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April 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

December 2018

• Grantee news: University of Arizona teams building better endoscopes to detect gynecological cancers
  Arizona Daily Star, December 14, 2018
• Control HIV by treating schistosomiasis, new study [supported in part by Fogarty/NIH] suggests
  PLOS news via EurekAlert, December 13, 2018
• Related publication: Schistosomiasis is associated with incident HIV transmission and death in Zambia
  PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, December 13, 2018
• New journal: Scientific African, an open access, pan-African scientific journal
• Top global health research stories of 2018 from Fogarty and NIH
  Fogarty news, December 11, 2018
• Four small cities may have played an outsize role in spreading deadly flu
  Science, December 4, 2018
• Related publication: Geographic transmission hubs of the 2009 influenza pandemic in the United States [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
  Epidemics, October 10, 2018
• NIH researcher presents encouraging results for gene therapy for severe sickle cell disease
  NHLBI/NIH news, December 4, 2018
• NIEHS doctoral Fellow Dr Adaeze Wosu explores air pollution impacts in Uganda
  NIEHS/NIH Global Environmental Health Newsletter, December 2018

November 2018

• NIH statement on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2018
  NIAID/NIH news, November 30, 2018
• Meeting the challenge of engaging men in HIV prevention and treatment
  NIAID/NIH news, November 29, 2018
• Clinical trial of investigational Ebola treatments begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  NIAID/NIH news, November 27, 2018
• NIH, Fogarty receive funding increase for Fiscal Year 2019
• Fogarty awards $4.4 million to advance mobile health
• New data for 2017 from NIH and other partners now available in World Report
• Disease modelers mark Fogarty’s 50th anniversary
• Related publication: Fogarty International Center collaborative networks in infectious disease modeling: Lessons learnt in research and capacity building
  Epidemics via PubMed, October 23, 2018 (online)
• Focus on suicide: NIH-supported research targets global suicide burden
  • Research boosts mental health task-shifting, innovative approaches
  • Frugal innovation fights India’s high suicide burden
  • Global studies help bring down China’s suicide rate
• NIH weighs new opportunities in global health research
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• Preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa: Q and A with Dr Glenda Gray
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Cameron Gaskill studies HIV referral patterns in Ghana
• US First Lady Melania Trump supports USAID programs in Africa
• People in the news - November 2018
• Global health briefs - November 2018
• Grantee news: Three joint winners of million dollar 2018 Al Sumait Prize for Health announced
  Fogarty collaborator Rakai Health Sciences Program among recipients
  Africanews, November 21, 2018
• Making the case for health research in humanitarian crises: a call for case examples by Fogarty scientists
  Evidence Aid blog, November 20, 2018
• Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) announces the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2017
  Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation news, November 8, 2018
• The Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
  The Lancet, November 10, 2018
• Grantee news: Big boost for infectious diseases research
  University of the West Indies, State University of New York at Buffalo awarded US$1 million to train 15 young scientists
  Jamaica Observer, November 7, 2018
• Grantee news: [GSU professor] receives diversity research supplement [to Fogarty tobacco grant] to study smoking cessation in China, Vietnam
  Georgia State University news, November 6, 2018
• Video: Could the 1918 influenza pandemic happen again?
  NIAID Now blog, November 1, 2018

October 2018

• Final HIV prevention research highlights from HIV R4P 2018
  NIAID Now blog, October 25, 2018
• Using World Report to measure how much HPV-related research is being funded throughout the world
  NCI Center for Global Health CGH Spotlight blog, October 19, 2018
• Genomic analysis [supported in part by NIAID, NHGRI and NIH Common Fund's H3Africa] offers insight into 2018 Nigeria Lassa fever outbreak
  NIAID/NIH news, October 18, 2018
• Grantee news: New center to jumpstart point-of-care technologies for HIV treatment in Africa with support from NIH Office of AIDS Research, NIBIB and Fogarty
  Northwestern University news, October 17, 2018
• The Medical Education Partnership Initiative: Strengthening Human Resources to End AIDS and Improve Health in Africa, co-authored by Fogarty leadership
  Academic Medicine courtesy of PubMed, October 16, 2018
• Scientists develop novel vaccine for Lassa fever and rabies
  NIAID/NIH news, October 11, 2018
• Grantee news: New grant to build research capacity in infectious diseases
  Aga Khan University news, October 8, 2018
• Cities’ population, transportation patterns affect how flu epidemics play out
  Oregon State University news, October 3, 2018
• Related publications:
  Urbanization and humidity shape the intensity of influenza epidemics in U.S. cities, co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
  Science, October 5, 2018
  Perspective: Metropolitan versus small-town influenza
  Science, October 5, 2018
• Related news: City structure and flu epidemics, featuring research by Fogarty collaborator Dr Ben Dalziel
  The Corvallis Advocate, March 9, 2019
• Fogarty website improves security, users must update older web browsers
  Fogarty news, October 1, 2018

