacts in the U.S.

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Fogarty’s Impact in Facts, Numbers, and Stories
Fogarty adds value to NIH and the Department of Health and Human Services through 439 active research and research training awards. Nearly all of Fogarty’s overseas grants involve American researchers. Two-thirds are awarded to U.S. institutions.


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NIH-funded Global Scientific Advances Benefit the American Public
NIH-funded research conducted by U.S. and international teams in lower resource regions has led to better treatments for health challenges, including heart disease, in the United States.

Featured News

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Fogarty adapts to a changing global health landscape
Fogarty’s Acting Deputy Director Steven Smith discusses the change in leadership at Fogarty. "During this period of change, our com­mitment to advance global health research through capacity building and partnership remains steadfast.”


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This global health researcher translated lessons learned in Zambia to North Carolina
At the CUGH 2026 annual conference, Fogarty grantee Michael Herce, MD, University of North Carolina, described his use of strategies learned abroad in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Global Health Fellows & Scholars

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This Fogarty fellow innovates at home and abroad: Dr. Preeti Manavalan, an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Disease and Global Medicine at the University of Florida, investigated and addressed hypertension among people living with HIV in Moshi, Tanzania, for her Fogarty project.



Implementing Global Research in the U.S.

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Bridging Barriers to Care in Ghana and the United States: Cheryl Moyer, PhD, a Professor at the University of Michigan Medical School, has served as an investigator for the Northern Pacific Global Health Leadership, Education, and Development for Early-Career Researchers (LAUNCH) consortium since 2011. 



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