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Fogarty International Center newsletter articles and press releases - 2019

December 2019

• Childhood immune imprinting to influenza A shapes birth year-specific risk during seasonal H1N1 and H3N2 epidemics, co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
  PLOS Pathogens, December 19, 2019
• Fogarty-led effort seeks to inform humanitarian care
• New Fogarty program addresses HIV-associated noncommunicable diseases
• Fogarty helps build research capacity to combat Ebola
• Focus: Scientists encourage holistic study of infectious and noncommunicable diseases
• Reflecting on service to others this holiday season: Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• Q and A with NIH Director Dr Francis Collins: Considering global health research careers
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Lisa Bebell studies women living with HIV in Uganda and South Africa
• NIH, Gates Foundation collaborate to develop gene-based cures for sickle cell disease, HIV
• Research!America honors Mary Fogarty McAndrew
• People in global health news - December 2019
• Global health briefs - December 2019
• NIH-developed Zika vaccine improves fetal outcomes in animal model
  NIAID/NIH media advisory, December 19, 2019
• World Report: a database for mapping biomedical research funding, co-authored by Fogarty staff
  The Lancet Global Health, December 13, 2019 (online)
• Creating meaningful reforms to end sexual harassment in science
  Statement by NIH Director Dr Francis S. Collins
  NIH news, December 12, 2019
• Efforts to end the HIV epidemic must not ignore people already living with HIV
  NIH experts highlight importance of addressing HIV-associated comorbidities
  NIAID/NIH news, December 11, 2019
• Top global health research stories of 2019 from Fogarty and NIH
  Fogarty news, December 5, 2019

November 2019

• Corruption in global health: the open secret by former Fogarty grantee Dr Patricia J García
  The Lancet, November 27, 2019
• Investigational drugs reduce risk of death from Ebola Virus Disease
  NIH News release, November 27, 2019
• American and Canadian funding agencies meet to discuss health research
  Canadian Institutes of Health Research news, November 27, 2019
• Coauthor country affiliations in international collaborative research funded by the US National Institutes of Health, 2009 to 2017, co-authored by Fogarty scientists
  JAMA Network Open, November 22, 2019
• Exposure to HIV drug in the womb may increase risk of microcephaly, developmental delays in children
  NICHD/NIH news, November 18, 2019
• Grantee news: Two-way texting study offers innovative model to reduce provider workload while preserving patient safety
• Health research in humanitarian crises: an urgent global imperative [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty staff
  BMJ Global Health, November 11, 2019
• The science of stigma: Understanding and addressing HIV stigma
  NIAID Now blog post, November 4, 2019
• The Medical Education Partnership Initiative: Strengthening human resources to end AIDS and improve health in Africa [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty leadership
  Academic Medicine, November 2019 (published online October 2018)

October 2019

• NIH launches new collaboration to develop gene-based cures for sickle cell disease and HIV on global scale
  NIH news, October 23, 2019
• Grantee news: Stingless bee species depend on a complex fungal community to survive
  Agência FAPESP news, October 23, 2019
• Candidate Ebola vaccine still effective when highly diluted, macaque study finds
  Scientists hope findings mean vaccine supplies could stretch farther
  NIAID/NIH media advisory, October 18, 2019
• Innovative mobile health projects in LMICs receive $5M from Fogarty and NIH partners
• Scientists in Madagascar study novel methods to predict disease spread with support from NIH-NSF Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases Initiative (EEID)
• Fogarty awards $10M for early-career researchers to establish independent careers in global health
• FOCUS: Fogarty grantees publish book to boost biomedical engineering in Africa
• Celebrating 30 years of capacity building in Rakai, Uganda to advance research discoveries
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• Building AIDS research capacity in Botswana
  Q and A with Dr Simani Gaseitsiwe
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Neiloy Sircar uses legal skills to study human rights and HIV/AIDS in Kenya
• WHO calls for more research into microplastics pollution
• People in global health news - October 2019
• Global health briefs - October 2019
• Drug reverses signs of liver disease in people living with HIV
  NIAID/NIH news, October 11, 2019
  
• A systematic review and evaluation of Zika virus forecasting and prediction research during a public health emergency of international concern [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
  PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, October 4, 2019
• In women with HIV, TB preventive therapy poses greater risk in pregnancy than postpartum
  NIAID/NIH news, October 2, 2019
• NIH researchers create new viral vector for improved gene therapy in sickle cell disease
  NHLBI/NIH news, October 2, 2019

