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September 2020

• Beyond clinical trials: Evolutionary and epidemiological considerations for development of a universal influenza vaccine, co-authored by Fogarty scientists
  PLOS Pathogens, September 24, 2020
• Reducing cancer’s global burden: A conversation with NCI Center for Global Health Director Dr. Satish Gopal
  NCI Cancer Currents blog, September 24, 2020
• NIH ACTIV initiative launches adaptive clinical trials of blood-clotting treatments for COVID-19, with trials conducted at more than 100 sites around the world
  NHLBI/NIH news, September 10, 2020
• The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in Europe and North America, co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Martha Nelson
  Science, September 10, 2020
• NIBIB announces NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge (NTAC) challenge winners, including first prize winner Fogarty grantee Dr Young Kim
  NIBIB/NIH news, September 9, 2020
• Opinion: Coming to terms with the real bioterrorist behind Covid-19: nature, co-authored by NIAID's Dr David M Morens and Fogarty senior scientist emeritus Dr Joel Breman
  STAT, September 9, 2020
• NIH-supported study to track prevalence and impact of SARS-CoV-2 among pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries
  NICHD/NIH news, September 1, 2020

August 2020

• NIH establishes Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases NIAID/NIH news, August 27, 2020
• NIH launches $58M Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa program
• Decolonizing and democratizing global health are difficult, but vital goals
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• Focus on the Fogarty community's response to COVID-19
• COVID-19 creates new syndemic on US-Mexico border
• Researcher collaborates to solve pandemic inequities at home and abroad
• Scientists study intersection of COVID-19 and HIV
• Fogarty fellow captures 'lived experiences' of frontline health care workers, COVID-19 patients in South Africa
• Former Fogarty HIV trainee helps lead Dominican Republic's COVID response
  Q and A with Dr William Duke
• Profile: Fogarty fellow Dr Mark Brady’s tuberculosis training in Peru useful in combatting COVID-19
• NIEHS explores global environmental change and health
• NIH director encourages 2020 Fogarty Fellows and Scholars during virtual orientation
• Essence establishes funding coordination mechanism
• People in the global health news - August 2020
• Global health news briefs - August 2020
• Justice for George Floyd and a reckoning for global mental health, co-authored by Fogarty grantee Dr Brandon A Kohrt
  Global Mental Health, August 26, 2020
• NIH Rwandan fellow promotes global health equity through improved diabetes detection
  NIMHD/NIH news, August 25, 2020
• Low-cost, customizable microscope takes top biomedical engineering prize
  NIBIB/NIH news, August 25, 2020
• Emerging pandemic diseases: How we got to COVID-19 [Preproof], co-authored by NIAID Director Dr Anthony S Fauci
  Cell, August 15, 2020
• NIH launches clinical trial to test antibody treatment in hospitalized COVID-19 patients at select hospitals around the world
  NIAID/NIH news, August 4, 2020
• NIH clinical trial to test antibodies and other experimental therapeutics for mild and moderate COVID-19, will enroll participants at sites around the world
  NIAID/NIH news, August 4, 2020
• Editorial: A mechanism for reviewing investments in health research capacity strengthening in low- and middle-income countries [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty staff
  Annals of Global Health, August 3, 2020
• Global Environmental Health Day draws links between human health and global environmental change, emphasizes solutions
  NIEHS/NIH Global Environmental Health Newsletter, August 2020

July 2020

• Grantee news: Impact of the Fogarty training program on trainee and institutional research capacity building at a government medical college in India
  Annals of Global Health, July 28, 2020
• NIH to invest $58M to catalyze data science and health research innovation in Africa
  NIH Common Fund news, July 27, 2020
• Vaginal ring for HIV prevention receives positive opinion from European regulator, marks important step toward expanding number of biomedical HIV prevention options available to women in sub-Saharan Africa
  NIAID/NIH news, July 24, 2020
• Grantee news: Fulbright[-Fogarty] award is a dream come true for UofL doctoral student
  University of Louisville news, July 17, 2020
• America should prepare for a double pandemic, featuring Fogarty scientist and grantee
  The Atlantic, July 15, 2020
• Commentary: Where are we in bridging the gender leadership gap in academic medicine? by Dr. Hannah Valantine, NIH chief officer for scientific workforce diversity
  Academic Medicine, July 2, 2020
• Estimation of excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, March to May 2020, co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
  JAMA Internal Medicine, July 1, 2020
• Grantee news: Low-cost approach may lower adolescent pesticide exposure
  NIEHS/NIH Environmental Factor newsletter, July 2020