September 2018

• Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) cycle 7 grant recipients, including grants supported by NIH
  U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, September 2018
• Africa’s health, research workforce gets $26M boost
• Prof. Sewankambo, Prof. Kiguli win 5-year Fogarty International Center awards
  Makerere University College of Health Sciences news, October 17, 2018
• MUHAS receives Fogarty grant for transforming health professions education in Tanzania
  Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) news, October 2, 2018
• AAU receives over $3.5 million USD for Health-Professional Education Partnership Initiative (HEPI) through the US government fund
  Addis Ababa University news, September 26, 2018
• NIH trying to change science culture, boost women’s role
• Fogarty-supported research revolutionizes hydrocephalus care
• Focus on Alzheimer's disease and dementia:
• Tackling the growing, global burden of dementia
• Study in India sets stage for US tests of screening tool for cognitive impairment
• Fogarty grantees receive supplemental funding for training in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
• As dementia rises in Africa, urgent need for research
• Encouraging research innovations that improve health
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• Leading the fight against HIV/AIDS in Cambodia
  Q and A with Dr Vonthanak Saphonn
• First Fogarty ophthalmology Fellow Dr Fran Wu studies rare pediatric cancer in Ethiopia
• Fogarty trainees in Dhaka collaborate on diarrheal diseases
• People in the news - September 2018
• Global health briefs - September 2018
• Combination HIV antibody infusions safely maintain viral suppression in select individuals
  NIAID/NIH news, September 26, 2018
• NIH releases strategic plan to address tuberculosis research
  NIAID/NIH news, September 26, 2018
• AAU receives over $3.5M for Health-Professional Education Partnership Initiative (HEPI) through the US government fund
  Addis Ababa University news, September 26, 2018
• SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute launched at the 2018 Scientific Congress
  Duke-National University of Singapore (NUS) Medical School news, September 21, 2018
• NIH launches study to test combination antibody treatment for HIV infection
  NIAID/NIH news, September 20, 2018
• NIH funds study to prevent, treat HIV among adolescents in poor countries
  Study seeks to identify high-risk youth and get them into medical care
  NICHD/NIH news, September 19, 2018
• Changing the culture of science to end sexual harassment
  Statement by NIH Director Dr. Francis S. Collins
  NIH news, September 17, 2018
• Gene variations linked to severity of Zika-related birth defects, small NIH study suggests
  NICHD/NIH news, September 17, 2018
• Grantee news: Physical activity associated with cognitive benefits in women living with HIV
  Infectious Disease Advisor, September 17, 2018
• NIH launches initiative to accelerate genetic therapies to cure sickle cell disease
  NHLBI/NIH news, September 13, 2018
• Early stage clinical trial of antimalarial drug begins
  NIAID/NIH news, September 10, 2018