September 2019

• Study assesses asthma treatment options in African American children and adults
  NHLBI/NIH news, September 25, 2019
• African scientists map the genomic resources of the continent
  H3Africa news courtesy of the African Academy of Sciences, September 23, 2019
• Today's faces of sickle cell disease: [African Postdoctoral Training Initiative Fellow] Kolapo Oyebola, PhD
  NHLBI news, September 19, 2019
• Molecular characterization of respiratory syncytial viruses circulating in a paediatric cohort in Amman, Jordan [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty scientists
  Microbial Genomics, September 18, 2019
• Malaria eradication within a generation: ambitious, achievable and necessary
  Lancet Commission, September 8, 2019
• Ebola in Zaire, 1976: The Past as Prologue [Video]
  featuring Fogarty senior scientist emeritus Dr Joel Breman
  CDC, September 5, 2019
• Uncovering a hidden Zika outbreak in Cuba
  Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, September 3, 2019
• Interview with NIH Fogarty International Center Director Dr Roger Glass [PDF]
  American Thoracic Society Research News Quarterly, September 2019

August 2019

• Tracing Zika's genetic history
  NIAID Now blog post, August 28, 2019
• WHO joins coalition for free digital access to health research through cOAlition S
  WHO statement, August 29, 2019
• Graphene shield shows promise in blocking mosquito bites
  NIH-funded project shows graphene could provide alternative to chemicals in insect repellant and protective clothing
  NIEHS/NIH news, August 26, 2019
• Related publication: Mosquito bite prevention through graphene barrier layers
  PNAS, August 26, 2019
• Dr Jeremy Farrar of Wellcome Trust addresses global health in a changing world during Barmes lecture at NIH
• Farrar offers 3-part prescription for global health
  NIH Record, August 23, 2019
• Focus: Fogarty-led project aims to advance emergency care research in low- and middle-income countries
• Diversity strengthens global health science
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• Leveraging ethics to guide HIV research priorities and policy:
  Q and A with Dr Jerome Singh
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Leann Andrews studies how establishing gardens in a Peru slum can improve health
• World Report shows scant research conducted in Middle East region
• WHO uses World Report funding data in its analyses
• BIO Ventures examines global cancer research funding using World Report
• 20 million children worldwide missing essential vaccines
• People in global health news - August 2019
• Global health briefs - Auigust 2019
• FDA approves new treatment for highly drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis
  TB Alliance news, August 14, 2019
• Independent monitoring board recommends early termination of Ebola therapeutics trial in DRC because of favorable results with two of four candidates
  NIAID/NIH news, August 12, 2019
• Comment: Women's global health leadership in LMICs [Open access]
  The Lancet Global Health, August 12, 2019 (online)

July 2019

• Keeping up Africa’s science momentum, co-authored by Fogarty's Robert B Eiss and NIH Director Dr Francis S. Collins
  Nature, July 30, 2019
• The public health imperative for advancing emergency care research in LMICs
  BMJ Global Health blog post, July 30, 2019
• Advancing Emergency Care Research in Low- and Middle-income Countries [Open access]
  Supplement to BMJ Global Health, July 2019
• Study in Africa yields new diabetes gene
  Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, July 30, 2019
• Targeting the microbiome to treat malnutrition
  Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, July 23, 2019
• PrEP use high but wanes after three months among young African women
  Innovative adherence strategies needed to support long-term usage, NIH-funded study suggests
  NIAID/NIH news, July 23, 2019
• Most women use vaginal ring for HIV prevention in open-label study
  NIH-supported research explored tool to expand HIV prevention choices for women
  NIAID/NIH news, July 23, 2019
• Grantee news: How fat prawns can save lives
  UC Berkeley news, July 22, 2019
• NIH publishes the largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan African populations
  NHGRI/NIDDK/NIH news , July 19, 1029
  
• Advancing global oncology: A survey of NCI-designated cancer centers
  NCI Center for Global Health Spotlight blog, July 17, 2019
• Related report: 2018-2019 Global Oncology Survey of NCI-Designated Cancer Centers Summary Report
  NCI Center for Global Health at NIH, June 2019
• The AFREhealth-MEPI partnership and global health education in Africa
  Annals of Global Health, July 15, 2019
• Novel method identifies patients at risk for HIV who may benefit from prevention strategies
  NIMH/NIH news, July 5, 2019
• Statement on increasing diversity in the global health workforce by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I. Glass
  Fogarty news, July 1, 2019