June 2020

• Swine flu strain with human pandemic potential increasingly found in Chinese pigs, featuring Fogarty's Dr Martha Nelson
  Science, June 29, 2020
• Challenges for the female academic during the COVID-19 pandemic
  The Lancet, June 27, 2020
• NIH to invest $58M to catalyze data science and innovation in Africa
• Together, we must work to end racism and promote equality
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• NIH closes sexual harassment loopholes in guidelines governing its grantees
• COVID research, diagnostics projects gear up at NIH
• Focus on the Fogarty community's response to COVID-19
• Fogarty community responds to COVID-19 in many ways
• Former Fogarty grantee leads COVID-19 genomics work in Africa
  Q and A with Dr Christian Happi
• Profile: Former Fogarty Scholar Dr Jessica Manning helps Cambodia respond to COVID
• Fogarty grantee Dr Manasi Kumar studies COVID impact on pregnant teens
• Fogarty Fellow Dr Dang Hoang Minh addresses COVID mental health needs in Vietnam
• Conducting research in a pandemic raises thorny bioethics issues
• More than $18M to be awarded for HIV research training
• Fogarty awards $5M for bioethics research training
• Fogarty adds search function to global health funding directory
• Commemorative stamp issued to mark 40th anniversary of smallpox eradication
• People in global health news - June 2020
• Global health news briefs - June 2020
• Special Issue: Integrating services for HIV and related comorbidities: modelling to inform policy and practice [Open access]
  Supplement to the Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS), June 19, 2020
• Viewpoint: A call to action: strengthening the capacity for data capture and computational modelling of HIV integrated care in low‐ and middle‐income countries [Open access] authored by NIH scientists
  Supplement to the Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS), June 19, 2020
• Responding to the challenge of the dual COVID-19 and Ebola epidemics in the Democratic Republic of Congo - priorities for achieving control co-authored by Fogarty grantee Dr Jean B Nachega and Fogarty senior scientist emeritus Dr Joel Breman
  The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, June 19, 2020
• Correspondence: Facing the monster [COVID-19] in Haiti, authored by NIH grantees
  New England Journal of Medicine, June 16, 2020
• The vital role of blood in combating COVID, featuring former Fogarty Fellow Dr Iman Martin
  NIH Record, June 12, 2020
• New steps to help ensure safe work environments for NIH-supported research
  NIH Office of Extramural Research blog post, June 11, 2020
• Editorial: Combating sexual harassment, authored by NIH leadership
  Science, June 11, 2020
• Grantee news: Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health awarded $3 million for building research capacity in Nigeria and Mozambique
  Vanderbilt University Medical Center news, June 9, 2020
• NIH to test one-dose antibiotic for the prevention of maternal and infant sepsis in seven low- and middle-income countries
  NICHD/NIH news, June 3, 2020
• Will warm weather slow spread of novel coronavirus? featuring research co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
  Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, June 2, 2020
• NIAID Postdoc Spotlight: Dr Bartholomew Nyangahu, African Postdoctoral Training Initiative Fellow
  NIAID careers and training news, June 1, 2020

May 2020

• From easing lockdowns to scaling-up community-based COVID-19 screening, testing, and contact tracing in Africa - shared approaches, innovations, and challenges to minimize morbidity and mortality [Free access], featuring Fogarty grantee Dr Jean Nachega as lead author
  Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 31, 2020
• Mobile health technology for enhancing the COVID-19 response in Africa: A potential game changer? [Open access]
  The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, May 29, 2020
• International community rallies to support open research and science to fight COVID-19 with launch of COVID-19 Technology Access Pool
  WHO news, May 29, 2020
• Grantee news: Ssewamala receives NIH grant to train HIV/AIDS Ugandan researchers
  Washington University in St. Louis news, May 29, 2020
• Peer-reviewed data shows remdesivir for COVID-19 improves time to recovery
  NIAID/NIH news, May 22, 2020
• Human viruses can jump into animals, too - sowing the seeds of future epidemics, featuring Fogarty's Dr Martha Nelson
  Scientific American, May 20, 2020
• Long-acting injectable drug prevents HIV among men who have sex with men and transgender women, according to large international NIH study
  NIAID/NIH, May 18, 2020
• Grantee news: University of Albany School of Public Health, SUNY Downstate, and Partnership for Research and Action for Health receive $1.5 Million to combat Georgian HIV epidemic
  University of Albany news, May 14, 2020
• Coordinated strategy to accelerate multiple COVID-19 vaccine candidates is key, NIH experts say
  NIAID/NIH news, May 11, 2020
• NIH clinical trial testing antiviral remdesivir plus anti-inflammatory drug baricitinib for COVID-19 begins
  NIAID/NIH news, May 8, 2020
• COVID-19: Shining the light on Africa, co-authored by Fogarty senior scientist emeritus Dr Joel Breman
  The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, May 5, 2020
• Study to determine incidence of novel coronavirus infection in US children begins
  NIAID/NIH news, May 4, 2020
• New NIAID study examines immune responses in people hospitalized with COVID-19
  NIAID Now blog, May 1, 2020
• Investments on grants for biomedical research by funder, type of grant, health category and recipient (World Report)
  Global Observatory on Health R&D, May 2020