August 2018

• HIV/AIDS research yields dividends across medical fields
  NIAID/NIH news, August 28, 2018
• Related publciation: The extended impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS research [Free access]
  The Journal of Infectious Diseases, August 28, 2018
• Rapid development in Central Africa increases the risk of infectious disease outbreaks
  Scientists call for proactive investments in health care infrastructure
  NIAID/NIH new release, August 23, 2018
• Related publication: Perspective: Outbreaks in a rapidly changing Central Africa - lessons from Ebola
  New England Journal of Medicine, August 22, 2018
• Grantee news: New NIH grant to focus on electronic cigarette use and policies in Latin America
  University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health news, August 23, 2018
• Grantee news: Científico del Instituto Leloir recibe subsidio internacional para estudiar la plasticidad y el envejecimiento cerebral
  Fundación Instituto Leloir news, August 22, 2018
• Viewpoint: Oral rehydration therapy for diarrheal diseases: a 50-year perspective co-authored by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
  JAMA, August 17, 2018
• Fogarty launches program to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma, lower disease transmission
• $17M is awarded to support HIV, disease ecology, mHealth projects
• Focus on cancer:
• NIH supports cancer research to reduce disease burden
• Research, technology fight cancer in LMIC women
• Vietnam project studies text messages to curb smoking
• Global studies show single dose of HPV vaccine provides protection
• Fogarty and NIH have catalyzed cancer research in Malawi
• Training cancer researchers in Malawi:
  Q and A with Dr Tamiwe Tomoka
• Study explores how to repurpose HIV platform to combat NCDs
• Implementing clean cookstoves is ongoing challenge
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• Profile: First Fogarty dermatology Fellow Dr Aileen Chang studies Kaposi’s sarcoma in Uganda
• Fogarty Fellows and Scholars welcomed by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins
• Fogarty awards new Clayton-Dedonder mentorship grants to support HIV/AIDS research and training
• People in the news - August 2018
• Global health briefs - August 2018
• NIH study shows how MERS coronavirus evolves to infect different species
  NIAID/NIH news, August 14, 2018
• Experts highlight Ebola vaccine progress and suggest next steps
  NIAID/NIH news, August 13, 2018
• Related publication: Prevention of Ebola virus disease through vaccination: where we are in 2018
  The Lancet, August 10, 2018
• New study finds fake, low-quality medicines prevalent in the developing world
  UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health news, August 12, 2018
• NIH researchers discover highly infectious vehicle for transmission of viruses among humans
  NIAID/NIH news, August 8, 2018
• Obesity extends duration of influenza A virus shedding, research supported by NIAID and Fogarty
  NIAID news, August 2, 2018
• Influenza: Adults who are obese may be contagious longer [Video]
  University of Michigan news, August 3, 2018

July 2018

• Strengthening health research capacity in sub-Saharan Africa: mapping the 2012–2017 landscape of externally funded international postgraduate training at institutions in the region [using World Report]
  Globalization and Health, July 31, 2018
• Are we doing enough for malaria research? - using World Report to investigate
  Malaria.com blog, July 31, 2018
• Q&A: HIV and the gut microbiome
  NIAID Now blog, July 30, 2018
• Eliminating poor quality medicines: ‘Caveat emptor, Caveat venditor’ (buyer beware, seller beware) by Dr Joel Breman, Fogarty senior scientific adviser emeritus
  International Health, July 28, 2018
• Scaling up clean fuel cooking programs [Open access] edited by Fogarty scientists
  Energy for Sustainable Development special issue, July 25, 2018 (online)
• Multi-disease health fairs, universal “test and treat” help East African communities achieve HIV benchmarks
  NIAID/NIH news, July 25, 2018
• Fauci at International AIDS Conference: HIV remission free of antiretroviral therapy is a feasible goal
  NIAID/NIH news, July 25, 2018
• Grantee news: Estimated prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders is nearly 1 in 8 among children in India
  PLOS Medicine news, July 24, 2018
• Second NIH Rwandan Fellow Dr. J. Damascene Kabakambira works to prevent diabetes in Africa
  NIMHD/NIH news, July 24, 2018
• Genetic diversity of noroviruses circulating in a pediatric cohort in Bangladesh, co-authored by Fogarty scientists
  The Journal of Infectious Diseases, July 23, 2018
• Fogarty awards new Clayton-Dedonder mentorship grants to support HIV/AIDS research and training
  Fogarty news, July 19, 2018
• Yale joins the ‘surge’ to prepare African scientists to lead HIV treatment and prevention
  Yale news, July 18, 2018
• Advancing global health and strengthening the HIV response in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals
  International AIDS Society-Lancet Commission, July 19, 2018
• Cancer scientists have ignored African DNA in the search for cures, featuring the NIH-supported Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) program
  Newsweek, July 18, 2018
• Broadly acting antibodies found in plasma of Ebola survivors
  NIAID/NIH news, July 17, 2018
• Grantee news: Deaths from cardiovascular disease rising in India, [Fogarty-supported] study finds
  St. Michael's Hospital news, July 16, 2018
• Making implementation science work for children and adolescents living with HIV co-authored by Fogarty staff
  Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) Supplement, July 12, 2018 (online)
• NIAID scientists create 3D structure of 1918 influenza virus-like particles
  NIAID/NIH news, July 11, 2018
• NIH researchers identify sequence leading to release of malaria parasites from red blood cells
  NICHD/NIH news, July 11, 2018
• Building bioethics capacity: the Johns Hopkins Fogarty African Bioethics Consortium
  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health blog, July 6, 2018
• Pregnancy loss occurs in 26 percent of Zika-infected monkeys
  NIAID/NIH news, July 2, 2018
• Research to guide practice: enhancing HIV/AIDS platform to address non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa [Open access], generated by a project led by Fogarty’s Center for Global Health Studies
  Supplement to AIDS, July 1, 2018