June 2019

• National adoption of “treat all” policy leads more people with HIV to start treatment quickly
  NIAID Now blog, June 26, 2019
• NIH launches large TB prevention trial for people exposed to multidrug-resistant TB
  NIAID/NIH news, June 25, 2019
• Farrar delivers Barmes lecture
  Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S. Collins, June 20, 2019
• Event: Dr Jeremy Farrar of Wellcome Trust presented 2019 Barmes Global Health Lecture at NIH
• Three decades of frontier science advances celebrated by HFSP
• Investing in interdisciplinary global research collaborations: Q and A with Warwick Anderson of HFSP
• Focus on Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth) hubs:
  Tackling unhealthy environments: It takes a network
• Academia can benefit from engaging in global health:
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Eric Coker sheds new light on Uganda's indoor air pollution
• $17M awarded by Fogarty and NIH partners to train HIV researchers, reduce stigma in developing countries
• NIAID begins human trials of universal flu vaccine candidate
• Diseases cost Africa $2.4 trillion per year, WHO reports
• NIH ClinRegs database provides international clinical trial regulations
• People in the news - June 2019
• Global health briefs - June 2019
• A fellow’s mission: Strengthen sickle cell research in Africa
  NHLBI news, June 18, 2019
• Family, community bonds help decrease mental health problems of former child soldiers
  NIH-funded study documents transition to adulthood of Sierra Leone’s child soldiers
  NICHD/NIH news, June 18, 2019
• New fellowships bring African scientists to train at NIH
  NIH Record, June 14, 2019
• McCormack grad student a Fulbright-Fogarty Scholar in Kenya
  UMass Boston news, June 10, 2019
• NIH HIV experts prioritize research to achieve sustained ART-free HIV remission
  NIAID/NIH news, June 6, 2019
• Related publication: Durable control of HIV infection in the absence of antiretroviral therapy [Free access], co-authored by NIAID scientists
  JAMA, June 6, 2019 (online)
• NIEHS postdoctoral fellow examines interactions between environmental and social exposures in Nigeria
  NIEHS/NIH Global Environmental Health Newsletter, June 2019

May 2019

• REPRIEVE: A large trial for a growing problem among people with HIV
  NIAID Now blog, May 29, 2019
• Grantee news: NIH awards research training grant to TREAT Asia-Columbia University collaborationFoundation for AIDS Research news, May 20, 2019
• Human antibody reveals hidden vulnerability in influenza virus
  Discovery by NIAID-funded researchers could aid quest for universal flu vaccine
  NIAID news, May 16, 2019
• It’s time to stop murder by counterfeit medicine by Dr Joel Breman, Fogarty senior scientific adviser emeritus
  STAT, May 7, 2019

April 2019

• The HIV response and global health, co-authored by Drs. Roger I Glass, Wafaa El-Sadr, Eric Goosby and Linda E Kupfer
  The Lancet, April 27, 2019
• How to shape research to advance global health by Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, WHO
  Nature, April 25, 2019
• Population-level mathematical modeling of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty scientists
  BMC Medicine, April 24, 2019
• African Postdoctoral Training Initiative fellow looks forward to collaborating within NCI
  NCI Center for Cancer Research news, April 18, 2019
• In rare cases, immune system fails despite HIV suppression
  NIH scientists identify paradoxical response to HIV medication in five individuals
  NIAID/NIH news, April 18, 2019
• Novel antibody may suppress HIV for up to four months
  NIH researchers, international collaborators report results of small, open-label study
  NIAID/NIH news, April 17, 2019
• Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) 2018-19 Annual Report
  GACD news, April 15, 2019
• CUGH annual meeting examines implementing solutions for impact
• Bridbord, Holmes are co-recipients of CUGH 2019 Distinguished Leadership Award
• Scientists urge cross-cutting stigma research, interventions
• Focus on noncommunicable diseases: Fogarty programs spur NCD research, build capacity
• New energy for global health is blossoming across NIH:
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• Building global capacity for air quality research: Q and A with Dr Jonathan Samet
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Eric J Nelson’s cholera research in Bangladesh spawns global projects
• Poor quality drugs pose “public health emergency,” study says
• People in the news - April 2019
• Global health briefs - April 2019
• 100 Years of Fighting Pandemic Influenza 1918/19–2018/19 [Free and open access], including articles co-authored by NIH and Fogarty scientists
  Supplement to The Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 8, 2019 (online)

March 2019

• Scientists one, superbug zero: Personal quest [by Fogarty grantee Dr Steffanie Strathdee, and Dr Tom Patterson] resurrects phage therapy in infection fight
  NIH Record newsletter, March 22, 2019
• Fifty years of supporting global health research at the NIH Fogarty International Center [Open access]
  Annals of Global Health, March 20, 2019
• Falsified and substandard drugs: Stopping the pandemic [Free access], co-authored by Dr Joel Breman, Fogarty senior scientific adviser emeritus
  American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, March 11, 2019 (online ahead of print)
• Related news: Global 'pandemic' of fake drugs killing children worldwide, report says, featuring Dr Joel Breman, Fogarty senior scientific adviser emeritus
  CNN, March 11, 2019
• Fake drugs kill more than 250,000 children a year, doctors warn, featuring Dr Joel Breman, Fogarty senior scientific adviser emeritus
  The Guardian, March 11, 2019
• Researchers report high rate of viral suppression among people new to HIV care
  NIH-funded study reflects advances in HIV care, but gaps remain
  NIAID/NIH news, March 7, 2019
• Tuberculosis diagnosis in people with HIV increases risk of death within 10 years
  NIH-supported analysis identified elevated mortality in large Latin American cohort
  NIAID/NIH news, March 6, 2019
• Study finds Ebola survivors in Liberia face ongoing health issues
  NIAID/NIH news, March 6, 2019
• Related publication: A longitudinal study of Ebola sequelae in Liberia
  The New England Journal of Medicine, March 7, 2019
• HIV prevention study finds universal "test and treat" approach can reduce new HIV infections
  NIAID/NIH news, March 4, 2019

