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September 2016
August 2016
- NIH collaboration helps advance potential Zika treatments
NIH news, August 29, 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
- NIH awards $3M to support emerging research leaders in developing countries
Fogarty news, August 4, 2016
- NIH begins testing investigational Zika vaccine in humans
NIAID/NIH, August 3, 2016
July 2016
- HHS forges unprecedented partnership to combat antimicrobial resistance
HHS news, July 28, 2016
- 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
- Fogarty awards $13M to train HIV researchers in LMICs
- New grants will help develop expertise in research ethics
- Focus: Using implementation science to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission
- Fogarty training will expand mHealth research capacity
- Partnerships are essential to Fogarty's success
Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
- Q and A with Dr Peter Mason:
Training researchers in Zimbabwe
- Profile: Fogarty Dental Fellow Lilliam Pinzón studies Mexican children with HIV
- Fogarty trains Pakistani scientists in biorisk management
- People in the news - July 2016
- Global health briefs - July 2016
- NIH expands investment in HIV cure research
Six research teams to lead collaborative investigations worldwide
NIAID/NIH news, July 13, 2016
- International collaboration to create new cancer models to accelerate research
NCI/NIH news, July 11, 2016
- NIH launches largest-ever study of breast cancer genetics in African-ancestry populations
NCI/NIH news, July 6, 2016
- PREVAIL treatment trial for men with persistent Ebola viral RNA in semen opens in Liberia
NIAID/NIH news, July 5, 2016
- NIH funds Zika virus study involving U.S. Olympic team:
Researchers will monitor potential infections among group of U.S. athletes traveling to Brazil
NICHD/NIH news, July 5, 2016
June 2016
- NIH-led effort uses implementation science approaches to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission
NIH/Fogarty news, June 30, 2016
- Analysis of 1976 Ebola outbreak holds lessons relevant today
Fogarty news, June 29, 2016
- Zika vaccines protect mice from infection
NIH-funded research suggests human vaccine is possible
NIAID/NIH news, June 28, 2016
- Researchers discover the 2009 swine flu pandemic originated in Mexico
Mount Sinai Hospital news, June 27, 2016
- Grantee news: Study: One-third of hospitals in developing world lack running water
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health news, June 22, 2016
- NIH launches large [international] study of pregnant women in areas affected by Zika virus
NIAID/NIH news, June 21, 2016
- Single IRB policy to streamline reviews of multi-site research
NIH news, June 21, 2016
- HHS engages in historic health collaboration with Cuba
HHS news, June 13, 2016
- Building global capacity and training to support household air pollution research
NIEHS Global Environmental Health newsletter, June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
- Cuban delegation visits NIH
Fogarty news, March 30, 2016
- NIH-funded scientists develop mouse model for Zika:
Journal article: Characterization of a Novel Murine Model to Study Zika Virus
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, March 28, 2016 (online)
- NIAID's Fauci urges continued global vigilance on Zika, other diseases
Fogarty news, March 23, 2016
- Experimental dengue vaccine [developed by NIH and FDA scientists] protects all recipients in virus challenge study
NIH news, March 16, 2016
- Ebola, Zika modelers aim to inform policy decisions
- PAHO's Dr Marcos Espinal on global partnerships to fight Zika, Ebola and other diseases
- Commission considers how to improve global disease outbreak response
- Focus on the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS):
50 years of research and training to improve global health
- Profile: Fogarty engineering fellow Dr Arti Kundu tests water purity in India
- We have much to learn from research in Haiti
Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
- Poll says supporting global health is the right thing to do
- HHS revises global health strategy
- People in the news - March 2016
- Global health briefs - March 2016
- Grantee news: Building capacity in implementation science research training at the University of Nairobi
Implementation Science, March 8, 2016
- HHS revises global health strategy
Fogarty news, March 4, 2016
February 2016
January 2016
- What dose of medication is best to prevent the evolution of drug resistance?