June 2018

• Grantee news: Georgia CTSA-supported research confirms cost-effectiveness of WHO-recommended algorithms for tuberculosis screening in Ethiopia
  Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance news, June 27, 2018
• NIAID responds to Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  NIAID Now blog, June 25, 2018
• Focus on Fogarty at 50:
  • Fogarty marks 50 years of global health partnerships, considers future directions
  • Considering the new frontiers of global health research
    Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
  • Viewpoints of Fogarty at 50
• The power of multigenerational mentorship at Makerere University in Uganda: Q and A with Dr Mark Kaddumukasa
• Profile: Dr Vivek Naranbhai enters global network via Fogarty fellowship program
• Fogarty’s Glass receives Carter humanitarian award
• People in the news - June 2018
• Global health briefs - June 2018
• Ethical guidelines for genomic research in Africa from the H3Africa consortium
  JAMA, June 19, 2018
• Grantee news: Geisel receives Fogarty grant to fund research collaboration in East Africa
  Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine news, June 13, 2018
• Delay in HIV treatment associated with brain atrophy:
  Findings indicate the importance of early diagnosis and treatment
  NIMH/NIH news, June 13, 2018
• Rapid growth of biomedical research in Peru [Open access]
  The Lancet Global Health, June 12, 2018 (online)
• HIV infection in patients with sexually transmitted infections in Zimbabwe - Results from the Zimbabwe STI etiology study [Open access] co-authored by Fogarty Deputy Director Dr. Peter H. Kilmarx
  PLOS ONE, June 11, 2018
• Emergence and evolution of novel reassortant influenza A viruses in canines in southern China, led by Fogarty scientists Drs. Nidia Trovao and Martha Nelson
  mBio, June 5, 2018
• Related news: Dogs carry a surprising variety of flu viruses
  Science News, June 5, 2018
• Related news: Dogs can be a potential risk for future influenza pandemic
  American Society for Microbiology news, June 5, 2018
• HIV vaccine elicits antibodies in animals that neutralize dozens of HIV strains
  NIH study results represent major advance for structure-based HIV vaccine design
  NIAID/NIH news, June 4, 2018

May 2018

• Tracing spread of Zika virus in the Americas
  Blog post by NIH Director Dr. Francis S. Collins, May 29, 2018
• NIH begins testing Ebola treatment in early-stage trial
  NIAID/NIH news, May 23, 2018
• Strong clinical research capacity in at-risk countries key to global epidemic prevention
  The World Bank news, May 22, 2018
• NIH-funded researchers identify target for chikungunya treatment
  NIAID/NIH news, May 21, 2018
• In utero exposure to carbon monoxide increases infants' risk of poor lung function co-authored by Fogarty scientist Dr. Ashlinn Quinn
  American Thoracic Society news, May 20, 2018
• NIH statement on HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
  NIAID/NIH news, May 18, 2018
• Experimental MERS treatments enter clinical trial
  NIAID/NIH news, May 18, 2018
• Tagging essential malaria genes to advance drug development
  Blog post by NIH Director Dr. Francis S. Collins, May 15, 2018
• Roger Glass: celebrating the Fogarty at 50
  The Lancet, May 5, 2018
• NIAID-sponsored trial of a universal influenza vaccine begins
  NIAID/NIH news, May 4, 2018
• Essential malaria parasite genes revealed
  NIAID/NIH news, May 3, 2018
• Whole-exome sequencing reveals uncaptured variation and distinct ancestry in the southern African population of Botswana from the H3Africa Consortium
  American Journal of Human Genetics courtesy of PubMed, May 3, 2018
• Fogarty's 50 years and new frontiers
  Global Health NOW, May 2, 2018
• Grantee news: Nurse-led task shifting an effective strategy to control hypertension in Ghana
  NYU School of Medicine news, May 1, 2018
• Related publciatoin: Health insurance coverage with or without a nurse-led task shifting strategy for hypertension control: A pragmatic cluster randomized trial in Ghana supported by NHLBI as a part of the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) network
  PLOS Medicine, May 1, 2018
• Issue: The Path to US-Cuba Health and Science Cooperation [Open Access], including articles on collaboration and cooperation with NIH
  MEDICC Review: International Journal of Cuban Health and Medicine, April 2018