April 2020

• NIH clinical trial shows remdesivir accelerates recovery from advanced COVID-19
  NIAID/NIH news, April 29, 2020
• NIH mobilizes national innovation initiative for COVID-19 diagnostics
  NIH news, April 29, 2020
• Changes in contact patterns shape the dynamics of the COVID-19 outbreak in China, co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
  Science, April 29, 2020
• Limiting the spread of COVID-19 in Africa: one size mitigation strategies do not fit all countries [Open access]
  The Lancet Global Health, April 28, 2020
• NIH, Fogarty collaborate on COVID-19 rapid response
• COVID-19: working together as one to speed science
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• Focus on pain research in low-resource settings
• Research needed to improve access to pain medicines
• Pain relief options are limited in low-resource settings
• Scientists use mobile health app to mitigate pain in Nepal
• $6.6M awarded to train infectious disease researchers in sub-Saharan Africa, South America
• Combining roles as a physician, scientist and policymaker in Zambia
  Q and A with former Fogarty trainee Dr Lloyd Mulenga
• Profile: Fogarty Scholar Dr Nauzley Abedini studies neonatal jaundice in Ghana
• Picture book launched to help world’s children deal with COVID-19
• People in global health news - April 2020
• Global health briefs - April 2020
• Comment: Impact of contact tracing on SARS-CoV-2 transmission, authored by Fogarty scientists Drs Kaiyuan Sun and Cecile Viboud
  The Lancet Infectious Diseases, April 27, 2020
• Grantee news: From the front lines: Malaysia
  Preparing for a storm that was already here
  amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research news, April 24, 2020
• NIAID strategic plan details COVID-19 research priorities
  NIAID/NIH news, April 23, 2020
• NIAID Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Research [PDF], April 22, 2020
• Expert US panel develops NIH treatment guidelines for COVID-19
  NIAID/NIH news, April 21, 2020
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines
• NIH to launch public-private partnership to speed COVID-19 vaccine and treatment options
  NIH news, April 17, 2020
• Experimental chikungunya vaccine is safe and well-tolerated in early trial
  NIAID Now blog, April 17, 2020
• Antibody points to possible weak spot on novel coronavirus, could inform vaccine design
  Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, April 14, 2020
• NIH begins study to quantify undetected cases of coronavirus infection
  NIAID/NIH news, April 10, 2020
• NIH clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine, a potential therapy for COVID-19, begins
  NHLBI/NIH news, April 9, 2020
• Correspondence: Global rheumatology in the time of COVID-19, co-authored by former Fogarty Fellows Drs Laura B. Lewandowski and Evelyn Hsieh
  The Lancet Rheumatology, April 6, 2020
• Coronavirus death toll: Americans are almost certainly dying of covid-19 but being left out of the official count, featuring Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
  Washington Post, April 5, 2020
• Prickly patch delivery of experimental COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in animal study
  NIAID Now blog, April 3, 2020
• Evolving epidemiology and transmission dynamics of coronavirus disease 2019 outside Hubei province, China: a descriptive and modelling study, co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
  The Lancet Infectious Diseases, April 2, 2020
• Comment: Global coalition to accelerate COVID-19 clinical research in resource-limited settings
  The Lancet, April 2, 2020
• Bringing needed structure to COVID-19 drug development
  Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, April 2, 2020
• How US coronavirus diagnoses are lagging behind the outbreak, featuring Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
  New York Times, April 1, 2020