Penn State news, January 28, 2016
- Zika virus: an emerging health threat
Blog post by NIH Director Dr. Francis S. Collins, January 26, 2016
- Anticipating the international spread of Zika virus from Brazil
Authors supported in part by Fogarty
The Lancet, January 14, 2016 (online)
- Zika virus in the Americas - yet another arbovirus threat
co-authored by NIAID Director Dr. Anthony S. Fauci
New England Journal of Medicine, January 13, 2016
- PEPFAR’s Dr Deborah Birx urges sharper focus to halt HIV globally
- New Fogarty programs build capacity, spur research
- Focus on Global Burden of Disease study: Dr Chris Murray discusses findings and future of GBD at NIH
- Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases partners publish hypertension findings
- The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases: a partnership blossoms
Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
- Testing curbs malaria drug misuse in Kenya
- Profile: Fogarty Scholar Dr John Stanifer studies kidney disease in Tanzania
- Value of Fogarty-supported research training
Q and A with Dr Peter Cherutich
- South African cohort studies yield key health insights
- NIH unveils Strategic Plan for 2016-2020
- People in the news - January 2016
- Global health briefs - January 2016
- NIH experts offer lessons learned from the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak
NIAID/NIH news, January 14, 2016
- Dengue vaccine [developed at NIH] enters phase 3 trial in Brazil
NIAID/NIH news, January 14, 2016
December 2015
- Translational cancer research comes of age in Latin America: Investigators of the U.S.-Latin America Cancer Research Network
Science Translational Medicine, December 23, 2015
- Top global health research stories of 2015 from Fogarty
Fogarty news, December 17, 2015
- Grantee news: Combating Uganda’s HIV, TB epidemic by Dr Chris Whalen
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 16, 2015
- Poverty may slightly increase childhood risk of neurological impairment, NIH study suggests
NICHD/NIH news, December 16, 2015
- Grantee news: The Einstein-Brazil Fogarty: A decade of synergy
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, December 2015
November 2015
- NIH-led effort details global brain disorders research agenda in Nature supplement
Fogarty news, November 18, 2015
- US scientists explore research partnerships with Cuba
- H3Africa spurs range of genomic research, training
- Q and A with Dr Nicola Mulder on bioinformatics and H3Africa
- NIH aims to increase collaboration on chronic diseases
- Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Akwi W. Asombang advances cancer research in Zambia
- Setting sustainable global health goals
Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
- NIH makes Rep John E Fogarty's papers available online
- People in the news
- Global health briefs
- Grantee news: UGA receives $1.49 million grant for HIV, TB research training in Uganda
University of Georgia news, November 10, 2015
- Behaviour change strategies for reducing blood pressure-related disease burden: findings from a global implementation research programme
Implementation Science, November 9, 2015
- Grantee news: New smartphone attachment detects sickle cell disease
Yale news, November 3, 3015
October 2015
- Report: Ebola R&D landscape of clinical candidates and trials
WHO, October 2015
- New [global] prize competition seeks innovative ideas to advance open science
NIH news, October 20, 2015
- US and Canada partner to invest $21 million for environmental and occupational health research hubs in developing countries
Fogarty news, October 8, 2015
- icddr,b and University of Chicago win joint grant worth USD 1.5 million for new GEOHealth Hub
ICDDR,B news October 19, 2015
- AAU and partner receive $3 million for research and training
Addis Ababa University new, October 19, 2105
- USC to partner on air pollution and health study in Eastern Africa
University of Southern California news, October 13, 2015
- Rollins researchers receive global environmental research and training award
Emory University news, October 12, 2015
- Tulane awarded $3 million to study impact of pollutants in Caribbean countries
Tulane University news, October 9, 2015
September 2015
- Scientists create world’s largest catalog of human genomic variation
NHGRI news, September 30, 2015
- Drug used to treat HIV linked to lower bone mass in newborns
NICHD news, September 30, 2015
- NLM adds papers of Congressman John E. Fogarty to Profiles in Science
National Library of Medicine news, September 24, 2015
- Stillbirth should be given greater priority on the global health agenda, co-authored by Fogarty staff scientist, Dr Joseph Millum
The BMJ, September 23, 2015
- NIH awards $36M to train junior faculty in Africa through MEPI program
- Rwandan Minister of Health Dr Agnes Binagwaho discusses country's health advances
- Focus on research in China:
- Former Fogarty trainees help eliminate hepatitis C in Georgia
- Fogarty aims to inspire future global health leaders
Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
- HHS announces proposed changes to Common Rule
- Queen of Spain visits NIH to discuss cancer research
- People in the news
- Global health briefs
- Characterizing Ebola transmission patterns based on Internet news reports, co-authored by Fogarty staff scientist
Clinical Infectious Diseases, September 15, 2015 (published online September 3, 2015)
August 2015
- Grantee news: Foes can become friends on the coral reef
Georgia Tech news, August 25, 2015
- Undergrad biomedical engineering teams win NIH’s DEBUT Challenge for design of creative new devices focused on global health and point-of-care technologies
NIBIB/NIH news, August 21, 2015
- Grantee news: New diagnostic tools for dehydration severity in children
Brown University news, August 21, 2015
- Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) members [including NIH] fund landmark research into prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes
Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases news, August 20, 2015
- Grantee news: Grants bolster HIV-focused research capacity
Vanderbilt University news, August 20, 2015
- Large percentage of youth with HIV may lack immunity to measles, mumps, rubella:
NIH study finds those vaccinated before starting modern HIV therapy may be at risk
NICHD/NIH news, August 13, 2015