April 2018

• Special Issue on the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI)
  Annals of Global Health, April 30, 2018
• Grantee news: UB receives $1.1 million to improve study of Zika, dengue, HIV, hepatitis and other viruses in Jamaica
  University at Buffalo news, April 24, 2018
• On 50th anniversary, Fogarty reviews progress
• NIH, Fogarty discuss health inequities at Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) annual meeting
• We have come so far, yet much remains to be done
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• Focus on adolescent health research:
• Fogarty's adolescent research key to future good health
• Teen pregnancy can impact health for a lifetime
• Healthy habits in teens help reduce noncommunicable disease burden
• HIV/AIDS a key battleground for teen health researchers
• Low-cost mental health innovation enables access to care in Africa, US
• Advancing research in Peru: Q and A with Dr Patricia Garcia
• Profile: Armed with career development award, former Fogarty Fellow fights rheumatic heart disease in Malawi
• Research!America honors Fogarty Director Roger Glass
• People in the news - April 2018
• Global health briefs - April 2018
• Japanese and US researchers celebrate partnerships at 2018 JSPS-NIH Forum
  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) news, April 23, 2018
• Celebrating global health with Fogarty International Center
  Johns Hopkins Nursing magazine, April 17, 2018
• Genetically altered broadly neutralizing antibodies protect monkeys from HIV-like virus
  NIAID/NIH news, April 16, 2018
• Grantee news: Higher cigarette prices would save millions of people from extreme poverty and poor health around the world
  St. Michael's Hospital, April 12, 2018
• Air-pollution trackers seek to fill Africa’s data gap with support from the GEOHealth program
  Nature, April 11, 2018
• New biological research framework for Alzheimer's to spur discovery
  NIA/NIH news, April 10, 2018
• Bacteria and fungi play key roles in social insect colonies, the results of a research partnership supported by FAPESP and NIH
  São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) news, April 4, 2018
• Research offers clues for improved influenza vaccine design
  NIAID/NIH media advisory, April 6, 2018

March 2018

• Research!America honors Fogarty Director Roger Glass
  Fogarty news, March 23, 2018
• NIH scientists say advanced vaccines could limit future outbreaks
  NIAID/NIH news, March 22, 2018
• Funding innovation in neglected diseases, co-authored by Fogarty Deputy Director Dr. Peter H. Kilmarx
  BMJ, March 20, 2018
• Newly described human antibody prevents malaria in mice
  NIAID/NIH news, March 19, 2018
• Fogarty- and NIH-related sessions at 2018 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) annual meeting
  Fogarty news, March 12, 2018
• NIH experts call for transformative research approach to end tuberculosis
  NIAID/NIH news, March 9, 2018
• Monoclonal antibodies crucial to fighting emerging infectious diseases, say NIH officials
  NIAID/NIH news, March 8, 2018
• Antiviral drug not beneficial for reducing mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B when added to existing preventatives: NIH-funded study [in Thailand] observes no significant reduction of infection rates at age 6 months
  NICHD/NIH news, March 7, 2018
• Infection forecasts powered by big data, featuring Fogarty scientist Dr. Cecile Viboud
  Nature Outlook, March 7, 2018
• High uptake and use of vaginal ring for HIV prevention observed in open-label study
  NIAID/NIH news, March 6, 2018
• How historical disease detectives are solving mysteries of the 1918 flu, co-authored by Fogarty-affiliated Dr. Gerardo Chowell, and Fogarty Senior Research Scientist Dr. Cecile Viboud
  The Conversation, March 5, 2018
• One-month tuberculosis prophylaxis as effective as nine-month regimen for people living with HIV
  NIAID/NIH news, March 5, 2018

