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People in the global health news - October 2020
September / October 2020 | Volume 19, Number 5
| New NIH eye institute director has global ties
Dr. Michael F. Chiang is the new director of NIH’s National Eye Institute (NEI). An ophthalmologist, Chiang most recently was professor at Oregon Health & Science University and associate director of OHSU’s Casey Eye Institute. He has research ties to Asia, Europe, the Middle East and South America. |
| NIH taps Criswell to lead arthritis, skin disease researchNIH has selected
Dr. Lindsey A. Criswell as the new director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). Criswell was vice chancellor of research at the University of California, San Francisco. She has been principal investigator on multiple NIH grants and published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers. |
| D’Souza is named director of NIH dental research
Dr. Rena D’Souza is the new director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). A past president of the International Association for Dental Research, D’Souza is vice president of health sciences at the University of Utah. Born in India, she has lived in the U.S. since 1978. |
| Fauci to receive RF Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award
Dr. Anthony Fauci will receive the
Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award during a virtual ceremony in December. The honor celebrates outstanding leaders who have demonstrated a commitment to social change. Fauci is recognized for his work as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. |
| Fogarty mHealth grantee wins NIH tech competitionFogarty grantee
Dr. Young Kim has won the $400,000 first prize in the
NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge (NTAC). The Purdue University engineering professor’s proposal aims to develop a non-invasive, smartphone-based spectroscopy platform to detect anemia and sickle cell disease by analyzing photos of the microvasculature of the inner eyelid. |
| Meshnick remembered for dedication to global healthFogarty grantee
Dr. Steven Meshnick died of cancer in August. He was a professor of epidemiology at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and a member of the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases. Meshnick is being remembered for his work on malaria and other tropical diseases. |
| Former Fogarty bioethics trainee is honoredUniversity of Ghana bioethicist
Dr. Paulina Tindana has received the inaugural Forum on Bioethics in Research award for her paper, which explores the issue of informed consent regarding genomic research and establishment of biobanks in sub-Saharan Africa. Tindana is a former Fogarty bioethics trainee. |
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