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Fogarty Trainees Become Global Health Leaders

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Mohamed Seif El-din, Egypt Ministry of Health

In his role managing the central administration of all urgent and critical care, Mohamed Seif El-din conducts research for road traffic injuries, poison control, and burn care. He credits his Fogarty training with developing his appetite for acquiring knowledge in fields parallel to his own.

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Over the decades, Fogarty’s programs have made significant contributions by filling the pipeline of global health leaders, extending the frontiers of science and accelerating discovery. These featured researchers — including senior government officials, and leaders of academic and nongonvermental organizations around the world — share how training supported by Fogarty has impacted their careers, helped build in-country research capacity, and fostered collaboration in research areas vital to global health.

Dr. Michelle Groom, National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), South Africa

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Emerging Global Leader award recipient Dr. Michelle Groome details how personal experience with rotavirus influenced her Fogarty research and her career.

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Dr. Nandini Kumar
Bioethicist
 

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Dr. Nandini Kumar received a Fogarty grant to establish a national bioethics training program and helped formulate India’s national research ethics guidelines.

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Dr. Andrew Kambugu, Infectious Disease Institute (IDI), Kampala, Uganda

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Dr. Andrew Kambugu’s Fogarty training grant is helping to enhance HIV research capacity in East Africa.

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Dr. Robert Samuels
Kenema Government Hospital (KGH), Sierra Leone

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Using the skills he learned through Fogarty programs, Dr. Robert Samuels is evaluating the prevalence of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in young children.

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Dr. Admire Dube
University of the Western Cape, South Africa

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Fogarty-supported training laid the foundation for Dr. Admire Dube's NIH grants to study the use of nanotechnology to help eradicate tuberculosis.

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Dr. Lloyd Mulenga
Zambia MOH, University of Zambia, Vanderbilt University

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Dr. Lloyd Mulenga, who earned three advanced degrees with support from Fogarty research training programs, discusses the synergies of his roles as a physician, scientist and policymaker in Zambia.

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Updated June 16, 2022