February 2018

• NIAID unveils strategic plan for developing a universal influenza vaccine
  NIAID/NIH news, February 28, 2018
• A Universal Influenza Vaccine: The Strategic Plan for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  The Journal of Infectious Diseases, February 28, 2018
• A review of the 1918 herald pandemic wave: importance for contemporary pandemic response strategies, co-authored by Fogarty scientists
  Annals of Epidemiology, February 27, 2018
• Grantee news: Texting can enhance medical education in resource-limited settings
  Boston Unviersity School of Public Health news, February 27, 2018
• Fogarty continues to advance African health education
• Making the case for African investment in research
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• Focus on multigenerational research training:
• Multigenerational research in South Africa leads to HIV discoveries
• Generations of mentorship improve health in Haiti
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr. Brian Hall studied health of African migrants to China
• Q and A with Dr Andrew Dykens: Collaboration with Peace Corps in Senegal enhances Fogarty career development award
• NIH scientists update Congress on global Alzheimer’s disease epidemic
• TDR survey shows effectiveness of training program
• Innovation and global health leadership celebrated with Global Health Technologies Coalition award
• Fogarty provides training to build expertise in managing disease outbreaks
• People in the news - February 2018
• Global health briefs - February 2018
• Grantee news: Children in developing countries can benefit from proton therapy
  medicalphysicsweb, February 22, 2018
• NIEHS and Fogarty program support research to improve global brain health
  NIEHS/NIH Global Environmental Health newsletter, February 2018
• Building capacity in Africa for genomics and environmental health research
  NIEHS/NIH Global Environmental Health newsletter, February 2018
• Genomics centre in Cape Town to decode genes
  South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) news, February 14, 2018
• Open data sharing and the Global South - Who benefits?
  Science, February 9, 2018
• Ebola virus infects reproductive organs in monkeys
  NIAID/NIH news, February 8, 2018
• Grantee news: [NIH funded] research shows 9zest app guided at home therapy helps in stroke rehabilitation
  Business Wire, February 6, 2018
• Related publication: Pilot trial of a tele-rehab intervention to improve outcomes after stroke in Ghana: A feasibility and user satisfaction study
  Journal of Neurological Sciences via PubMed, February 1, 2018 (online)
• The impact of a Fogarty International Center-supported tuberculosis research training program in the country of Georgia
  American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, February 5, 2018

January 2018

• The Fogarty International Center at 50: accomplishments and priorities for the next 50 years by Dr. Paul K. Drain, former Fogarty Scholar, and King K. Holmes, Fogarty Advisory Board member
  Clinical Infectious Diseases, January 31, 2018
• 15 years later, PEPFAR continues to save lives
  NIAID experts highlight federal program's unprecedented impact on HIV pandemic
  NIAID/NIH news, January 24, 2018
• Related publication: PEPFAR - 15 years and counting the lives saved
  by NIAID's Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., and Robert W. Eisinger, Ph.D.
  New England Journal of Medicine, January 25, 2018
• WHO grants prequalification to Bharat Biotech's rotavirus vaccine, ROTAVAC(r)
  featuring Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass, who contributed to the development process
  Bharat Biotech news courtesy of Business Wire, January 24, 2018
• Grantee news: Link found between genes in mosquitos and the spread of diseases, fragments of transfer RNA molecules may hold the key to halting the spread of dengue fever, other diseases, supported in part by Fogarty and NIAID
  University of Missouri news, January 24, 2018
• Study links gut-homing protein levels with HIV infection risk, disease progression
  NIAID/NIH news, January 24, 2018
• Related publication: Integrin α4β7 expression on peripheral blood CD4+ T cells predicts HIV acquisition and disease progression outcomes
  Science Translational Medicine, January 24, 2018
• NIH begins large HIV treatment study in pregnant women, clinical trial will compare three antiretroviral drug regimens
  NIAID/NIH news, January 24, 2018
• Zika infection during pregnancy may disrupt fetal oxygen supply
  NICHD/NIH news, January 18, 2018
• Related publication: Zika virus infection in pregnant rhesus macaques causes placental dysfunction and immunopathology
  Nature Communications, January 17, 2018
• NIH study supports use of short-term HIV treatment interruption in clinical trials
  NIAID/NIH news, January 11, 2018
• MERS antibodies produced in cattle safe, treatment well tolerated in Phase 1 trial
  NIAID/NIH news, January 10, 2018
• Updates from the Center for Global Health Studies
  Fogarty news, January 9, 2018

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