- Scientists adopt new strategy to find Huntington's disease therapies
Large, international NIH-supported study uses precision medicine to tackle neurological disorders
NINDS/NIH news, August 7, 2015
July 2015
- Dr Peter Kilmarx appointed Fogarty Deputy Director
Fogarty news, July 30, 2015
- Young South African women can adhere to daily PrEP regimen as HIV prevention:
NIH-funded study finds men in Bangkok, Harlem also successful in taking daily dose
NIAID/NIH news, July 21, 2015
- Early antiretroviral therapy prevents non-AIDS outcomes in HIV-infected people
NIAID/NIH news, July 20, 2025
- HIV control through treatment durably prevents heterosexual transmission of virus
NIAID/NIH news, July 20, 2015
- Pathogen-specific burdens of community diarrhoea in developing countries: a multisite birth cohort study (MAL-ED)
The Lancet Global Health, September 2015 (published online July 19, 2015)
- US-China renew commitment to global health security
- Fogarty to award nearly $3M to advance ICT for research and training
- New career development program launched for LMIC scientists
- Scientists aim to defeat Middle East respiratory virus
- Focus on the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at NIH:
- Q and A with Dr Nelson Sewankambo on research and training in Uganda
- Diplomacy: a powerful force to improve global health
Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
- Trainee music video urges malaria prevention
- People in the news - July 2015
- Global health briefs - July 2015
- Investigational aerosolized Ebola vaccine shows promise in nonhuman primates
NIAID/NIH news, July 13, 2015
- MEPI grantee publication: Medical education departments: a study of four medical schools in Sub-Saharan Africa
BME Medical Education, July 1, 2015
- Valuing Stillbirths, co-authored by Fogarty staff scientist, Dr Joseph Millum
Bioethics, July 2015 (published online November 14, 2014)
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
- NIAID helps launch first "African Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics" (ACE) in Mali
NIAID/NIH news, April 29, 2015
- Global pandemic of fake medicines poses urgent risk, scientists say
Fogarty/NIH news, April 20, 2015
- Related publications: The Global Pandemic of Falsified Medicines: Laboratory and Field Innovations and Policy Perspectives
June 2015 supplement to the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, published online April 20, 2015
- Stemming the tide of fake medicines
New York Times editorial, May 18, 2015
- Fake medicines do real damage: Thousands die, superbugs get stronger according to Fogarty Senior Scientist Emeritus Dr Joel Breman
NPR Goats and Soda blog, April 24, 2015
- Why researchers say fake and low-quality drugs are a 'global pandemic'
Washington Post, April 20, 2015
- Substandard drugs, not fakes, undermine fight against malaria
Reuters Health, April 20, 2015
- Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass receives 2015 Albert B Sabin Gold Medal Award
Fogarty news, April 15, 2015
- NIH launches largest clinical trial focused on HIV-related cardiovascular disease, with roughly 100 sites in Canada, Puerto Rico, Thailand and the US
NHLBI/NIH news, April 15, 2015
- NIH, South African Medical Research Council award $8 million in HIV, TB grants
NIAID/NIH news, April 13, 2015
- NIH research: Think globally
NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., and NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., address the importance of continuing to pursue research on a global scale amid fiscal constraints.
Science, April 10, 2015
- Brain program catalyzes research, builds capacity
- Brain disorders research: a decade of progress
Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
- Lack of adherence in HIV trial has broad implications
- NIH meeting advances Alzheimer's research agenda
- Focus on infectious diseases
- Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Rockefeller Oteng studies trauma, injury in Ghana
- Q and A with outgoing USAID Administrator Dr Rajiv Shah
- HHS expands public access to research
- NIH examines lead’s impact on dementia, bone density
- People in the news - April 2015
- Global health briefs - April 2015
- Experimental Ebola vaccine safe, prompts immune response: Results from US government-sponsored phase 1 trial of VSV vaccine reported
NIAID/NIH news, April 1, 2015
March 2015
- Global swine trade facilitates evolution, spread of flu
Fogarty news, March 27, 2015
- Ebola test vaccines appear safe in Phase 2 Liberian clinical trial: Liberia-US partnership planning Phase 3 trial and study of Ebola survivors
NIAID/NIH news, March 26, 2015
- For most children with HIV and low immune cell count, cells rebound after treatment: NIH-funded study finds T-cell level returns to normal with time
NICHD/NIH news, March 23, 2015
- Anti-herpes drug may help control HIV, NIH study finds
NICHD/NIH news, March 13, 2015
February 2015
- Liberia-U.S. clinical research partnership opens trial to test Ebola treatments: Initial study will evaluate experimental drug cocktail ZMapp
NIAID/NIH news, February 27, 2015
- Grantee news: Strong Connection between Violence and Mental Illness in Guatemala During Civil War Lessens in Postwar Period, Penn Study Finds
Penn Medicine news, February 26, 2015
- Ethics and Ebola: Public Health Planning and Response
from the The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, released February 26, 2015
- NIH-funded scientists create potential long-acting HIV therapeutic
NIAID/NIH news, February 19, 2015
- NIH-sponsored HIV vaccine trial launches in South Africa
NIAID/NIH news, February 19, 2015
- Grantee news: Malaria vaccine candidate produced from algae
UC San Diego News, February 18, 2015
- HHS Secretary says US plays key role in global health
- NIH Ebola vaccine trial gets underway in Liberia
- Medical Education Partnership Initiative aids Ebola response
- Focus on nursing research:
- Measuring health impact of indoor air pollution is key
- Injuries cause 5 million global deaths each year
Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
- Sub-Saharan Africa genomics study gives clues about disease
- NIH, Brazil launch novel funding program
- People in the news - February 2015
- Global health briefs - February 2015
- Journal article: International Research Ethics Education, co-authored by Fogarty staff
JAMA, February 3, 2015
January 2015
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