March 2020

• Atlanta site added to NIH clinical trial of a vaccine for COVID-19
  NIAID/NIH news, March 27, 2020
• Fact Checker: Those covid-19 death figures are incomplete, featuring Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
  Washington Post, March 27, 2020
• Genomic study points to natural origin of COVID-19
  Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, March 26, 2020
• The National Library of Medicine expands access to coronavirus literature through PubMed Central
  NLM/NIH news, March 25, 2020
• How does a library respond to a gobal health crisis?
  Blog post by Dr Patti Brennan, director of NIH's National Library of Medicine (NLM), March 24, 2020
• NIAID acknowledges World Tuberculosis Day
  NIAID Now blog, March 24, 2020
• Rapidly share, discover, and cite COVID19 research results generated by NIAID awards
  NIAID Now blog, March 23, 2020
• COVID-19 workers get training to protect their own health
  NIEHS/NIH news, March 23, 2020
• Training resources for coronavirus workers dealing with the spread of COVID-19
  NIH's National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Worker Training Program (WTP)
• When pigs fly: Pandemic influenza enters the 21st century by Fogarty scientists Drs Nidia Trovao and Martha Nelson
  PLOS Pathogens, March 19, 2020
• New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces
  SARS-CoV-2 stability similar to original SARS virus
  NIAID/NIH news, March 17, 2020
• New analysis suggests months of social distancing may be needed to stop virus, featuring Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
  NPR, March 17, 2020
• NIH clinical trial of investigational vaccine for COVID-19 begins
  Study enrolling Seattle-based healthy adult volunteers
  NIAID/NIH news, March 16, 2020
• Call to action to the tech community on new machine readable COVID-19 dataset
  White House Office of Science and Technology Policy statement, March 16, 2020
• Early release: Evaluation of the effectiveness of surveillance and containment measures for the first 100 patients with COVID-19 in Singapore - January 2-February 29, 2020
  CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), March 13, 2020
• Are suburbs safer from coronavirus? Probably not. featuring Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
  City Lab, March 13, 2020
• Children less sick from COVID-19, but still spread the virus, featuring Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
  Jamaica Observer, March 13, 2020
• Newer anti-HIV drugs safest, most effective during pregnancy:
  Dolutegravir-containing regimen exhibited superior safety profile in large, NIH-supported [multinational] study of pregnant women
  NIAID/NIH news, March 11, 2020
• Commentary: Curing HIV and sickle cell falls short if the most vulnerable populations are left out by NIH Director Dr Francis S. Collins
  Forturne, March 8, 2020
• Obituary: Maharaj Kishan Bhan
  The Lancet, March 7, 2020
• The effect of travel restrictions on the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
  Science, March 6, 2020
• Superior AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma treatment improves outcomes in resource-limited settings
  NIAID Now blog, March 6, 2020
• Une modélisation informatique du coronavirus dans le monde, featuring Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
  Radio-Canada's Midi Info, March 6, 2020
• How computer modeling of COVID-19's spread could help fight the virus, featuring Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
  NPR, March 4, 2020
• Coronavirus: Fears and facts, featuring Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
  Science Vs podcast, March 4, 2020
• Structural biology points way to coronavirus vaccine
  Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, March 3, 2020

