| NIH global health research newsletter featuring articles on the convergence of infectious diseases and noncommunicable diseases, health research in humanitarian crises, a new program to address HIV-associated NCDs, building research capacity to combat Ebola in West Africa, and more. View this email as a Web page.
| | November / December 2019 | | Humanitarian health should be recognized as a key research priority and as integral to progress in global health, according to a recently published article resulting from a Fogarty-supported project. Health research in humanitarian crises | |
| To stimulate new research on the interplay between HIV and noncommunicable diseases in developing countries, Fogarty has launched an initiative with four NIH partners. New HIV-NCD program | |
| NIH has been supporting training for researchers in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, helping to build scientific capacity to combat Ebola and other viral hemorrhagic fevers. Building research capacity in West Africa |
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| Serving as a Fogarty Fellow in both Uganda and South Africa helped prepare Dr. Lisa Bebell to successfully compete for a five-year NIH research career development grant. Profile of Dr. Lisa Bebell | |
| According to a recent report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, the growing convergence of infectious diseases and noncommunicable diseases requires a more integrated approach to research and training. Better understanding of this convergence would help advance research, develop better prevention and treatment interventions, and reduce the public health impact of both fields. Focus on disease convergence |
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| Also in this issue Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger Glass:
Reflecting on service to others this holiday season
During a fireside chat with Dr. Jody Olsen, director of the Peace Corps, Dr. Glass reflected on the meaning of service for those in the field of global health. Q and A with NIH Director Dr Francis Collins:
Considering global health research careers
Dr. Collins discussed career advice for students, support for physician-scientists, increasing diversity and encouraging women in biomedical research during a conversation with American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene President Dr. Chandy John. NIH, Gates Foundation collaborate to develop gene-based cures for sickle cell disease, HIV
NIH and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have announced they will invest $100 million each to develop affordable gene-based cures for sickle cell disease and HIV. Research!America honors Mary Fogarty McAndrew
Mary Fogarty McAndrew, daughter of Fogartys namesake, the late Congressman John E. Fogarty, is being honored by Research!America for her health advocacy domestically and around the globe. Top global health research stories of 2019 from Fogarty and NIH
Readers and editors of Global Health Matters identified these stories as top picks for 2019. People in the news: Dr. Christos Christou elected MSF president NICHD leader Dr. Diana Bianchi receives international award Nobel Prize awarded for global poverty efforts to Drs. Esther Duflo, Michael Kremer and Abhijit Banerjee Dr. Peter Hotez vaccine work recognized by ASTMH MEPI fellow Dr. Christine Sekaggya-Wiltshire wins TB-HIV award Details: People in the news Global health briefs: Fogarty studies diversity of authorship NCI offers implementation science training The Lancet reports on climate change World Bank publishes study on antimicrobial resistance NASEM report examines global drug regulation WHO says adolescents inactive, at-risk Details: Global health briefs E-news extras News for Fogarty and NIH grant applicants and grantees Creating meaningful reforms to end sexual harassment in science
Statement by NIH Director Dr. Francis S. Collins on receipt of new report
NIH news, December 12, 2019 Publication of the Revised NIH Grants Policy Statement (Rev. December 2019) for FY 2020 (NOT-OD-20-043), released December 10, 2019 New NIH "FORMS-F" Grant Application Forms and Instructions Coming for Due Dates on or after May 25, 2020 (NOT-OD-20-026), released November 22, 2019 Childhood Obesity Prevention Across Borders: The Promise of U.S.-Latin American Research Collaboration travel, conference and capacity building award proposals being accepted by CRDF Global on behalf of Fogarty
Submission deadline: February 28, 2020 News and publications featuring Fogarty staff World RePORT: a database for mapping biomedical research funding [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty staff
The Lancet Global Health, December 13, 2019 (online) Coauthor country affiliations in international collaborative research funded by the US National Institutes of Health, 2009 to 2017 [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty scientists
JAMA Network Open, November 22, 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) Fogarty and NIH 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 Stingless bee species depend on a complex fungal community to survive
Agencia FAPESP news, October 23, 2019 NIH global health research news 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 Investigational drugs reduce risk of death from Ebola virus disease
NIAID/NIH news, November 27, 2019 American and Canadian funding agencies [NIH and CIHR] meet to discuss health research
Canadian Institutes of Health Research news, November 27, 2019 Exposure to HIV drug in the womb may increase risk of microcephaly, developmental delays in children
NICHD/NIH news, November 18, 2019 The science of stigma: Understanding and addressing HIV stigma
NIAID Now blog, November 4, 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 Other global health research news Corruption in global health: the open secret by former Fogarty grantee Dr. Patricia J Garca
The Lancet, November 27, 2019 More global health research news from Fogarty | Funding opportunities U.S. and LMIC HIV-Associated Malignancy Research Centers
Application deadline: January 10, 2020 International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) for U.S. scientists
Application deadline: March 6, 2020 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science U.S. Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japan
Application deadline: March 31, 2020 International Bioethics Training Program
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