February 2019

• Around the world and back again: Global mental health efforts
  Blog post by NIMH Director Dr Joshua A. Gordon, February 27, 2019
• Grantee news: UB teams to grow health initiatives, build research capacity in Jamaica, Africa
  University at Buffalo news, February 19, 2019
• Scientists urge cross-cutting stigma research, interventions
  Fogarty news, February 15, 2019
• Related publication: Collection on: Stigma Research and Global Health
  BMC Medicine, February 15, 2019
• Inexpensive supplement for women increases infant birth size
  Findings from NIH-funded study could combat undernutrition in poor areas of the world
  NICHD/NIH news, February 11, 2019
• Study of PrEP and vaginal ring for HIV prevention begins in girls and young women
  NIH-supported research aims to expand HIV prevention choices
  NIAID/NIH news, February 7, 2019
• Fogarty- and NIH-related sessions at 2019 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) annual meeting
  Fogarty news, February 6, 2019
• New fellowship program will bring African scientists to train at NIH
• Conference seeks to advance women in global health
• Focus: Mentorship training in LMICs needs increased support
• Failure can teach valuable lessons, lead to opportunities
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• Building neurology research capacity in Zambia: Q and A with Dr Omar Siddiqi
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Shuchi Anand studies chronic kidney disease in India
• Fogarty’s Dr Ken Bridbord celebrated for 35 years of service
• Global stroke risk estimates vary by geographic region
• People in the news - February 2019
• Global health briefs - February 2019
• Training and capacity building in global environmental health at NIEHS: Past, present and future
  NIEHS/NIH Global Environmental Health Newsletter, February 2019

January 2019

• The future of minority health and health disparities research is here
  NIMHD/NIH news, January 31, 2019
• Related publication: New perspectives to advance minority health and health disparities research [Free access]
  American Journal of Public Health (AJPH), January 2019
• NIH-supported scientists develop tool to measure success of HIV cure strategies
  NIAID/NIH news, January 30, 2019
• Investigational monoclonal antibody to treat Ebola is safe in adults
  NIAID/NIH news, January 25, 2019
• New fellowship program will support the next generation of African scientific leaders
  Fogarty/NIH news, January 23, 2019
• Temperature-stable experimental tuberculosis vaccine enters clinical testing
  NIAID/NIH news, January 23, 2019
• NIH study examines how pregnancy affects drugs for HIV and TB in people living with HIV
  NIAID Now blog, January 23, 2019
• Dengue immunity may be protective against symptomatic Zika, study finds
  NIAID/NIH news, January 22, 2019
• Related publication: Prior dengue virus infection and risk of Zika: A pediatric cohort in Nicaragua [Open access]
  PLOS Medicine, January 22, 2019
• For HIV, treatment is prevention
  Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, January 22, 2019
• Related news: The science is clear: with HIV, undetectable equals untransmittable
  NIH officials discuss scientific evidence and principles underlying the U=U concept
  NIAID/NIH news, January 10, 2019
• AI approach outperformed human experts in identifying cervical precancer
  Algorithm could revolutionize cervical cancer screening, especially in low-resource settings
  NCI/NIH news, January 10, 2019
• Updates from the Center for Global Health Studies
  Fogarty news, January 9, 2019
• Supplement: Mentoring in low- and middle-income countries to advance global health research [Open access]
  The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, January 2019
• Preface: Mentorship training is essential to advancing global health research, co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Flora Katz and Dr Roger I Glass
• Strengthening mentoring in low- and middle-income countries to advance global health research: An overview
• Conceptual framework of mentoring in low- and middle-income countries to advance global health
• Global health research mentoring competencies for individuals and institutions in low- and middle-income countries
• Mentoring the mentors: Implementation and evaluation of four Fogarty-sponsored mentoring training workshops in low-and middle-income countries
• The evolution of mentorship capacity development in low- and middle-income countries: Case studies from Peru, Kenya, India, and Mozambique
• Evaluating academic mentorship programs in low- and middle-income country institutions: Proposed framework and metrics
• Mentorship and ethics in global health: Fostering scientific integrity and responsible conduct of research
• Global health mentoring toolkits: A scoping review relevant for low- and middle-income country institutions

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