February 2020

• COVID-19 a reminder of the challenge of emerging infectious diseases
  NIAID/NIH news, February 28, 2020
• Related publication: Covid-19 - navigating the uncharted [Free access], authored by NIAID/NIH and CDC scientists
  New England Journal of Medicine, February 28, 2020
• Le coronavirus Covid-19 se propagera-t-il plus que la grippe? featuring Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
  Sciences et Avenir, February 28, 2020
• NIH mobilizes research to address new coronavirus
• NIH, Fogarty receive funding hikes for Fiscal Year 2020
• Focus on mobile health:
• Developing mobile solutions to improve health
• Innovative microscope enables early cancer diagnoses
• Scientists develop app to diagnose, treat leishmaniasis
• Mobile tool designed to alleviate late-stage cancer pain
• Building trust in vaccines is essential for global health
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• Prioritizing research training and medical education in Africa
  Q and A with Dr Jean Nachega
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Jillian Armstrong studies novel malaria detection device in Cameroon
• Scientist studies the moringa plant’s medicinal, nutritional benefits
• Global sepsis burden is double previous estimates
• China overtaking US as global research leader
• People in global health news - February 2020
• Global health briefs - February 2020
• NIH clinical trial of remdesivir to treat COVID-19 begins
  NIAID/NIH news, February 25, 2020
• Viewpoint: Characteristics of and important lessons from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China [Free access] featuring Fogarty trainee Dr Zunyou Wu as lead author
  JAMA, February 24, 2020
• Early epidemiological analysis of the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak based on crowdsourced data: a population-level observational study [Open access], authored by Fogarty scientists
  The Lancet Digital Health, February 20, 2020
• Related comment: Crowdsourcing data to mitigate epidemics [Open access]
  The Lancet Digital Health, February 20, 2020
• NIH scientists identify atomic structure of novel coronavirus protein
  NIAID Now blog, February 19, 2020
• The next chapter for African genomics, featuring the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa)
  Nature, February 19, 2020
• NIH study supports new approach for treating cerebral malaria
  NINDS/NIH news, February 18, 2020
• Resource allocation for biomedical research: analysis of investments by major funders [Open access] using World Report
  Health Research Policy and Systems, February 17, 2020
• Fogarty- and NIH-related sessions at the 2020 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) annual conference
  Fogarty news, February 14, 2020
• Remdesivir prevents MERS coronavirus disease in monkeys
  Results support testing antiviral against 2019 novel coronavirus
  NIAID/NIH news, February 13, 2020
• New images of novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 now available
  NIAID Now blog, February 13, 2020
• Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on a Framework for the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for FYs 2021-2025 (NOT-OD-20-064)
  NIH funding news, February 12, 2020
• Recent advances in addressing tuberculosis give hope for future
  NIAID/NIH news, February 11, 2020
• Genes linked to schizophrenia identified in ancestral African population
  NIH Research Matters, February 11, 2020
• NIH-funded clinical trial [in southern and eastern Africa] to test PrEP, dapivirine ring for safety in pregnant women
  NIAID/NIH news, February 10, 2020
• Early epidemiological analysis of the 2019-nCoV outbreak based on a crowdsourced data [Preprint], authored by Fogarty scientists
  medRxiv, February 4, 2020
• Assuming the role of NCI Center for Global Health Director: Advancing global oncology research
  NCI Center for Global Health Spotlight blog post by Dr Satish Gopal, February 3, 2020
• Experimental HIV vaccine regimen ineffective in preventing HIV
  No safety concerns found; NIH and partners discontinue vaccinations
  NIAID/NIH news, February 3, 2020
• New studies examine air pollution exposure and respiratory health in sub-Saharan Africa featuring research co-authored by Fogarty Scientist Dr Ashlinn Quinn
  NIEHS/NIH Global Environmental Health Newsletter, February 2020

January 2020

• Marking the first World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day
  NIAID Now blog, January 30, 2020
• Meet the honoree: Mary Fogarty McAndrew, recipient of the Gordon and Llura Gund Leadership Award
  Research!America blog, January 28, 2020
• Perspective: A novel coronavirus emerging in China - Key questions for impact assessment, co-authored by NIAID scientists
  New England Journal of Medicine, January 24, 2020
• NIAID officials discuss novel coronavirus that recently emerged in China
  Research underway to address latest viral threat
  NIAID/NIH news, January 23, 2020
• Related publication: Coronavirus infections - more than just the common cold [Free access], co-authored by NIAID Director Dr Anthony S Fauci
  JAMA, January 23, 2020
• Preparing for the future implementation of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines, co-authored by Dr David Spiro, Director, Fogarty Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies
  The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, January 21, 2020
• Updates from the Center for Global Health Studies
  Fogarty news, January 15, 2020
• Peace Corps Director Dr Jody Olsen urges CFC donations, volunteers during fireside chat at NIH
  NIH Record, January 10, 2020
• Evolution of highly pathogenic H7N3 avian influenza viruses in Mexico [Full access], co-authored by Fogarty scientists
  Zoonoses and Public Health, January 7, 2020

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
• Corruption in global health: the open secret by former Fogarty grantee Dr Patricia J García
  The Lancet, November 27, 2019

November 2019

• Investigational drugs reduce risk of death from Ebola Virus Disease
  NIAID/NIH news, 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
  University of Washington Department of Global Health news, November 13, 2019
• 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, 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, 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, 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/NIH news, July 19, 2019
• 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
• NIH and partners to launch HIV vaccine efficacy trial in the Americas and Europe
  Study will enroll men who have sex with men and transgender people; complementary study in women is ongoing
  NIAID/NIH news, 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/NIH 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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