January/February 2011

USAID’s Shah says science key to global health gains
Fogarty program saves lives amid Egyptian turmoil
Focus on Cancer
Research in viral diseases aims at ending malaria

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Science key to global health gains

USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah extolled the role of scientific research in raising health standards around the world in a major health address at NIH.
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Dr. Rajiv Shah speaks into microphone at podium, Dr. Francis Collins stands next to him

Crowded street in Egypt packed with protesters walking, some abandoned cars in road, some carry signs

Program saves lives amid Egyptian turmoil

The recent political unrest in Egypt has thrust hundreds of thousands of demonstrators into the streets, changed the country’s government and shined a spotlight on an NIH-sponsored research training program that is credited with saving lives.
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Focus on Cancer

Two women seated at conference table, looking at teleconferencing equipment, with a screen that shows another conference room

Young Ethiopian child rests on its side, wrapped in a blanket, looks into camera

Research in viral diseases aims at ending malaria

The role of research in the eradication of three viral diseases – smallpox, polio and measles – tells us quite a lot about efforts to eradicate malaria, according to a newly published paper.
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Upcoming Events

NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation
March 21-22, 2011 - Bethesda, MD
Researchers, evaluators and implementers engage in dialog, exchange ideas, explore contemporary topics and challenge one another to identify and test research approaches that will advance dissemination and implementation science.
NIH Sponsored Training on Impact Evaluation Using Randomized Trials
March 21-22, 2011 - Bethesda, MD
Fogarty is organizing this workshop in partnership with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a network of empirical research economists who specialize in international development and have acquired substantial expertise running randomized evaluations in such settings. Researchers in the J-PAL network have adapted the driving characteristic of randomization of the treatment to test the effectiveness of health programs and policies in what are often difficult environments.
2011 Conference on HIV/AIDS Research - A Collaborative Solution for Tropical Diseases: The Luso-American Response
September 7-9, 2011 - Lisbon, Portugal
Submit abstracts to present by April 17, 2011. See the 2011 Conference Web site for abstract submission information.
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Funding Opportunities: Upcoming Deadlines

Limited Competition: Global Research Initiative Program, Basic/Biomedical Sciences (GRIP-BB) (R01) - Deadline AIDS March 10, 2011
Limited Competition: Global Research Initiative Program, Behavioral/Social Sciences (GRIP-BSS) (R01) - Deadline AIDS March 10, 2011
Limited Competition: Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan - (BRAIN) (R01) - Deadline AIDS April 11, 2011
Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan - (BRAIN) (R21) - Deadline AIDS April 11, 2011
International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development - (BIOETHICS) (R25) - Deadline May 10, 2011
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NEW Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program (SI2) - Deadline April 4, 2011
NEW Notice of Availability of Administrative Supplements for U.S. - China Biomedical Collaborative Research on Cancer, Allergy, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases including HIV/AIDS and its Co-morbidities - Deadline April 14, 2011
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