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NIH global health research newsletter from Fogarty. Articles on African medical education, CDC 70 anniversary, support for emerging research leaders in developing countries, progress on Zika and yellow fever vaccines, and more.
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September / October 2016
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Two new program concepts outline possible next steps for Fogarty and its partners to plan how to continue to strengthen and expand capacity building in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Inaugural awards made through Fogarty's Emerging Global Leader program provide support for early-career researchers.
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Cuba is the newest training site for an NIH-funded program that gives U.S. students the opportunity to conduct research in an international setting.
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With Fogarty support, Uganda has developed a cadre of bioethics experts, and now offers education tailored to the nation's priorities.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is marking 70 years of accomplishments in global health, including training thousands of scientists worldwide.
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Also in this issue
E-news extras
- Updated > Zika virus research information and resources
- Grantee news: Bioethics training programmes for Africa: evaluating professional and bioethics-related achievements of African trainees after a decade of Fogarty NIH investment
BMJ Open, September 15, 2016
- NIH Fogarty International Center Global Health Scholars and Fellows Program: Collaborating across five consortia to strengthen research training
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, September 7, 2016
- Couples HIV testing, counseling prevents more than 70 percent of new infections in Rwanda
Medical Xpress, August 24, 2016
- Progress and challenges in scaling up laboratory monitoring of HIV treatment
co-authored by Fogarty Deputy Director Dr Peter Kilmarx
PLOS Medicine, August 23, 2016
- Addressing NCDs through research and capacity building in LMICs: lessons learned from tobacco control
Global Health Action, August 19, 2016
- NIAID scientists explore connection between Ebola survival and co-infection with malaria parasites
NIAID/NIH news, August 16, 2016
- Related publication: Plasmodium Parasitemia associated with increased survival in Ebola virus-infected patients
Clinical Infectious Diseases, August 15, 2016 (online)
- NIH launches early-stage yellow fever vaccine trial
NIAID/NIH news, July 27, 2016
- HIV therapy for breastfeeding mothers can virtually eliminate transmission to babies
NIAID/NICHD/NIH news, July 18, 2016
- The End of AIDS? [Videos]
PBS NewsHour, July 2016
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Funding opportunities: Upcoming deadlines
International Tobacco and Health Research and Capacity Building Program
Application deadline: October 13, 2016 NIH Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) funding
for bioinformatics; research; ethical, legal and societal issues (ELSI); and coordinating center
Application deadline: November 15, 2016 Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID)
Application deadline: November 16, 2016 Emerging Global Leader Award for LMIC scientists
Application deadline: December 14, 2016 Understanding and Addressing the Multi-level Influences on Uptake and Adherence to HIV Prevention Strategies Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
Application deadline: December 20, 2016 Global Brain Disorders Research
Application deadline: January 5, 2017 Planning Grant for Emerging Epidemic Virus Research Training for West African Countries with Widespread Transmission of Ebola (Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone)
Application deadline: February 22, 2017 -
Global Noncommunicable Diseases and Injury Research
Application deadline: February 22, 2017
International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) for US scientists
Application deadline: March 2, 2017 All Fogarty funding opportunities Subscribe to NIH global health funding opportunities email alerts
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Upcoming events
October 9 - 11, 2016
World Health Summit
Berlin, Germany October 26 - 27, 2016
Wireless Health Conference
NIH Campus
Bethesda, MD October 26 - 30, 2016
IDWeek - Annual conference on prevention, diagnosis, treatment and epidemiology of infectious diseases
New Orleans, LA October 29 - November 2, 2016
American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting
Denver, CO November 12 - 16, 2016
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting
San Diego, CA December 14 - 15, 2016
Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health
Washington, DC April 7 - 9, 2017
Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Annual Global Health Conference
Washington, DC
> Submit proposals for symposia panels by October 1, 2016
> Submit abstracts by October 12, 2016 April 22 - 23, 2017
Global Health and Innovation Conference presented by Unite for Sight
New Haven, CT
> Abstracts for research presentations, program presentations, social impact pitch presentations, and innovation prizes due September 30, 2016 Fogarty calendar of events
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