East Asia and the Pacific Region Information, Grants and Resources

Intramural and extramural scientists supported by NIH carry out a number of collaborative research efforts with colleagues in East Asia and the Pacific. While some activities take place under the auspices of bilateral programs, the majority of collaborations are initiated by scientists to meet their own research objectives. Through grants to U.S. universities, Fogarty has actively promoted collaboration throughout the region in all areas of the biomedical and behavioral sciences, with special emphasis on HIV/AIDS, population and health, environmental and occupational health, and emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.

Countries in Region

Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam

Grant Awards in Region

• View a list of Fogarty grant awards impacting the East Asia and the Pacific region.

Related Fogarty News and Information

• Global studies help bring down China’s suicide rate
  Nov / Dec 2018 Global Health Matters
• Leading the fight against HIV/AIDS in Cambodia
  Q and A with Dr Vonthanak Saphonn
  Sep / Oct 2018 Global Health Matters
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr. Brian Hall studied health of African migrants to China
  Jan / Feb 2018 Global Health Matters
• International scientific teams [led by NCATS and University of Tokyo scientists] find potential approach against parasites
  NCATS/NIH news, April 3, 2017
• Japan joins the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases
  Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases news, June 29, 2016
• Japanese fellows contribute to NIH research for more than 20 years
  May / Jun 2016 Global Health Matters
• South Korea, US [NIH] to jointly develop vaccine, cure for MERS
  KBS World Radio, Korea, October 17, 2015
• Focus on research in China
  Sep / Oct 2015 Global Health Matters
• Research advances in China improve health globally
• Chinese researchers discovered effectiveness of artemisinin against malaria
• Arsenic added to cancer therapy after studies in China
• Benzene research in China informs EPA regulation
• Asian diet examined for clues to improve health
• Chinese study shows folic acid helps reduce stroke risk
• Profile: Fogarty Scholar Dr Emily Vogtmann studies cancer threats
• Q and A with Dr Roger Detels on HIV/AIDS research and training
• Grantee news: UNC Project-China is changing the scope of research into sexual health
  UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases news, September 2015
• US-China renew commitment to global health security
  Jul / Aug 2015 Global Health Matters
• U.S. and China: a strong partnership in health
  HHS blog, June 24, 2015
• Researchers slow HIV spread among drug users in Vietnam
  Jul / Aug 2015 Global Health Matters
• Scientific ties across the Pacific: NIH-Japan collaboration in biomedical research
  Jan / Feb 2015 NIH Catalyst
• Studies in Vietnam show early intervention is critical for disabled children
  Jan / Feb 2014 Global Health Matters
• Study shows parasite mutation behind drug-resistant malaria in Cambodia
  Jan / Feb 2014 Global Health Matters
• National Cancer Institute (NCI) collaborates with Beijing clinician-scientist
  NIH Record, January 31, 2014
• Researchers suggest phased flu vaccination for China
  Nov / Dec 2013 Global Health Matters
• Chinese bats likely source of SARS virus, researchers report
  Sep / Oct 2013 Global Health Matters
• NCI's Varmus visits Fogarty Fellows, Scholars in China
  May / Jun 2013 Global Health Matters
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Evelyn Hsieh studies bone loss and cancer in China
  Mar / Apr 2013 Global Health Matters
• New partnership models emerge for research training with China and South Korea
  Jan / Feb 2013 Global Health Matters

Fogarty Contact

Tina Chung, M.P.H.
International Program Officer for East Asia and the Pacific
Division of International Relations
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Building 31 Room B2C11
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Telephone: (301) 496-4784
FAX: (301) 480-3414
Email (preferred): tina.chung@nih.gov

NIH News & Resources

• Global Alliance for Pharmacogenomics - a joint effort of U.S. and Japanese scientists, led by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) at NIH and the Center for Genomic Medicine in Japan
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Global Research in East Asia-Pacific
• National Cancer Institute (NCI) US-China Program for Biomedical Research Cooperation
• National Library of Medicine (NLM) Asian American Health Portal
• Report from National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) HIV/AIDS and Drug Use: Building Research Collaboration in Asia

US Government Resources

• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Asia and Pacific
• National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific (EAP) Regional Opportunities
• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Asia

Online Resources

• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
• Asian Development Bank
• Asian Technology Information Program
• e-Asia Joint Research Program
• Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation report:
  The Global Burden of Disease: Generating Evidence, Guiding Policy - East Asia and Pacific Regional Edition
• International Development Research Centre - Asia
• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
• World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia
• World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific

Other Region News

• SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute launched at the 2018 Scientific Congress
  Duke-National University of Singapore (NUS) Medical School news, September 21, 2018